{"id":68486,"date":"2018-10-26T13:38:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T18:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=68486"},"modified":"2018-10-26T13:38:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T18:38:31","slug":"weekly-overview-nxt-thru-10-25-latest-news-injuries-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-next-big-show-line-up-noteworthy-social-media-posts-closing-commentary-on-war-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/26\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-10-25-latest-news-injuries-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-next-big-show-line-up-noteworthy-social-media-posts-closing-commentary-on-war-games\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 NXT (thru 10\/25): Latest news, injuries, live event results, schedule of live events, next big show line-up, noteworthy social media posts, closing commentary on War Games &#038; NXT\u2019s titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2946147034\" 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><i>The following is the latest in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/prowrestlingnews\/weekly-overviews\/\">a new series of\u00a0weekly in-depth articles<\/a>\u00a0exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, social media activity, key interviews, plus a timely commentary at the end. We will be featuring similar features on other promotions each week and each will be updated weekly.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022Top Stories of the Week<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The identity of Aleister Black\u2019s attacker has been revealed and it is none other than NXT resident good guy Johnny Gargano (my prediction since day one).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Johnny\u2019s character development over the next several months will be fascinating to watch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>NXT released three people last week.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Tian Bing, Gabriel Ealy, and Cheng Yuxiang were all shown their walking papers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Bing is best known in the WWE for participating in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal at Wrestlemania 33 where he eliminated both Tyler Breeze and Fandango.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The King of Bros Matt Riddle is making his NXT debut Wednesday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s looking like his first feud will be with a frustrated Kassius Ohno.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>By all accounts, this kid is going to be a Superstar with a capital S and I think WWE knows it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I can\u2019t remember the last time someone won three matches at a single house show (look at live event results below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u2022<\/span><b>NXT Live Event Results<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Oct. 19 St. Augustine, Fla.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Fabian Achner beat Stacey Ervin Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Candice LeRae beat Aliya<\/li>\n<li>Kassius Ohno and Dominic Dijakovic beat Raul Mendoza and Humberto Carrillo<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle beat Mars<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle beat Boa<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle and Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch beat Rocky and Mars and Boa<\/li>\n<li>Velveteen Dream beat Luke Menzies<\/li>\n<li>Lars Sullivan beat Dan Matha<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler and Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir beat Mia Yim and Io Shirai and Kairi Sane<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/wwe-results\/nxt-st-augustine-fl-live-results-horsewomen-vs-sane-yim-shirai-268316\">F4Wonline.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oct. 20 Venice Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Humberto Carrillo beat Mohamed Fahim<\/li>\n<li>Aliya beat MJ Jenkins<\/li>\n<li>Hanson beat Keith Lee<\/li>\n<li>Lacey Evans and Jaxson Ryker beat Kavita Devi and Rinku Singh<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle beat Luke Menzies<\/li>\n<li>Forgotten Sons (Blake &amp; Cutler) beat Heavy Machinery, Adrian Jaoude &amp; Cezar Bononi, and Oney Lorcan &amp; Danny Burch in a Fatal Four-way<\/li>\n<li>Rhea Ripley beat Deonna Purrazzo to retain NXT Womens UK Champion<\/li>\n<li>Ricochet and Street Profits beat Undisputed Era (Fish, O\u2019Reilly, Strong)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/wwe-results\/nxt-venice-fl-live-results-six-man-tag-main-event-268356\">F4Wonline.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022Upcoming Major Show Line-up: NXT Takeover WarGames2<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>NXT Takeover WarGames 2<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Saturday November 17, 2018<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><b>Los Angeles, Calif. At STAPLES Center (3:15 P.M. Start Time)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Projected Lineup:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tomaso Ciampa (Champion) vs. Velveteen Dream<\/li>\n<li>Undisputed Era vs. Ricochet\/EC3\/War Raiders<\/li>\n<li>Karai Sane (Champion) vs. Shayna Bayzler<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno<\/li>\n<li>Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Free Podcast: Latest &#8220;PWT Talks NXT&#8221; PWTorch Livecast episode<\/h3>\n<p>-On Stitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-torch-livecast-blog-talk-radio-feed\/e\/56129948?autoplay=true\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n-On Apple Podcasts <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-torch-livecast\/id354947346?mt=2\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n-Or<strong> search &#8220;Wade Keller&#8221;<\/strong> on your podcast app of choice<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1206449707\" 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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: solid 1px #dedede;\" src=\"https:\/\/app.stitcher.com\/splayer\/f\/20333\/56129948\" width=\"100%\" height=\"220\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday Oct. 25 \u2013 Cocoa Armory (Cocoa, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Friday Oct. 26 \u2013 Minnreg Hall<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>(Largo, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Saturday Oct. 27 \u2013 Orlando Live Events (Casselberry, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Thursday Nov. 1<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>&#8211; Palm Beach County Convention Center<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>(West Palm Beach, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Friday Nov. 2 \u2013 Havert L. Fenn Center (Fort Pierce, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Saturday Nov 3 \u2013 Fieldhouse at Watso Center (Coral Gables, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Thursday Nov. 8 \u2013 Cocoa Armory (Cocoa, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Friday Nov. 9 \u2013 University Area CDC Gymnasium (Tampa, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Saturday Nov. 10 \u2013 Midtown Cultural &amp; Educational Center (Dayton Beach, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Thursday Nov. 15 \u2013 SJSU Event Center (San Jose, Calif.)<\/li>\n<li>Friday Nov. 16 \u2013 Visalia Convention Center (Visalia, Calif.)<\/li>\n<li>SATURDAY NOV. 17 \u2013 STAPLES CENTER (LOS ANGELES, CALIF.)<\/li>\n<li>Thursday Nov. 29 \u2013 The Reserve Pavilion at Hilton Ocala (Ocala Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Friday Nov. 30 \u2013 Maxwell Snyder Armory (Jacksonville, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Thursday Dec. 6 \u2013 Dade City Armory (Dade City, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Thursday Dec. 6 \u2013 Turner Hall Ballroom (Milwaukee, Wis.)<\/li>\n<li>Friday Dec. 7 \u2013 Shopko Hall (Green Bay, Wis.)<\/li>\n<li>Saturday Dec. 8 \u2013 Venice Community Center (Venice, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Saturday Dec. 8 \u2013 Roy Wilkins Auditorium (St. Paul, Minn.)<\/li>\n<li>Sunday Dec. 9 \u2013 Hy- Vee Hall (Des Moines, Iowa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022Latest TV Highlights: 10\/24 NXT TV Report<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Show opens with Regal talking to \u201csecurity\u201d about making sure Aleister Black speaks to him before he enters building.<\/li>\n<li>Undisputed Era In Ring Promo (3:33 \u2013 5:22)\n<ul>\n<li>Interrupted by EC3<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>(1) EC3 beat Adam Cole by pinfall (7:30 \u2013 14:21)\n<ul>\n<li>Undisputed Era viciously attacks EC3 after match<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Nikki Cross backstage with \u201csecurity\u201d (20:44 \u2013 21:09)<\/li>\n<li>(2) Mia Yim beat Aliyah by pinfall (23:20 \u2013 27:00)<\/li>\n<li>Bianca Belair backstage asking Regal for title shot (27:31 \u2013 29:03)\n<ul>\n<li>Interrupted by Cathy Kelly to ask about Alesiter Black situation<\/li>\n<li>Interrupted by Undisputed Era<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lacy Evans video package (35:43 \u2013 37:35)<\/li>\n<li>Kairi Sane\/Shayna Baszler video package (38:51 \u2013 42:07)<\/li>\n<li>(3) Kassius Ohno beat Justin Xavier by pin (43:57 \u2013 47:03)<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle hype video for debut next week<\/li>\n<li>Steven Regal in ring to announce NXT Championship Match for WarGames (51:00 \u2013 57:28)\n<ul>\n<li>Interrupted by Tommaso Ciampa<\/li>\n<li>Interrupted by Velveteen Dream<\/li>\n<li>Interrupted by Lars Sullivan<\/li>\n<li>Interrupted by Nikki Cross<\/li>\n<li>Interrupted by Aleister Black<\/li>\n<li>Interrupted by Johnny Gargano who reveals himself to be Aleister Blacks\u2019s attacker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022NXT in the media<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>NXT Boss Triple H <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/wwe\/story\/_\/id\/25083236\/wwe-triple-h-breaks-success-2018-mae-young-classic-depth-wwe-women-roster\">talked with ESPN<\/a> about all things Women\u2019s Division and the depth of the Women\u2019s roster.<b> <\/b>&#8220;I think people think, &#8216;Oh, the future is bright [for the women&#8217;s division],&#8217; or they&#8217;ve come such a long way &#8212; you haven&#8217;t seen anything yet. If I was one of the girls on the main roster, I would be looking at this going, &#8216;Yo, I gotta step up.&#8217; If I was one of the guys on the main roster, I would be going like, &#8216;Wow, we are going to be the tertiary characters here in a couple of years if we don&#8217;t step up our stuff.&#8217; That&#8217;s good, that pushes everyone.&#8221;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>&#8211; Triple H<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022Top NXT Tweets of the Week<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>-Ciampa tweet of the week:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectCiampa\/status\/1055266636700282880<\/p>\n<p>-I\u2019m a huge Usual Suspects fan\u2026..<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was him all along. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhyJohnnyWhy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhyJohnnyWhy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YUMs6ud6j9\">pic.twitter.com\/YUMs6ud6j9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1055555168408879106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>-She\u2019s fantastic\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiCrossWWE\/status\/1055458278778511361<\/p>\n<p>-Glorious Bomb throwback because they were the best things on twitter for a while\u2026.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-55009263\" 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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who needs a photo bomb.. when you can <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GLORIOUSBOMB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GLORIOUSBOMB<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/REALBobbyRoode?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@REALBobbyRoode<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/exMIjYf9Pz\">pic.twitter.com\/exMIjYf9Pz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Not Shawn Michaels (@JohnnyGargano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnnyGargano\/status\/761983599952457728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>\u2022Thoughts and Comments<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Looks like we might be getting EC3 as the fourth member to join Ricochet and the War Raiders in the WarGames match.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I wonder where EC3 goes from there.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Does he turn on Ricochet and start a program for the North American title as a heel?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019d be all in for that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He\u2019s a natural heel trying to play face and it\u2019s just not working.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Interesting backstage segment with Bianca Belair asking Regal for a title shot\u2026I honestly think she\u2019ll be the one to dethrone Sane when the time comes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>With Lars Anderson trying to insert himself into the NXT Championship picture, I\u2019m quietly crying on the inside with the threat of not getting a Ciampa vs. Dream 1on1 bout at WarGames.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Has. 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