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My Thoughts on NXT (2/8/17): She Doesn't Have Any Friends

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  • SAnitY with Eric Young & Nikki Cross vs The Bollywood Boyz-So because Killian Dain (aka Big Damo) is bigger than both of the Bollywood Boyz...combined, Dain completely demolishes Gurv & Harv Shira, finishing the match with an electric chair driver called the Ulster Plantation on Harv. Alexander Wolfe doesn't even get in the match once. After the match, Nikki gets on the match and demands another shot at Asuka before Young says he humbled Tye Dillinger in San Antonio. Young says Dillinger belongs in SAnitY to close out the promo.
  • Liv Morgan vs Billie Kay with Peyton Royce-The two lock up and go back and forth before Morgan counters a drop down and steps on Billie. Billie hooks Morgan's ankle, but Liv uses the opportunity to roll Billie around the ring. Billie finally gains the upper hand, giving Morgan a Stun Gun before hitting Eat Defeat for a near fall. Billie continues to control the match until Morgan hits a tilt-a-whirl headscissor takedown. Billie goes over towards the ropes and when Morgan tries to bring her back to the middle of the ring, Peyton Royce grabs Billie and pulls her back to the ropes.
    Oddly enough, this isn't the first time these three have had a human tug-of-war on NXT.
    The referee tells Royce to get down, but Morgan shoves Billie into her before rolling up Billie for the win. Whatever match, nothing special.
  • Tye Dillinger gets interviewed. He says he got beat by the numbers game in San Antonio, but he hasn't been humbled and he won't join SAnitY. He starts to talk about the Royal Rumble before being attacked by SAnitY. They drag him out to the ring, where the numbers become too much for him. SAnitY beats him down three-on-one until Roderick Strong & No Way Jose run down to make the save. The babyfaces toss SAnitY from the ring to close out the segment.
  • William Regal announces that Tyler Bate will defend the United Kingdom Championship against Trent Seven next week on NXT. He is interrupted by Billie Kay & Peyton Royce, who demand a match against Liv Morgan next week. Regal decides to give them that, only Morgan will have a partner of their choosing. Billie & Peyton laugh at the fact that Liv has no friends before holding hands and hopping away in glee.
    These two are great. And just look at Regal's reaction. Priceless.
  • Heavy Machinery vs The Revival-Otis Dozovic looks like the love child of Brock Lesnar and Rhyno. Just saying. Tucker Knight and Wilder start off with Wilder failing to knock Knight down before Knight slams him. Knight locks in a bearhug before tagging in Dozovic, who he politely tosses Wilder to for a bearhug of his own. Wilder is able to break free by biting Dozovic's head and tags in Dawson, who lays into Dozovic with punches. The Revival beat down on Dozovic until Dozovic hits a teardrop suplex on Dawson. Knight gets the hot tag and runs wild on the Revival, even countering the blind tag by Dawson with a Thesz Press for a near fall. Knight tries to tag in Dozovic, but Wilder yanks him off the apron, allowing Dawson to hit a Snap DDT for the win. After the match, the Revival take to the mic, thank the fans "for not being morons" and voting for them as the Tag Team of the Year. They say #DIY should have never been NXT Tag Team Champions before challenging the Authors of Pain to a title match at Takeover: Orlando. This brings out the Authors of Pain & Paul Ellering, who cause the Revival to leave the ring and go to the back. The Authors of Pain walk back up the ramp and pose with their titles, only for the Revival to run back and rush them from behind before sprinting to the back again.
  • ..........GLORIOUS! NO I WON'T GIVE IN, I WON'T GIVE IN TILL I'M VICTORIOUS! AND I WILL DEFEND, I WILL DEFEND! It's time for Bobby Roode's GLORIOUS championship celebration. Roode says he's not the kind of guy to say he told you so...but yes he is. He says he's said from day one that he was on a different level and he proved it at Takeover: San Antonio. He says he is the only person that Shinsuke Nakamura can't beat and that even the Kinshasa couldn't keep him down. Roode says winning the NXT Championship was the greatest moment of his life and now NXT has a real champion. Roode says it's no longer "We Are NXT" because it's his NXT now...and this NXT is going to be simply...wait for it...GLORIOUS! Bobby Roode is amazing.
  • Tye Dillinger, No Way Jose, and Roderick Strong vs SAnitY with Nikki Cross-The babyfaces take the fight right to SAnitY as they make their entrance. The match starts during a commercial break, and we come back to see SAnitY re-grouping on the outside. Wolfe gets pulled into the ring by Dillinger, who tags in No Way Jose. Jose & Wolfe pull each other's hair and beards before Jose hits an arm drag, a hip toss, and a flapjack for a near fall. Wolfe comes back by clocking Jose with a forearm before tagging in Jose. Jose takes control, however, hitting a back body drop for a near fall. Strong tags in, but Young is able to force Strong into SAnitY's corner. Wolfe tags in, but Strong hits a leg lariat for a near fall. Dillinger tags in and goes for the 10 punches in the corner, but a distraction from Young allows Wolfe to come back with a big boot. Dain tags in and demolishes Dillinger before tagging Wolfe back in. Dillinger is able to fight back and tags in Strong, who takes out Dain with a high knee and a wrecking ball dropkick before running wild on SAnitY, hitting a running high knee and a side slam, but the pin is broken up by Wolfe. Jose takes out Wolfe with a dive to the outside as Strong goes for the Sick Kick, but Dain trips him up. Dillinger hits the Tye Breaker on Young before Nikki Cross hops up on the top rope and sends him out of the ring with a hurricanrana while the referee is distracted by Dain. Cross then distracts the referee, allowing Dain to hit Strong with a running cross body. Young makes the cover to get the win. Really good match, an exciting main event.
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