{"id":57460,"date":"2018-03-29T14:13:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T19:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=57460"},"modified":"2018-03-29T14:13:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T19:13:10","slug":"nxt-hits-misses-3-21-tommaso-ciampa-speaks-adam-cole-vs-ohno-dusty-rhodes-classic-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/29\/nxt-hits-misses-3-21-tommaso-ciampa-speaks-adam-cole-vs-ohno-dusty-rhodes-classic-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT HITS &#038; MISSES 3\/21: Tommaso Ciampa speaks, Adam Cole vs. Ohno, Dusty Rhodes Classic Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1846722861\" 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><b>HITS<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Tommaso Ciampa Promo:<\/b>\u00a0 Not only did we finally get to hear from Tommaso Ciampa after weeks of not saying anything during his promos, but also we got the long awaited appearance from Johnny Gargano.\u00a0 This is the Johnny Gargano that we have been waiting for, all fired up and ready to go.\u00a0 It was a case of the bully finally getting punched in the nose by the tormented.\u00a0 Week after week we saw Ciampa make his way to the ring, grab the mic and not say anything under the chorus of boos from the NXT crowd.\u00a0 So this week, he finally spoke, saying, \u201cHe\u2019s gone!\u201d, taunting the crowd of their forgone hero.\u00a0 As Ciampa made his way through the crowd, ripping up poster after poster, he was finally chin-checked by his former partner that he helped to ouster from the NXT universe.\u00a0 And revenge could not have been sweeter. Behind a poster and mask, Gargano paid some retribution, exploding all over Ciampa and had to be restrained and ushered out of the arena by security.\u00a0 The usual calm and collected (and at times too calm) Gargano showed another side, one that was full of emotion and fire. This rivalry is far from over, only the beginning of their feud that we do not know where it will continue or conclude.\u00a0 Unfortunately we have to wait, but it will be well worth it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Oney Lorcan &amp; Danny Burch vs. Roderick Strong &amp; Pete Dunne (Dusty Rhodes Classic Tag Team Tournament Match):<\/b> The build up to the match was quite underwhelming as Tyler Bate announced that he would not be able to compete, therefore forfeiting Mustache Mountain\u2019s chances of becoming number one contenders to the NXT tag team titles.\u00a0 It seemed somewhat lackluster, as Tyler Bate was very nonchalant about the announcement.\u00a0 And to make matters worse, once again Roderick Strong was shown pandering for another title shot, this time in a tag team format.\u00a0 But this match surely made up for what was lackluster as it was very hard hitting and technical.\u00a0 Seems like Pete Dunne has turned face now that he is teaming with Roderick Strong and from the reaction of the crowd, it can be assumed as well.\u00a0 The newly found team of Strong and Dunne showed a lot of cohesiveness in their interaction with each other in this match.\u00a0 Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch were no slouches as they gave it all they had. The match was very technically sound with excellent strong-arm holds (not to mention the signature joint manipulation from Dunne) as well as excellently executed forearm strikes (mainly from Lorcan).\u00a0 It is unfortunate that Lorcan and Burch lost this match as they are a very good tag team and it would be great to see more of them in the tag team division.\u00a0 Dunne and Strong make a great combination as well, as if they have teamed up before.\u00a0 This match definitely had the crowd\u2019s attention and it is interesting to see where Strong and Dunne go from here and how far they will go in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><b>Adam Cole vs. Kassius Ohno (Main Event Match):<\/b>\u00a0 Even from the promo that aired earlier in the program, Adam Cole showed excellent bravado as he casually wrote off his opponent.\u00a0 This is the Adam Cole that the wrestling world is used to seeing and it was good to see that he performed on his own, as if he had heard the criticism from critics regarding some of his shortcomings.\u00a0 He was very cunning and conniving as he faked a knee injury during the match to only take advantage.\u00a0 But in the mist of that, Cole performed a variety of moves that we were not used to seeing up until this point, but has been known to possess.\u00a0 Kassius Ohno was his usually hard-hitting self, striking Cole several times with some critical right hands as well as kicks (the kick to Cole in mid air was outstanding).\u00a0 One of the highlights came when Ohno struck Cole wit hard forearm only for Cole to get fired up and return the favor.\u00a0 Eventually Cole picked up the win with the Shining Wizard, celebrating arrogantly up the ring entrance.<\/p>\n<p><b>MISSES<\/b><\/p>\n<p>None this week.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S COLUMN:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/15\/nxt-hits-misses-3-14-takeover-hype-ramps-uk-title-defense-dunn-vs-cole-nxt-contract-signing-lacey-vs-dakota\/\">NXT HITS &amp; 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