{"id":58869,"date":"2018-04-24T11:47:37","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T16:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=58869"},"modified":"2018-04-24T11:47:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T16:47:37","slug":"4-22-nxt-in-johnstown-pa-aleister-ricochet-vs-black-dream-kairi-nikki-cross-vs-baszler-evans-plus-ciampa-no-way-jose-ec3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/24\/4-22-nxt-in-johnstown-pa-aleister-ricochet-vs-black-dream-kairi-nikki-cross-vs-baszler-evans-plus-ciampa-no-way-jose-ec3\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/22 NXT in Johnstown, Pa.: Aleister &#038; Ricochet vs. Black &#038; Dream, Kairi &#038; Nikki Cross vs. Baszler &#038; Evans, plus Ciampa, No Way Jose, EC3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2659187515\" 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 LIVE EVENT REPORT<br \/>\nAPRIL 22, 2018<br \/>\nJOHNSTOWN, PA.<br \/>\nREPORT BY E. JOSEPH GRSEVINSKY, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<p>Opening video featuring Triple H welcoming us to NXT.<\/p>\n<p>(1) No Way Jose beat Chad Lail. Basic opener.\u00a0 No Way Jose was quite over.\u00a0 They both looked good, and Jose won with his toss up knockout punch, which is about as impressive a finisher as Bad Luck Fale&#8217;s Grenade.\u00a0 So not in the slightest.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Candice Le Rae beat Bianca Belair. This was surprisingly my favorite match of the night.\u00a0 Both of these women looked great, and Belair can hold her military press slam forever.\u00a0 Candice picked up the pin, I believe after a top rope missile dropkick.<\/p>\n<p>A backstage promo was shown with EC3 making an open challenge.<\/p>\n<p>(3) EC3 beat Kassius Ohno.\u00a0Decent match.\u00a0 EC3 won after a Diamond Cutter.<\/p>\n<p>(4) The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins &amp; Montez Ford) beat The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake &amp; Steve Cutler).\u00a0Really good tag team match.\u00a0 Street Profits won after Dawkins powerbombed both of the Forgotten Sons who were attempting to superplex Ford, followed by Ford with a frog splash.<\/p>\n<p>Backstage promo with Zelina Vega, Andrade Cien Almas and the Velveteen Dream promoting their tag match later, which the ring announcer explained was against Aleister Black and a mystery partner.<\/p>\n<p>(5) Kari Sane &amp; Nikki Cross beat Shayna Baszler &amp; Lacey Evans when Sane pinned Evans. Wow, Nikki Cross is over.\u00a0 Like, Johnstown went crazy for her.\u00a0 (Fitting.)\u00a0 All the women got respectable pops.\u00a0 This match was good while it lasted, but the ending seemed to come out of nowhere as Sane pinned Evans.\u00a0 Baszler was lying on the apron right in front of me, partially blocking my view, but it seemed like perhaps Evans didn&#8217;t kick out when she was supposed to causing a premature end to the match.\u00a0 It really came out of nowhere, much like an RKO.\u00a0 Shayna was catching her breath on the apron and I really don&#8217;t think it was the scheduled finish.\u00a0 After the three count you could hear the ref saying &#8220;No, that&#8217;s it&#8221; while signaling for the bell.\u00a0 Afterwards, Nikki and Kari did Sane&#8217;s corner periscope pose, then Cross tried to get Sane to go crazy with her, but Sane broke down laughing at the idea.\u00a0 Fun, but really short.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2879395096\" 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>(6) Tommaso Ciampa beat Oney Lorcan. Ciampa had some serious heat.\u00a0 Good, hard hitting match up, and Oney got in a lot of offense, including his half and half suplex.\u00a0 Ciampa got the win, and continued going after Oney after the bell, with the bell, causing Johnny Gargano, in a neck brace, to make the save.\u00a0 The locker room partially emptied to separate the two mortal enemies.\u00a0 One note, Oney got helped to the back during the post match angle, and I&#8217;m not sure if he was still selling or if he actually got his bell rung pretty good.<\/p>\n<p>(7) Aleister Black &amp; Ricochet beat Andrade &#8220;Cien&#8221; Almas (w\/Zelina Vega) &amp; Velveteen Dream.\u00a0Vega is stunning in person, and has a great act during matches, even when she isn&#8217;t interfering. \u00a0Everyone got star pops, but Ricochet was in a class of his own.\u00a0 The match was short for a main event.\u00a0 Good work, but wasn&#8217;t much too it.\u00a0 Black won with the Black Mass.\u00a0 Post match, Ricochet and Black shook hands, and Ricochet motioned that he wants the NXT title eventually.\u00a0 He then left the ring, leaving Black to soak in the last cheers of the night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> I paid about $100 for my ticket in the second row.\u00a0 The six seats in front of me at ringside were empty until intermission, when I moved up along with half my row.\u00a0 Hopefully some scalper got stuck with them, since no ticket closer than the 5th row was available for purchase at bell time.\u00a0 Bell time was at 5 p.m. and there was an intermission, yet I was still in my car driving home at 7:45 p.m., another thing that makes me think the women&#8217;s tag match ended early.\u00a0 Was a bit disappointed not to see Undisputed Era or War Machine, but quite happy Almas and Vega were there after being called up to Smackdown.\u00a0 I had a good time, and I&#8217;ll definitely see NXT live again, but I really wish we would have gotten the other house show line up that is alternating with this one, with Ricochet vs. Dream and Black vs. Almas.\u00a0 It was a decent crowd that was lively, but there was an obnoxious drunk in my section that really detracted from the experience, especially with insults towards Belair and the Forgotten Son, and inappropriate love for Lacey Evans.\u00a0 I think he made a homophobic comment at Dream as well, but I just caught Dream&#8217;s come back at him, not the original comment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS REPORT:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/23\/4-21-wwe-in-johannesburg-south-africa-reigns-and-strowman-team-together-in-main-event-miztourage-asuka-vs-banks-vs-bayley-matt-hardy-bray-vs-gallows-anderson\/\">4\/21 WWE in Johannesburg, South Africa: Reigns and Strowman team together in main event, Miztourage, Asuka vs. Banks vs. Bayley, Matt Hardy &amp; Bray vs. Gallows &amp; Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2555151771\"><div id=\"pwtor-3978288532\"><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 LIVE EVENT REPORT APRIL 22, 2018 JOHNSTOWN, PA. 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