My Thoughts on NXT (2/15/17): The (Mustache) Mountaintop

The Authors of Pain with Paul Ellering vs Garrison Spears & Lance Anoa'i-We kick off the show with the Authors of Pain squashing some dude & Headshrinker Samu's son. The Authors of Pain brutalize both men before pinning Anoa'i after the Last Chapter. After the match, the Authors of Pain smash the two together before powerbombing both of them.
Billie Kay & Peyton Royce vs Liv Morgan & Ember Moon-I know it was supposed to be shocking, but it was kind of obvious Morgan's partner was going to be Ember Moon. I'm pretty sure Moon is the only other babyface on the women's roster. Billie & Moon go back and forth before Moon takes Billie down with headscissors. Moon goes for a move in the corner, but Royce distracts her, allowing Billie to take over. The Aussies beat down Moon until she blocks a big boot and hits a butterfly suplex on Billie. Morgan gets the hot tag and runs wild on Royce, hitting a running bulldog and an STO, but Billie breaks up the pinfall. Billie takes out Moon with a big boot before she & Royce hit an assisted knee strike for the win. Well...that was kind of lame. I was hoping for something a little better. Also, Liv Morgan should not be getting hot tags. Especially when Ember Moon is her partner.
In the performance center, Roderick Strong & No Way Jose get interviewed. Strong says that he doesn't agree with SAnitY using the numbers game against Tye Dillinger and that's why he came down to help Dillinger last week. Roderick Strong should never speak on a microphone...ever. He is a horrific promo. Jose says basically the same thing.
#DIY comes out for a promo. They say the Authors of Pain can beat them down but they can't keep them down. They announce that they want their rematch for the NXT Tag Team Championships. This brings out the Authors of Pain & Paul Ellering, who says that they will get their rematch in two weeks and that they should "make peace with their loved ones", so Ciampa & Gargano say they love eachother. They say they want the rematch right now, but they get attacked from behind by the Revival. Gargano eats a Shatter Machine before the Authors of Pain chase off the Revival.
We get a vignette hyping up the return of Kassius Ohno, aka Chris Hero.
William Regal announces that next week, Peyton Royce, Liv Morgan, and Ember Moon will face off in a triple threat, with the winner facing Asuka for the NXT Women's Championship in two weeks.
Tyler Bate (c) vs Trent Seven-United Kingdom Championship-Seven forces Bate into the ropes to start before breaking before the five and twiddling Bate's mustache. That was funny. Bate responds by doing the same thing. England is weird. Bate fails to knock Seven over with a shoulder tackle, so Seven encourages him to try it again. Bate does, fails again, tries again, and fails again before Seven floors him with a shoulder tackle of his own. Seven runs from corner to corner to chop Bate before hitting a suplex. Bate comes back with a dropkick before twiddling his mustache to mock Seven. Bate continues to control the match with a hammerlock before he starts uppercutting him. Seven no sells the uppercuts and goes for a backslide and gets a near fall. Bate comes back with a knee strike followed by a diving uppercut that sends Seven to the outside. Bate takes out Seven with a tope before throwing him back in the ring, where Seven hits a Samoan Driver for a near fall. Seven sets up for the Seven Stars (think Okada's Rainmaker, but Bate blocks it and does an airplane spin. Bate gets dizzy during the spin, but regains his composure and starts spinning the other way. Bate goes for a deadlift German suplex, but Seven blocks it and hits a snap dragon suplex, followed by a powerbomb. Bate kicks out of the pin attempt, but Seven turns it right into a single leg Boston Crab. Bate is able to escape the hold and strikes away at Seven, but Seven comes back and hits the Seven Stars, but Bate kicks out at two. Seven goes to the top rope, but Bate dropkicks him from the mat and hits an exploder superplex for a near fall. Bate goes for the Tyler Driver '97, but Seven avoids it and hits two back fists, which Bate responds to with a rolling kick, followed by the Tyler Driver '97 for the win. Great match. After the match, the two shake hands & hug

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