NXT Report for Aug 17 – Two Eliminations
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The Antepenultimate Episode of WWE NXT Season 2
August 17, 2010
From Bakersfield, California
The show
began with all five rookies in the ring with Matt Striker, who reiterated that
the season finale was in two weeks. The host explained that each rookie would
have sixty seconds to do a promo on a topic of their choosing, except that they
couldn’t talk about why they shouldn’t be eliminated from the competition.
Percy Watson mimicked Kurt Angle’s 3 Is with his 3 Ds: desire, determination
and dedication. Alex Riley did a sarcastic promo, pretending to apologize to
the fans, Kaval, Lucky Cannon and Matt
Striker. It wasn’t much of a promo. McGillicutty did an even weaker promo,
mocking his competition in a really lame fashion though he interestingly called
Alex Riley “the David Otunga of NXT.” Kaval did a passable interview using
rhyming, closing with the final words “total nonstop action.” Michael Cole – who out of nowhere hates Kaval as if he
were Daniel Bryan making it not believable and nowhere near as effective – then
said “that was stupid.” Husky Harris did a promo about the fact that his boots
were once Barry Windham’s boots. Windham’s name got no reaction whatsoever and
it hasn’t even been pushed that the two men are related. In a twist, Matt
Striker the announced the first elimination would take place right now. A
graphic on the screen then showed that Percy Watson was on his way out of the
competition. Watson thanked those who voted for him and his mentor, MVP. He
then said he was going to continue to work hard and get better.
Michael McGillicutty v. Zack Ryder
McGillicutty
started by working the left arm and came with a dropkick followed by a
clothesline sending Ryder to the floor. McGillicutty tried to catch Ryder with
a baseball slide but missed. Ryder then dropped McGillicutty with a boot to the
chest. Back inside, Ryder hit a knee drop for a near fall. Ryder did some work
in the corner. McGillicutty then made a fairly nondescript comeback with
clotheslines and a Stinger splash in the corner. He connected with a back body
drop. Ryder came back with catching McGillicutty with a jawbreaker over the top
rope and then hit the rough Ryder leg lariat for the clean pinfall. I suspect
that WWE has given up on McGillicutty: see having him job clean to low card guy
to Ryder, to a move which Ryder never uses to beat people with, and the
consistent reminders that he is not entertaining, et al. If that’s the case, I
have to agree with their thinking because McGillicutty has not shown much at
all through the duration of this season.
Ryder d. McGillicutty
The
announcers then did a recap of the Undertaker-Kane angle at SummerSlam and
mentioned that Kane would do a promo on Smackdown explaining his actions.
Elsewhere, Michelle McCool asked Layla if there was anything more to her kiss
with Kaval a couple of weeks ago. Layla said it was nothing but then confessed
to thinking Kaval was cute and that she liked his voice. Husky Harris then
tried to hit on Michelle McCool in a cute bit.
Kaval v. Husky Harris
Husky
tried to suplex Kaval, who fought it off with knees. Kaval then maneuvered into
a sleeper hold which forced Husky to reach for the ropes. Husky retook the
advantage with an avalanche to get a two count. Kaval came back with a
“Liger-like” (as Josh Matthews said) bicycle kick. Kaval then connected with a
couple of elbows and some body kicks leading up to a springboard kick for a
near fall. Kaval then missed a subsequent springboard move which led to Harris
going for a uranage that went bad as Kaval landed right on his hip. After a
noticeable pause, Husky covered for a two count. Husky went for another uranage
but Kaval countered by rotating into a DDT. Kaval then connected with the
warrior’s way from the top rope for the pinfall. Aside from the one rough spot,
this was another strong outing in a short match from Kaval.
Kaval d. Husky Harris
Kofi Kingston v. Alex Riley
Kingston
started with some kicks and backed Riley into the corner. Kofi then missed a
shoulder tackle in the corner. Riley worked over Kingston on the mat but caught
a boot when he tried to come off of the second rope. Kofi then came back with a
standing drop kick and flying clothesline. He connected with the boom drop and
then trouble in paradise for the quick victory. Well that did Riley no favors
whatsoever.
Kingston d. Riley
The
show concluded with Matt Striker in the ring with Cole and Matthews. Striker
first asked the men who they thought should win season two. Cole read the
dictionary definition of impact and said Riley had the most impact. He then
said that Kaval had no charisma and had the worst record of any of the rookies,
so he should be eliminated. Wait, I thought last week that Cole liked Kaval.
Anyway, Matthews then agreed with Cole. After another commercial break, they
had the rookies at ringside. They must have been running really long because
they did not show a poll and quickly cut to a graphic of Husky Harris as the
next cut. Cody Rhodes then cut a promo on everyone in sight, telling Ryder
“good luck in your future endeavors”, knocking Layla for kissing Kaval and
calling the fans lazy. He got in the face of the three rookies and began to
attack Kaval. Rhodes showed good passion here. All of this led to a big brawl
involving the pros who were here (the Raw pros were not on account of the
upcoming Asian tour, by the way) and the rookies. Kaval, in the middle of all
of this, hit the warrior’s way from the top rope onto Husky who was standing on
the floor. So, Husky didn’t even get a farewell promo like the others. That
concluded the show. All things considered, this week’s show was better than
most editions of NXT.
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