NXT Report for Aug 24 - Trivia Challenge
NXT Report for August 24, 2010
Taped Last Week from Fresno, California
The ring announcer brought out the pros who were not already on their way to Asia and the three remaining rookies. They each did a promo to start the show. McGillicutty started with a happy-go-lucky style promo, putting over the fans, Kofi Kingston and his father. Alex Riley said that he could look and talk the part of next big star. He mentioned that his mentor Miz has a guaranteed title shot and that he was going to get one if he wins NXT. He then sort of challenged Sheamus. Kaval went back to last week and challenged Cody Rhodes, who he said did not earn his way into this company but only got there because of his last name (oddly, Cody's last name wasn't changed to Mertz or something while they point out he's second generation). After Cody shot back at him, Kaval called Cody out to the ring. Kaval did a good job, playing his role here. Rhodes turned him down. MVP asked why Rhodes was backing down and then issued a challenge himself. Rhodes accepted that match.
The next segment was a WWE Trivia Challenge between the three rookies. The rules were that there were two rounds, with the point value of this questions going from 100 to 200 points. The first question was who competed in the ironman match at WrestleMania 12? There was a bit of an awkward hesitation before McGillicutty named Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart. Kaval then immediately buzzed in to identify that Rodney, Pete Gas and Joey Abs were members of the Mean Street Posse. They did a couple of other easy questions and McGillicutty missed on who sang HHH's theme music (Motorhead). After round one, McGillicutty and Kaval had 300 points apiece. Round two opened with Kaval naming Pat Patterson as the first IC champion, McGillicutty naming Eve as the 2007 Diva Search winner, Kaval completing the chorus to Demolition's theme song and no one could remember what the Dynamic Dudes used to get to ringside (Johnny Ace won't be happy). Anyway, Kaval won the contest and a huge feature on WWE.com. Alex Riley only got one question correct (that Triple H won the WWE title more than anyone else).
MVP v. Cody Rhodes
No rookies matches this week and no eliminations this week either as the nature of the TV taping schedule made it impossible to do the one week's worth of fan voting over the internet. They plugged that next week was the season finale and have yet to make any mention as to what happens for the last five scheduled episodes of the show after that. Clearly, they do not have enough time to do another season unless they can find a new TV partner on short notice.
MVP got the better of the early exchanges including a back body drop. MVP used a snap suplex for another near fall. MVP used a hammer lock to transition into an arm drag. MVP then clotheslined Rhodes to the floor and followed him out with a plancha. He rammed Rhodes into the ring post as the match went to commercial. Rhodes apparently took control during the commercial break (they never showed a replay as to how), but the advantage was short lived as MVP bounced off of the ropes with a lariat. Cody came right back by blocking a suplex and hitting a sloppy front suplex of his own. Rhodes connected with a knee drop. Somewhere in here, Michael Cole took a shot at the "dirt sheets." MVP came back with a running forearm off of the ropes to give himself a reprieve. Rhodes then got the better of an exchange on the floor. Rhodes did nothing of note while keeping the advantage for a bit until hitting an enzigiri off of the middle rope. The match then went through a second commercial break, which is the first time I can remember a WWE match doing that in forever. Well, the writing team had to be totally fried by the time last Wednesday came around and these guys are just being asked to run out the clock. After this break, Rhodes connected with a standing drop kick and went to a body scissors. MVP countered out of that hold with an electric chair. Cody Rhodes got the better of a fight in the corner and connected with a superplex. Rhodes missed an elbow drop and MVP came back with a lariat and a flapjack. He then hit the ballin' elbow. MVP tried for the play of the day, but Rhodes slipped out. Cody came back with an Alabama slam (Bob Holly's old finisher) for another near fall. Rhodes finally settled things with the cross-Rhodes in the middle of the ring. Good match, ones of the longest TV matches in recent memory.
Rhodes d. MVP
