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My Thoughts on NXT (5/17/17): GTS Party

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  • Drew McIntyre vs Sean Maluta-McIntyre starts off cocky, letting Maluta leave the corner twice after he forces him there.  The second time, Maluta pushes McIntyre, which earns him a few chops before getting tossed across the ring. Maluta is able to come back and hits a second rope diving Codebreaker for a near fall. Maluta follows up with a corner forearm, but McIntyre halts his momentum before beating down Maluta in the corner. McIntyre hits a diving axe handle before Maluta gives him a forearm. McIntyre responds with a huge headbutt before hitting the Claymore for the win. Fine match, nothing special. After the match, Kayla Braxton interviews McIntyre. He says Wesley Blake doesn't concern him because he should have everyone in NXT's attention. However, he proposes a match next week against Blake.
  • We see a clip from after NXT last week, where Roderick Strong got attacked by SAnitY after the main event. We then get a clip of Strong telling William Regal he wants SAnitY.
  • SAnitY is on the roof to cut a promo.
    Eric Young says Strong is crazy to want SAnitY, but he will grant his request to face him at Takeover: Chicago.
  • There was another Patrick Clark "Velveteen Dream" vignette.
  • Someone tries to interview Asuka in a car, but she's having none of it and ignores all of the questions. She then acts nice to the fans when she gets out of the car but grunts when she walks past them.
  • Lacey Evans vs Sonya Deville-I'm not exactly sure what Lacey Evans gimmick is supposed to be.
    Is she like, a fancy Southern woman or something? I just don't know. Deville kicks away at Evans to start before punching Evans down for a near fall. Evans is able to block a kick and takes Deville down before punching her in the stomach for a near fall. Deville comes back with a strong double leg takedown for a near fall before applying body scissors. Deville controls the match before Evans clocks her with a right. Evans runs wild before hitting a really slow swinging neckbreaker followed by a weird splash for a near fall. Nigel McGuiness calls it "innovative offense." That's true, but "innovative" doesn't always mean "good" Example A: The House of Horrors match. No further examples needed. Deville is able to come back and hits a step-up Shining Wizard for the win. This was...not that good.
  • Hey, whatever happened to Dan Matha? I was thinking about the Patrick Clark vignette and it reminded me of Matha. Didn't he get a couple of vignettes, then got his ass kicked by Samoa Joe. Where is he? What happened to him?
  • Kassius Ohno vs Andrade "Cien" Almas-Ohno quickly snapmares Almas, who poses. The two go back and forth before Almas kicks Ohno in the gut. Ohno responds with a straight right. Almas leaves the ring to avoid a rolling elbow but gets caught with a big boot outside the ring. Back in the ring, Ohno chops Almas until Almas throws him onto the apron and boots him down before the commercial break. We come back to Almas chopping Ohno in the corner. Almas controls the match until Ohno hits two bicycle kick and a headbutt to the gut. Ohno follows up with a spinning neckbreaker and a kip up before splashing Ohno in the corner and hitting the Cyclone Kill for a near fall. Ohno bodyslams Almas before going to the top rope for a moonsault, but Almas avoids it and hits a backbreaker followed by an elbow drop for a near fall. Almas tries to suplex Ohno, but Ohno blocks it and sets Almas on the top rope. Ohno gives Almas a big elbow for good measure, but Almas is able to knock Ohno down. Almas goes for a flying nothing and gets caught with a bicycle kick, but Almas is able to come back with a handspring Pele Kick. Almas hits the running knee strike in the corner and goes for the hammerlock DDT, but Ohno blocks it. Almas keeps control with an inverted DDT, but Ohno kicks out at 1. Almas elbows away at Ohno but gets caught with a bicycle kick and a rolling elbow before Ohno finally finishes Almas off with another rolling elbow for the win. Really good match, possibly the best Almas has looked since he debuted.
  • Outcomes Bobby Roode. He says everybody has been talking about Hideo Itami lately before saying that he was attacked by Itami a couple weeks ago unprovoked. He says Itami will never hit the GTS on him again because he'll be ready to go at Takeover: Chicago. He says he's going to make an example out of Itami before mocking Itami's NXT career so far. He says that after Takeover: Chicago, Itami will have to go back to Japan and tell his wife & children that he failed...again. This brings out Itami, who comes down to the ring, only for William Regal & security guards to stop him. Itami runs through them and goes after Roode. Security pulls him off, but Itami fends them off and hits a GTS on one of the guards. Itami picks up another guard and stares Roode down as he gives him a GTS. Itami prepares to give another guard a GTS, only to be attacked by Roode. Itami gets the better of Roode, however, and hits the GTS again to close the show.

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