{"id":70679,"date":"2018-11-29T22:30:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T04:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=70679"},"modified":"2018-11-29T22:30:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T04:30:21","slug":"weekly-overview-nxt-thru-11-28-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/11\/29\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-11-28-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 NXT (thru 11\/28): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-944659044\" 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 class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Slow week in NXT with the last of the televised tapings from San Jose playing Wednesday night.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Feels like a little two week cooling off period after an unbelievable TakeOver WarGames.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">The next challengers for every NXT Championships have yet to be determined (as long as you don\u2019t read the spoilers\u2026.which I don\u2019t).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>With Takeover Phoenix nearly two months away, NXT can afford to slow play their storylines\u2026.which is a beautiful thing because they NEVER disappoint. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022NXT Live Event Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">No Live Results this week except for the TV Tapings from San Jose, California and I don\u2019t do spoilers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022Upcoming Major Show Line-up: NXT TakeOver Phoenix<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p7\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>NXT Takeover Phoenix<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>January 26, 2019<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Phoenix, Ariz. (Talking Stick Resort Arena)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\">Projected Lineup:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Tomaso Ciampa (Champion) vs. Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Velveteen Dream<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Undisputed Era (Champions) vs. War Raiders <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Ricochet (Champion) vs. Adam Cole vs. EC3<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022Upcoming Events<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Thursday Nov. 29 \u2013 The Reserve Pavilion at Hilton Ocala (Ocala Fla.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Friday Nov. 30 \u2013 Maxwell Snyder Armory (Jacksonville, Fla.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Saturday Dec. 1 \u2013 University Area CDC Gymnasium (Tampa Fla.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Thursday Dec. 6 \u2013 Dade City Armory (Dade City, Fla.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Thursday Dec. 6 \u2013 Turner Hall Ballroom (Milwaukee, Wis.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Friday Dec. 7 \u2013 Havert L. Fenn Center (Fort Pierce, Fla.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Friday Dec. 7 \u2013 Shopko Hall (Green Bay, Wis.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Saturday Dec. 8 \u2013 Venice Community Center (Venice, Fla.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Saturday Dec. 8 \u2013 Roy Wilkins Auditorium (St. Paul, Minn.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Sunday Dec. 9 \u2013 Hy- Vee Hall (Des Moines, Iowa)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Thursday Dec. 13 \u2013 Orlando Live Events (Casselberry, Fla.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Friday Dec. 14 \u2013 Citrus Springs Fla.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Saturday Dec. 15 \u2013 Minnreg Hall (Largo, Fla.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Friday Jan. 4 \u2013 Center Stage Theatre (Atlanta, Georgia) \u2013 <b><i>JUST ADDED<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Saturday Jan. 5 \u2013 Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium (Spartanburg, South Carolina) \u2013 <b><i>JUST ADDED<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Saturday Jan. 5 \u2013 Crystal River Armory (Crystal River, Fla.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Sunday Jan. 6 \u2013 Durham Armory (Durham, North Carolina) \u2013 <b><i>JUST ADDED<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">SATURDAY JAN 26. \u2013 WWE NXT TAKEOVER PHOENIX \u2013 TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA (Phoenix, Arizona)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022Latest TV Highlights: 11\/28 NXT TV Report (San Jose TV Tapings)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">(1) Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan beat The Mighty by pinfall (2:34 \u2013 10:25)<\/span>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Post match beatdown by The Mighty (10:26 \u2013 12:27)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Shayna Baszler\/Kairi Sane WarGames video package (15:59 \u2013 17:18)<\/span>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Sane\/Sho\/Kai backstage interview (17:18 \u2013 18:16)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">(2) EC3 beat Dan Matha by pinfall (20:30 \u2013 24:41)<\/span>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">EC3 in ring promo (25:34 \u2013 26:55)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">(3) Mia Yim beat Vanessa Borne by pinfall (31:10 \u2013 35:28)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Ciampa backstage promo (38:30 \u2013 39:41)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">(4) Lars Sullivan beat Keith Lee by pinfall (42:46 \u2013 50:47)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022NXT in the media<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Samoa Joe gave an awesome interview this week and heaped some very high praise on a few NXT superstars.<b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201c<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s4\">NXT is a murderer\u2019s row. Lars Sullivan, here\u2019s a guy that I feel a lot of fans haven\u2019t really seen his full potential, and he\u2019s getting to come into his own. He\u2019ll be an interesting addition to whichever roster he lands on. Keith Lee is a big, incredible athlete. Then there\u2019s Matt Riddle. He has a tremendous combat pedigree, and he\u2019s made a triumphant transition to pro wrestling. He\u2019s a force to be reckoned with.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citypages.com\/arts\/a-few-terse-words-with-wwe-superstar-samoa-joe\/501268051\">LINK<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">HBK recently went on the E&amp;C Pod of Awesomeness and discussed his new role in NXT and how he\u2019s adjusted to life as a mentor to up and coming NXT superstars. <a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/e-c-s-pod-of-awesomeness\/the-return-e-c-are-back-with-hbk-and-nita-strauss\">LINK<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest NXT Podcast &#8211; &#8220;PWT Talks NXT&#8221; PWTorch Livecast<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">In this episode, Kelly Wells, Harley R. Pageot, and Justin James cover Lars and those backstage who love him, what sets Burch and Lorcan apart, EC3 giving a believable promo, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t127560597\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-On Tune In Radio <a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/tiRxq3\">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;PWTorch&#8221; or &#8220;Pro Wrestling Torch&#8221;<\/strong> on your podcast app of choice<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">\u2022Top NXT Tweets of the Week<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">So many follow up questions to this tweet\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaceyEvansWWE\/status\/1066854907217698816<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">They have to get WWE approval for these tweets right? Which means it eventually comes to a head? God, I hope so.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2516194583\" 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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t try to name drop me in this attention grab, I\u2019m too busy holding down the division you couldn\u2019t. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShaynaTwoTime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShaynaTwoTime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DZ0q6HvExk\">https:\/\/t.co\/DZ0q6HvExk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shayna Baszler (@QoSBaszler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QoSBaszler\/status\/1066808048503660551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">New Day is the best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/KairiSaneWWE\/status\/1067839052982964225<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Ciampa Tweet of the Year? Possibly\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectCiampa\/status\/1067125538643476481<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2022Thoughts and Comments<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">I feel the need to comment on Monday Night Raw this past week.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>That was the worst three hours in the history of Monday Night Raw.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>NOTHING was a hit.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>EVERYTHING was a miss.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Just terrible, terrible writing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The roster is so deep and so talented yet the storylines and writing are at an all time low.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Never understand the need to \u201cput over\u201d a departing NXT superstar at the cost of a future star.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Keith Lee could have used the win a lot more than Lars Sullivan this week.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Bye, bye Lars.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">With EC3 calling out Bobby Fish, I would take that to mean that Fish is giving it a go in the Men\u2019s single division.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Will be interesting to see how that all plays out and how they use all four members of Undisputed Era going forward.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Speaking of EC3\u2026.how is he not getting the call to the main roster but Lars Sullivan is?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He\u2019s more polished in the ring, more polished on the mic, and he is spinning his wheels in NXT.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I can\u2019t imagine he\u2019s been happy with his second WWE run up to this point.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT OTHER\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/prowrestlingnews\/weekly-overviews\/\">WEEKLY OVERVIEWS HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR JUMP TO LAST WEEK\u2019S WWE OVERVIEW:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/11\/24\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-11-22-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/\">WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 NXT (thru 11\/22): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<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. 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