{"id":109756,"date":"2020-12-16T14:19:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T20:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=109756"},"modified":"2020-12-16T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T20:19:46","slug":"12-16-nxt-on-usa-primer-oreilly-vs-pete-dunne-battle-with-high-stakes-karrion-kross-returns-from-injury-ripley-vs-storm-gargano-theory-vs-ruff-kushida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/12\/16\/12-16-nxt-on-usa-primer-oreilly-vs-pete-dunne-battle-with-high-stakes-karrion-kross-returns-from-injury-ripley-vs-storm-gargano-theory-vs-ruff-kushida\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/16 NXT ON USA PRIMER: O&#8217;Reilly vs. Pete Dunne battle with high stakes, Karrion Kross returns from injury, Ripley vs. Storm, Gargano &#038; Theory vs. Ruff &#038; Kushida"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3526403191\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>NXT ON USA<br \/>\nDECEMBER 16, 2020<br \/>\nAIRS ON USA NETWORK<\/h3>\n<p>The opportunity to earn a shot at the NXT Championship hangs in the balance as Kyle O\u2019Reilly will face Pete Dunne in a Number One Contender\u2019s Match. Plus, newly crowned NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano will team up with Austin Theory to take on former champion Leon Ruff and Kushida in a huge tag team match. That\u2019s not all as Karrion Kross is back and is set for action tonight. It\u2019s sure to be another action packed episode of NXT which takes place tonight from the Capital Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida on the USA Network. Now let\u2019s take a look at what\u2019s currently advertised for tonight\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kyle O\u2019Reilly to battle Pete Dunne for NXT Title opportunity at New Year\u2019s Evil<\/li>\n<li>Leon Ruff teams with Kushida to take on Johnny Gargano &amp; Austin Theory<\/li>\n<li>Rhea Ripley and Toni Storm to clash in grudge match<\/li>\n<li>Karrion Kross returns to action<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>ADVERTISED MATCHES &amp; SEGMENTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kyle O\u2019Reilly to battle Pete Dunne for NXT Title opportunity at New Year\u2019s Evil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A chance to challenge Finn Balor for the NXT Champion at New Year\u2019s Evil hangs in the balance as Kyle O\u2019Reilly will face Pete Dunne in a huge Number One Contender\u2019s Match tonight. Dunne picked up a victory over O\u2019Reilly in a Ladder Match after a mystery man cost O\u2019Reilly the match. O\u2019Reilly and the Undisputed Era got their revenge when they defeated The Kings of NXT in the Men\u2019s WarGames Match. O\u2019Reilly came close to dethroning Balor at TakeOver: 31, while Dunne has yet to challenge Balor for the title. The question is will Dunne or O\u2019Reilly come out on top and challenge Balor for the NXT Title?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everyone has their sights set on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTChampion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTChampion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FinnBalor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FinnBalor<\/a> ahead of NEW YEAR&#39;S EVIL on January 6!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWENXT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cce6ztak4B\">pic.twitter.com\/Cce6ztak4B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1337164409752477698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>(Amin\u2019s Analysis: This should be a great match as both Dunne and O\u2019Reilly are tremendous wrestlers and bring a completely different style to their matches. I would like to see O\u2019Reilly challenge Balor again because they had such a great match at TakeOver: 31 but Dunne winning wouldn\u2019t be a bad choice either. I could also see a scenario where this turns into a Triple Threat Match for the NXT Title.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leon Ruff teams with Kushida to take on Johnny Gargano &amp; Austin Theory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Austin Theory made his surprise return at Takeover: WarGames when he gave a huge assist to Johnny Gargano who captured his third NXT North American Title. Gargano and Theory looked to once again gain the upper hand on Leon Ruff but Kushida volunteered himself to be his partner. The question is can Kushida and Ruff get along in such a short period of time and help get both of them a shot at the NXT North American Title?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks @KUSHIDA_0904 I have a lot of respect for you and looking forward to teaming with you <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NhhTV1r1XD\">https:\/\/t.co\/NhhTV1r1XD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LEONRUFFIN (@LEONRUFF_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LEONRUFF_\/status\/1337450973615230976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/KUSHIDA_0904\/status\/1336903471652605952<\/p>\n<p><em>(Amin\u2019s Analysis: This should be a really fun tag team match featuring four very talented wrestlers. I liked the idea of Theory teaming with Gargano as it gives him something to do and is now paired with an established champion. KUSHIDA has been on such a hot streak as of late and this is a match he should win for his team to establish himself as the next challenger for the NXT North American Title.)<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-109504087\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Rhea Ripley and Toni Storm to clash in grudge match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rhea Ripley and Toni Storm are set to clash in a huge grudge match. Last week, Ripley came to the aid of Ember Moon saving her from a post-match attack from Raquel Gonzalez and Storm. The question is will Ripley stand tall once again and stop Storm in her tracks tonight on NXT?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spoiler. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mwOVyTK5JH\">https:\/\/t.co\/mwOVyTK5JH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FWqdI6bEHX\">pic.twitter.com\/FWqdI6bEHX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RheaRipley_WWE (@RheaRipley_WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RheaRipley_WWE\/status\/1337859419426729985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who can stop <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaquelWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RaquelWWE<\/a>?!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWENXT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mwUvKIdw88\">pic.twitter.com\/mwUvKIdw88<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1337472881173946368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>(Amin\u2019s Analysis: Ripley and Storm are two very talented wrestlers as this should be a very fun match to showcase the level of talent of the NXT Women\u2019s Division. The post-match last week was very interesting as they seem to be teasing another match between Gonzalez and Ripley. I could see a scenario where Gonzalez cost Ripley her match against Storm and this leads to big stipulation match with Gonzalez.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Karrion Kross returns to action tonight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After winning the NXT Champion at NXT TakeOver: 30 but having to relinquish it due to a shoulder injury, Karrion Kross is back and will be in action tonight. Kross returned to NXT last week as he made his presence felt delivering a huge Powerbomb to Damian Priest off the stage. With Kross now back the question is doomsday back for the rest of the NXT wrestlers?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWENXT<\/a> was filled with surprises and statements this past Wednesday! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WwmCKDY653\">pic.twitter.com\/WwmCKDY653<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1338237181006065664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THIS WEDNESDAY on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWENXT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>@WWEKarrionKross returns to in-ring action, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RheaRipley_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RheaRipley_WWE<\/a> battles Toni Storm and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteDunneYxB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PeteDunneYxB<\/a> takes on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KORcombat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KORCombat<\/a> with the winner challenging <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FinnBalor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FinnBalor<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTTitle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTTitle<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTNYE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTNYE<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OgcgMuFnh5\">pic.twitter.com\/OgcgMuFnh5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1338715906403409921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>(Amin\u2019s Analysis: It\u2019s great to see both Karrion Kross and Scarlett back on NXT as their presence was missed as they now add some more star power to the show. My guess is Priest will be Kross\u2019s opponent at NXT New Year\u2019s Evil and then from there they will work Kross back into the NXT Championship picture and build to match with Balor which should be great.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Big Takeaway From Last Week\u2019s Show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Karrion Kross is back as he made a huge statement delivering a huge Powerbomb to Damian Priest off the stage. Raquel Gonzalez&#8217;s big push continued as she defeated Ember Moon in the main event.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1761472644\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Overall Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The wrestling on NXT is always great as tonight&#8217;s show should have some good matches. I would also like to see some big angles on the show to build to the NXT New Year&#8217;s Evil special. Overall, this should be another solid pro wrestling show.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/12\/09\/12-9-nxt-on-usa-tv-report-hustwaites-alt-perspective-report-on-tommaso-ciampa-vs-cameron-grimes-ember-moon-vs-raquel-gonzalez-finn-balor-appearance-more\/\">12\/9 NXT ON USA TV REPORT: Hustwaite\u2019s \u201calt-perspective\u201d report on Tommaso Ciampa vs. Cameron Grimes, Ember Moon vs. Raquel Gonzalez, Finn Balor appearance, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1431601556\"><div id=\"pwtor-2569716294\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>NXT ON USA DECEMBER 16, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK The opportunity to earn a shot at the NXT Championship hangs in the balance as Kyle O\u2019Reilly will face Pete Dunne in a Number One <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/12\/16\/12-16-nxt-on-usa-primer-oreilly-vs-pete-dunne-battle-with-high-stakes-karrion-kross-returns-from-injury-ripley-vs-storm-gargano-theory-vs-ruff-kushida\/\" title=\"12\/16 NXT ON USA PRIMER: O&#8217;Reilly vs. Pete Dunne battle with high stakes, Karrion Kross returns from injury, Ripley vs. Storm, Gargano &#038; Theory vs. Ruff &#038; Kushida\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-16-at-2.17.48-PM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109756"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109765,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109756\/revisions\/109765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}