{"id":66560,"date":"2018-09-25T13:20:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T18:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=66560"},"modified":"2018-09-25T13:20:58","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T18:20:58","slug":"nxt-hits-misses-9-19-ricochet-vs-pete-dunne-steals-the-show-dakota-kai-deonna-perrazzo-vs-aliyah-lacey-evans-garganos-alibi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/09\/25\/nxt-hits-misses-9-19-ricochet-vs-pete-dunne-steals-the-show-dakota-kai-deonna-perrazzo-vs-aliyah-lacey-evans-garganos-alibi\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT HITS &#038; MISSES 9\/19: Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne steals the show, Dakota Kai &#038; Deonna Perrazzo vs. Aliyah &#038; Lacey Evans, Gargano&#8217;s Alibi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3303676907\" 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>Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne (Title for Title: UK and North American Championship match):<\/b> From the onset of this week\u2019s episode, this match was all the hype.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>All the commentators kept talking about was \u201cfirst time ever\u201d, \u201cchampion vs. champion\u201d, etc.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Well, I can honestly say that in my humble opinion that thi s match lived up to the hype and then some.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This match had everything that one could want, great story telling as it was the clash of two warriors, fast-paced action as well as hard hitting strikes at any moment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In this title-for-title match, weeks of tension built up between these two stars came to a head each man wanting the other\u2019s title.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It began with some chain wrestling and grappling that Dunne came up on the upper end in addition to dishing out some of his signature joint manipulation, even applying it to Ricochet\u2019s feet.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The pace soon picked up with the action went back and forward with man countering the other leading to near falls that had the crowd, no pun intended, all in.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Ricochet then went on a tear with great moves like a reverse hurricana and an avalanche frankensteiner.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As both men were laid out, the Undisputed Era came in and attacked them only to be ran off by the War Raiders.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This was probably the best possible finish as it would not have made any sense for either man to get the other\u2019s title.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>At best, this was a treat for the NXT Universe, a Takeover worthy match that lived up to every expectation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dakota Kai and Deonna Perrazzo vs. Aliyah and Lacey Evans:<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This was a very entertaining match that was very technically sound.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Perrazzo and Evans began the match strong with different submission locks as well as display of extreme athleticism.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Aliyah\u2019s upgrade in attitude is becoming more welcoming by the week as she seems to be finding her own.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Her ring work works well with this demeanor that is helping her to become a viable contender in the women\u2019s divisions.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Evans and Aliyah showed great chemistry as they exchanged quick tags as they inflicted punishment on Perrazzo.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>After getting the hot tag, Kai did not see the tag by Evans and was laid out with a Woman\u2019s Right.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>NXT continues to put Evans over picking up another win.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Perrazzo was great as she definitely has a place in the division.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It was refreshing to see some tag team action from the women\u2019s division as it is a change from the norm. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>MISSES<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong>None<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>FINAL THOUGHTS&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A solid episode.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We saw more questioning about the Aleister Black attack, this time Candice LaRae as she provided an alibi for Johnny Gargano.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The Forgotten Son\u2019s Jason Ryker made his debut in convincing fashion over Humberto Carrillo and mainly some additional promos and interviews.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Overall, this episode didn\u2019t move the needle in any way, but it was entertaining none the less.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THE FULL TV REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/09\/19\/9-19-nxt-tv-results-north-american-champion-ricochet-vs-uk-champion-pete-dunne-in-title-vs-title-kai-purrazzo-vs-evans-aliyah\/\">9\/19 NXT TV RESULTS: North American Champion Ricochet vs. UK Champion Pete Dunne in title vs. title, Kai &amp; Purrazzo vs. Evans &amp; Aliyah<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1975639286\"><div id=\"pwtor-2257041167\"><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>HITS Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne (Title for Title: UK and North American Championship match): From the onset of this week\u2019s episode, this match was all the hype.\u00a0 All the commentators kept talking about was \u201cfirst <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/09\/25\/nxt-hits-misses-9-19-ricochet-vs-pete-dunne-steals-the-show-dakota-kai-deonna-perrazzo-vs-aliyah-lacey-evans-garganos-alibi\/\" title=\"NXT HITS &#038; MISSES 9\/19: Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne steals the show, Dakota Kai &#038; Deonna Perrazzo vs. Aliyah &#038; Lacey Evans, Gargano&#8217;s Alibi\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22390,"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":[52,28,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opnionandanalysis","category-specialists_hitsandmisses","category-specialists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Ricochet_3x2Charlton.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66560","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=66560"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66561,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66560\/revisions\/66561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}