My Thoughts on NXT (4/12/17): The King's Speech

Aleister Black vs Corey Hollis-Aleister Black arrives. The match starts. Alister Black immediately hits a spin kick called Black Mass. Alister Black wins. It was awesome.
Kayla Braxton interviews Tye Dillinger. He says he's worked 15 years to make it to the main roster and now he's finally done it. However, Tye says he has unfinished business with Eric Young, so he asked William Regal for a match against him next week...in a steel cage.
#DIY vs Dylan Miley & Michael Blaze-Dylan Miley is an absolute monster. Just look at this guy.

He's massive. Miley shoves off his power before running right through Ciampa and gorilla pressing him. Gargano tags in, only for Miley to catch him and hit a very long delayed vertical suplex. Blaze tags in, only Gargano to hit a roll through enziguri followed by a neckbreaker. Ciampa tags in for a running knee/enziguri combo before taking out Miley with a high knee before hitting the Meeting in the Middle with Gargano for the win. After the match, Miley turns on Blaze or "Broken Rollins" as the crowd calls him for obvious reasons.

Miley hits a backbreaker followed by a standing powerslam.
Ember Moon cuts a promo while the crew takes down the set from Takeover: Orlando. She says Orlando was supposed to be her time to show the world she could do anything. She says it was here destiny to be the one to end Asuka's title reign, but Asuka proved she would do anything to keep her title. However, she promises to be the one who ends her title reign and become the next NXT Women's Championship.
Ruby Riot vs Kimberly Franklee-Heidi Lovelace vs Kimber Lee. This is the future of NXT's women's division, everybody. It's gonna be sweet. Before the match, Ruby Riot says in a picture-in-picture promo saying she wants to become the NXT Women's Championship. The two trade arm drags before Franklee gives Riot a straight right. Riot responds with a hurricanrana before Nikki Cross comes out of the crowd. This distraction allows Franklee to hit a jawbreaker followed by a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. The two trade chops before Riot hits a dropkick and slams Franklee face-first into the middle turnbuckle. Riot hits an enziguri for the win. Fine, quick match.
Billie Kay & Peyton Royce walk around the trainer's room before mocking Liv Morgan & Aliyah. Liv responds by shoving Billie into a tub.
Oney Lorcan vs Drew Gallow...McIntyre-Sorry, it's going to take a while to get used to that. But yes, Drew McItyre is back in WWE. The two go back and forth before McIntyre hits a quick belly-to-belly suplex. Lorcan responds with a huge European Uppercut before hitting one more, sending McIntyre to the outside. Lorcan follows up with a somersault tope before going back to the top rope. Lorcan dives, but McItyre catches him and gives him a gut wrench suplex onto the ring apron before the commercial break. We come back to McIntyre hitting a big chop followed by a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. McIntyre controls the match until Lorcan hits a standing Blockbuster for a near fall. Lorcan goes to the top rope, but McIntyre catches him with a headbutt. McIntyre goes for a superplex, but Lorcan knocks him into the Tree of Woe, only for McItyre to reach up and yank Lorcan down to the apron. Lorcan strikes away at McIntyre, only for McIntyre to catch him with a reverse Alabama Slam. McItnyre finishes a bloody Lorcan with a Claymore, a running single leg dropkick for the win. Fantastic match, the ending of the match is phenomenal. After the match, McIntyre says he's built up a reputation that could allow him to go to RAW or SmackDown, but he wants to be in NXT.
We close out the show with a farewell for Shinsuke Nakamura. Nakamura comes out and says he came to NXT one year ago. He says he came to NXT to compete with the best in the world and he learned a lot from while he was here. He says NXT has created something new & different before his music hits. The entire roster comes out on stage and gives him an ovation. Shinsuke walks up the ramp before Finn Balor comes out and hugs him to close the show.

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