Live Notes From Last Night’s NXT Event In Columbus, OH

Credit: Kevin Pantoja

Time for news from NXT Columbus. First things first, this arena actually had air conditioning, though it seemed like it was turned off after intermission.

We had another ten bell salute for Dusty Rhodes before going into a very similar card.

Enzo and Cass, this time with Carmella, took on the Vaudevillains. They worked a similar match to the night before but changed it up. Instead of a chicken fight, they worked an impromptu boxing fight between Aiden English and Enzo Amore. Enzo and Cass won in the same fashion as Cleveland. Also, before the show we were given “Gotch Dollars” to throw when Simon Gotch posed. It was fake money with Simon Gotch in a weird hat on it.

Bull Dempsey defeated Jason Jordan in another match similar to the night before in Cleveland. They added a few different spots where Jordan challenged Bull to do push ups and sit ups. Nothing special again. This actually kind of killed the crowd as they were quieter than usual until intermission after being red hot during the opener.

Third, Blake and Murphy again defended the Tag Team Titles against Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder. Again, this was very similar to Cleveland with a few different spots. Zack ate the pin after Blake and Murphy’s finisher. Mojo got to kiss Alexa again, prompting a “No means no” chant. When she slapped him for it, it got a huge pop. BAMF’s pink and black attire was excellent.

Our final match before intermission featured Sasha Banks defending the Women’s Title against Charlotte. It was basically the same thing as the night before. The fans were kind of dead but woke up for Charlotte’s excellent ring apron figure four spot. Sasha retained in another great match. These two don’t have bad matches.

After intermission, we got a tag team match pitting Bayley and Carmella against Dana Brooke and Emma. Emma was way over. She got chants during her entrance and everything. Bayley is still an absolute joy to watch. I might have enjoyed it this time around more than at Cleveland. Tons of fun.

Here is where the card changed. We had no Rhyno this time so Baron Corbin instead took on Tyler Breeze. Corbin got more heat than anyone else on the show, while Breeze was very over. Corbin looked good working as the monster heel. Breeze was in top form as usual. There were “not the face” chants when he got hit there. Breeze won with the Beauty Shot in a fun match. Some little kid got into an argument with a fan and basically cut a promo on him. It was kind of funny.

Our main event was a Triple Threat match where Kevin Owens defended the NXT Title against Samoa Joe and Finn Balor. All three guys were super over and delivered in the ring. Owens did Cena’s five moves of doom again and there was a fair amount of action involving Balor and Joe. Surprisingly, Joe ate the pin after Owens hit the popup powerbomb. Another excellent main event.

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