WWE NXT Report for March 9

By: Philip DiLiegro | Posted: Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 9:08 am.

From Seattle, Washington 

      The
latest WWE hype is that NXT is cable TV’s “hottest new show.”
NXT may not be but at least it’s hotter than Monday Night Impact. 

Miz &
Daniel Bryan v. R-Truth & David Otunga

      R-Truth
did his entrance routine before the match. By the way, they are now
plugging Twitter sites for each of the rookies such as Twitter.com/DanielBryanNXT.
Miz cut a promo saying that Daniel Bryan was 0-2 on NXT and that tonight’s
match was important because R-Truth laid him out last night. Miz then
said that Bryan would be thrown off of NXT if he was pinned tonight.
Truth got the better of Bryan with a couple of clotheslines to start.
He and Otunga then used a double shoulder block for a one count. Truth
tagged in, promptly clotheslining Bryan to the floor and firing Miz
out after him. Truth then hit a spinning plancha onto both men as the
match headed to break. After the break, Bryan was working over the back
of R-Truth. He hit a knee lift and tagged out to Miz. They kept the
advantage on Mix for a bit, before Truth got the hot tag to Otunga.
The rookie hit a couple of clotheslines before he and Miz couldn’t
get together on a flapjack spot. At that same moment, a sign flashed
in the crowd: “NXT=Botch-A-Mania”. Anyway, Otunga hit a powerslam
on Miz which forced Bryan to make a save. Bryan then tagged himself
in and hit a missile dropkick off of the top rope. Bryan then began
to work a heel hook; as they teased a submission, Miz tagged himself
in. The two partners shoved one another which allowed R-Truth to hit
a spinning heel kick. Otunga hit a sit-out spinebuster to take the fall. 

      By
the way, the goofy anti-Internet, anti-Bryan Michael Cole character
seems to be gone (thankfully). Likewise, the R-Truth and Otunga feud
which was teased last week seems to be over.

Truth & Otunga d. Bryan
& Miz 

      They
went to a pre-tape video and promo about the Carlito-Heath Slater feud.
Slater did an awful job in the promo despite what was invariably numerous
takes to get it right.

      Elsewhere,
Matt Striker questioned Miz about whether he let Daniel Bryan down.
Miz out himself over when Bryan walked in and said that every partner
Miz has had, has been the one to carry the team.

      They
aired a video piece on Justin Gabriel. They mentioned that his father
was a wrestler and that he supposedly trained in several forms of the
martial arts. Backstage, Matt Hardy complimented Gabriel on his performance
last week. Jericho and Wade Barrett walked in and predicted victory
tonight. Good segment. 

Heath Slater v. Carlito 

      Slater
suckered in Carlito early and sent him over the top rope. Carlito stopped
Slater cold with a big boot back inside. Slater tried for a sunset flip
but Carlito blocked it. Carlito then tried for an avalanche in the corner
and missed. Slater got a near fall off of a flapjack. Carlito turned
it around with a spinebuster.  He then went for the apple but Christian
took it out of the corner. That distraction allowed for Slater to get
a near fall off of a rolling cradle. Carlito tried for a rollup, but
Slater rolled through for the “upset” pin. I’m not sure that a
win over Carlito mean anything for Slater at this point, particularly
when it was played that Carlito lost because he was continually distracted.

Slater d. Carlito 

      They
aired a so-so video package on Darren Young, who really hasn’t established
any sort of a character yet. He mentioned his favorite superstars were
Ricky Steamboat and Shawn Michaels. Backstage, CM Punk mentioned that
Darren Young won when he had the help of the straight edge society,
but lost when he didn’t. Young walked in and said he respected Punk’s
lifestyle but asked if he could live his own lifestyle.  

Justin Gabriel v. Wade Barrett

      The
match started at 11:00, so this isn’t going long. Gabriel slipped
out of a hip toss attempt and went into a leg sweep in a cool spot to
start the match. Barrett took the advantage in the corner as Chris Jericho
went over the broadcast table and took credit for Barrett. Gabriel came
back, slipping over the back of Gabriel and hitting a spinning heel
kick. As the Briton and the South African battled, the crowd began to
chant “USA”; presumably to support Matt Hardy or maybe the referee.
Gabriel got another near fall off of a sunset flip. Barrett came back
with a backbreaker for a one count. Barrett tried for a superplex but
Gabriel pushed off and hit a 450 splash for the victory. This was a
good for a 4 minute match.

      After
the match, Jericho hit Hardy and Gabriel from behind and used the codebreaker
and Walls of Jericho on Gabriel. That got a good amount of heat. Another
fun show this week.

Gabriel d. Barrett

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