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My Thoughts on NXT (4/19/17): Perfect 10

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  • We kick off the show with Bobby Roode. He says for the second year in a row, he made WrestleMania week glorious. He says he single handily sold out the Amway Center and got rid of the last star from the old NXT, Shinsuke Nakamura. He says NXT was finally glorious...until last week when Nakamura got an ovation from the crowd & the roster on his last night. He says he wasn't there last week because he didn't want to listen to the crap & the lies that came out of Nakamura's mouth. He says he embarrassed Nakamura so bad in Orlando that he had no choice but to leave NXT and says nobody in the crowd or on the roster deserve to be in his NXT. He says you have two choices; be a part of Bobby Roode's NXT or hit the bricks. This brings out the returning Hideo Itami, who stares down Roode in the ring before slapping him. Roode takes off his jacket and rolls up his sleeves, only to walk right into a GTS. Itami holds up the NXT Championship before walking out of the ring.
  • Kayla Braxton interviews Tyler Bate & Gentleman Jack Gallagher, who will face off for Bate's United Kingdom Championship. The two praise eachother before Gallagher thanks Bate for giving him the opportunity to win the United Kingdom Championship from him, which Bate responds to by saying he looks forward to successfully defending the United Kingdom Championship. I imagine that's how the British talk trash.
  • We go back to the ring, where Bobby Roode is still selling the GTS. The crowd starts chanting "Bobby Are You Okay?" to the tune of Smooth Criminal and it's funny.
  • Heavy Machinery is recording themselves working out when they see Andrade "Cien" Almas confront Drew McIntyre, challenging him to a match. Speaking of Almas.
  • Andrade "Cien" Almas vs Danny Burch-Fun fact, Danny Burch's entrance music is the same music they gave Big John Studd in WWE 2K14. Almas quickly poses in the ropes, which Burch responds to with an overhead suplex and a bow. Burch catches Almas off a leapfrog with a takedown but gets clotheslined by Almas. Almas chops Burch in the corner before stomping him. Burch connects with loads of forearms and an uppercut, but Almas quickly floors him with a big boot. Almas connects with the running knees in the corner before hitting the hammerlock DDT for the win. Fine match, nothing special.
  • Liv Morgan & Aliyah vs Billie Kay & Peyton Royce-Billie & Morgan start going back & forth before Billie hits a hip toss. Morgan gets a near fall off a roll up before spinning her around for another. Morgan then spins her again for another near fall. Aliyah tags in for a middle rope leg drop for a near fall before getting clocked by Billie for a near fall. Peyton tags and goes for a body slam, but gets rolled up off a tilt-a-whirl for a near fall. Peyton comes back with a spinning heel kick for a near fall before Aliyah tries to roll her up. Peyton grabs Billie for safety, but Morgan dropkicks Billie off the apron, allowing Aliyah to roll up Peyton for the win. Peyton & Billie throw a sh*t fit in the ring after that.
  • Tye Dillinger vs Eric Young in a Steel Cage match-Dillinger takes the fight right to Young as soon as he gets into the cage, slamming the cage door shut before the match starts. The two fight around the cage before Dillinger hits a back body drop. Dillinger goes for a quick Tye Breaker, but Young rakes the eyes and avoids the move. Young throws Dillinger into the cage wall before the commercial break. We come back to the exact same thing, Eric Young throwing Tye Dillinger into the cage. Young controls the match before trying to leave the cage, but Dillinger stops him. Young applies the hanging dragon sleeper before hitting a middle rope elbow drop for a near fall. Young tries to slingshot Dillinger into the corner, but Dillinger lands on the ropes and tries to climb out of the cage. Young is able to stop him and hits a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall. Young tries to leave the cage again, but Dillinger stops him again. Young tries to climb out of the cage, but Dillinger stops him and throws him down to the mat before the commercial break. We come back to Dillinger throwing Young around & into the cage. Dillinger stomps away at a busted open Young before superkicking him. Dillinger tries to climb out of the cage, but Young stops him and pulls him back in. Young tries to climb out then, but Dillinger is able to stop him, only to get knocked down to the mat. Rather than escape, Young dives off the cage and hits an elbow drop. Young crawls into the cover, but Dillinger kicks out. Young tries to pick up Dillinger, only for Dillinger to hit a surprise Tye Breaker. Dillinger tries to crawl out of the cage, but the rest of Sanity comes down and blocks his path. However, Roderick Strong, Kassius Ohno, and Ruby Riot come down to even the odds. Riot & Nikki Cross fight to the back before Ohno & Strong take out Alexander Wolfe, only to get slammed into the cage by Killian Dain. Dain tries to climb into the cage, but Dillinger knocks him down. Wolfe tries to climb into the cage, but Dillinger throws Young into him and begins to climb. Dain gets into the ring as Wolfe meets Dillinger at the top of the cage. Dillinger takes the leap of faith and takes out Young & Dain with a crossbody. Dillinger crawls out of the cage to win the match. Great match, Dillinger finally won a big match. A great send-off for Dillinger. Dillinger celebrates with Strong & Ohno as the crowd chants "Thank You Tye" to close the show.
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