NXT Report for Aug 24 – Trivia Challenge
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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
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