{"id":5354,"date":"2015-12-10T21:36:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T03:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=5354"},"modified":"2015-12-10T21:36:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T03:36:58","slug":"1210-wwe-nxt-in-newcastle-u-k-live-perspective-on-fan-reactions-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/10\/1210-wwe-nxt-in-newcastle-u-k-live-perspective-on-fan-reactions-more\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/10 WWE NXT in Newcastle, U.K. &#8211; Live Perspective on fan reactions, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4153311270\" 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><p><strong>WWE NXT Live\u00a0Report<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>December 10, 2015<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Newcastle, England<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Report by Patrick Reay, PWTorch reader<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0thought I&#8217;d give some feedback in regards to crowd reaction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The return or Sami Zayn garnered the biggest reaction from the crowd tonight.\u00a0After NXT champion Finn Balor beat Zayn in\u00a0the final match of the night with the &#8216;coup de grace,&#8217; he welcomed the standing ovation for Zayn, even going so far as to grab a &#8220;Welcome Back Sami&#8221; sign from the crowd and left the ring all alone to Zayn. Sami seemed genuinely moved by the response and it was a definite high note to end on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; However, it wasn&#8217;t the only strong emotional response of the night.\u00a0Hometown hero Neville made a welcome return, and the positioning of him vs. Baron Corbin was a smart choice as Corbin relished in the most heel heat received during the night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; After the intermission, NXT GM William Regal made a surprise appearance to thank the crowd for supporting NXT. He mentioned\u00a0that when it started they used to &#8220;draw crowds of about 50 people.&#8221; Seeing NXT touring on home soil for the first time must have been especially proud for him I&#8217;m sure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Some of the upper section of the arena were covered up. I&#8217;d say the crowd was about 5,000-7,000 in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It was the first WWE\u00a0event I&#8217;d\u00a0seen in years and obviously the first NXT event I&#8217;ve seen in-person. I think the &#8220;this is our thing&#8221; mentality from the crowd was on display (particularly with Jordan &amp;\u00a0Gable) which made it a great show, though I feel the crowd got a bit too chant-heavy at times. The one that stuck out was in Bayley&#8217;s match when she\u00a0was trying to sell Emma&#8217;s submissions. The crowd seemed more determined to sing the &#8220;Hey, we want some Bayley,&#8221; which undercut the great in-ring action from both wrestlers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Overall a great kick-off to the first-ever U.K. tour. I can&#8217;t wait for the London Takeover special.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2441586650\" 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>Crowd Faves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sami Zayn<br \/>\n&#8211; Finn Balor<br \/>\n&#8211; Bayley<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Samoa Joe (Joe vs. Apollo Crews harmed the rising babyface reaction Crews received.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jordan &amp;\u00a0Gable (The crowd had a great time singing football chants with Jordan&#8217;s name replacing the original lyrics. The announcer said if the chants were on iTunes he&#8217;d download them.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Asuka (Lots of &#8220;Asuka&#8217;s gonna kill you&#8221; chants. 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