{"id":71182,"date":"2018-12-07T21:32:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T03:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=71182"},"modified":"2018-12-07T21:32:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T03:32:43","slug":"weekly-overview-nxt-thru-12-6-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\/12\/07\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-12-6-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 12\/6): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-347163143\" 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>\u2022Top Stories of the Week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported this week that WWE has come to terms with Jonah Rock out of Australia and that he will join Walter, Trevor Lee, ACH, and Shane Strickland at the Performance Center in January.<\/li>\n<li>It was announced this past Wednesday on NXT that there will be a fatal 4-way in three weeks for the right to challenge Shayna Baszler for her NXT Women\u2019s Championship at TakeOver Phoenix. Bianca Belair has already claimed one of the spots, with the other three yet to be determined.<\/li>\n<li>It was reported on this weeks NXT that Hanson, one half of NXT Tag Team Champions War Raiders, was diagnosed with broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and torn ligaments after their match at WarGames. However, he did wrestle at live shows both November 30th and December 1st so maybe it\u2019s just an angle.<\/li>\n<li>Two big matchups have been announced for next Wednesday\u2019s NXT. The Unisputed Era\u2019s Bobby Fish will take on EC3 in a one on one bout and Ricochet will defend his NXT North American Championship vs. unnamed opponent. Could literally be anyone because the roster is loaded with contenders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT Live Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Nov. 29 Ocala, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keith Lee won battle royal to face Tommaso Ciampa for NXT Championship in the main event.<\/li>\n<li>Dakota Kai and Mia Yim beat Aliya and Chelsean Green<\/li>\n<li>Fabian Aichner beat Mansoor Al-Shehail<\/li>\n<li>The Forgotten Sons beat Stacey Ervin Jr. and Punishment Martinez and Matt Riddle<\/li>\n<li>Velveteen Dream beat Kona Reeves (w\/Vanessa Borne)<\/li>\n<li>Babatunde Aiyegbusi beat Marcel Barthel<\/li>\n<li>Rhea Ripley beat Reina Gonzalez to retain her NXT UK Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Tommaso Ciampa beat Keith Lee to retain his NXT Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/wwe-results\/nxt-ocala-fl-live-results-ciampa-vs-keith-lee-title-match-271296\">F4WOnline.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nov. 30 Jacksonville, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kassius Ohno beat Ric Boog<\/li>\n<li>Aliya beat Jessie Elaban<\/li>\n<li>Adam Cole and Kyle O\u2019Reilly beat Jeet Rama and Saurav Gurjar<\/li>\n<li>Fabian Aichner vs. Marcel Barthel ended in a double contout<\/li>\n<li>War Raiders beat Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle beat Riddick Moss<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler and Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke beat Lacey Lane and MJ Jenkins and Mia Yim.<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Gargano beat Keith Lee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/wwe-results\/nxt-jacksonville-fl-live-results-johnny-gargano-vs-keith-lee-271391\">F4WOnline.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dec. 1 Tampa, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Danny Burch beat Saurav Gurjar<\/li>\n<li>Deonna Purrazzo beat Xia Li<\/li>\n<li>Fabian Aichner beat Riddick Moss<\/li>\n<li>War Raiders beat Dan Matha and Kona Reeves (w\/ Vanessa Borne) by DQ<\/li>\n<li>Velveteen Dream beat Luke Menzies<\/li>\n<li>Nikki Cross and Mia Yim beat Vanessa Borne beat Lacey Evans<\/li>\n<li>Babatunde Aiyegbusi beat Punishment Martinez<\/li>\n<li>Keith Lee beat Dominik Dijakovic<\/li>\n<li>Heavy Machinery beat Undisputed Era (Adam Cole and Kyle O\u2019Reilly)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/wwe-results\/nxt-tampa-fl-live-results-keith-lee-vs-dominik-dijakovic-271431\">F4WOnline.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Major Show Line-up: NXT TakeOver Phoenix<\/h3>\n<p><strong>NXT Takeover Phoenix<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>January 26, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Phoenix, AZ (Talking Stick Resort Arena)<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2507623508\" 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>Projected Lineup:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tomaso Ciampa (Champion) vs. Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Velveteen Dream<\/li>\n<li>Undisputed Era (Champions) vs. War Raiders<\/li>\n<li>Ricochet (Champion) vs. Adam Cole vs. EC3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday Dec. 7 \u2013 Havert L. Fenn Center (Fort Pierce, Fla.)<\/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<li>Thursday Dec. 13 \u2013 Orlando Live Events (Casselberry, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Friday Dec. 14 \u2013 Citrus Springs Fla.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday Dec. 15 \u2013 Minnreg Hall (Largo, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Friday Jan. 4 \u2013 Center Stage Theatre (Atlanta, Georgia) \u2013 <em><strong>JUST ADDED<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Saturday Jan. 5 \u2013 Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium (Spartanburg, South Carolina) \u2013 <strong><em>JUST ADDED<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Saturday Jan. 5 \u2013 Crystal River Armory (Crystal River, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Sunday Jan. 6 \u2013 Durham Armory (Durham, North Carolina) \u2013 <strong><em>JUST ADDED<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Friday Jan. 18 \u2013 University Area CDC Gymnasium (Tampa, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Saturday Jan. 19 \u2013 Citrus Springs (Citrus Springs, Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>SATURDAY JAN 26. \u2013 WWE NXT TAKEOVER PHOENIX \u2013 TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA (Phoenix, Arizona)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest TV Highlights: 12\/5 NXT TV Report<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>(1) Matt Riddle beat Punishment Martinez by submission (4:13 \u2013 7:23)<br \/>\n\u2022Riddle attacked from behind by Kassius Ohno (8:44)<\/li>\n<li>Ricochet video package\/backstage interview (9:41 \u2013 11:35)<\/li>\n<li>Heavy Machinery video package (12:37 \u2013 14:08)<\/li>\n<li>(2) The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler) beat Rumberto Carillo and Raul Mendoza by pinfall (16:58 \u2013 21:49)<\/li>\n<li>Cathy Kelly backstage interview with Velveteen Dream (23:11 \u2013 24:34)<\/li>\n<li>Undisputed Era taped segment from the back of a freaking moving van (25:56 \u2013 27:32)<\/li>\n<li>(3) Shayna Baszler beat Dakota Kai by submission (30:36 \u2013 36:43)<br \/>\n\u2022Post match attack by Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke (37:58)<br \/>\n\u2022Io Shirai clears the ring (38:20 \u2013 39:04)<\/li>\n<li>Dijakovic video package (40:14 \u2013 41:28)<\/li>\n<li>NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa in ring promo (43:18 \u2013<br \/>\n\u2022Interrupted by Aleister Black (45:36 \u2013<br \/>\n\u2022Interrupted by Johnny Gargano to set up future Steel Cage Match (48:16 \u2013 52:58)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT in the media<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fantastic column on the performance center, mainly focusing on two future stars Matt Riddle and Rhea Ripley. Also in the column was some great insight from performance center trainers Matt Bloom and Robbie Brookside. Brookside discussing his background in British wrestling, \u201c&#8221;You&#8217;d come [into the ring and] they tied you up in a knot and dragged your face [on the mat]. Then you come out and the promoter and the wrestlers would have a go at you, and then basically point at the door and say, &#8216;Get out &#8212; you don&#8217;t belong here.&#8217; I don&#8217;t mind telling you &#8212; I cried a lot when I was on my own. You&#8217;d be hurt &#8212; your elbows, your neck, either side on the bottom of your spine. You&#8217;d get salt in your tea, you&#8217;d get WD-40 if you fell asleep in the car. That&#8217;s just the tip of the iceberg.\u201d Check out the column: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/wwe\/story\/_\/id\/25420220\/building-wwe-next-generation-stars-performance-center\">LINK<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Strongly suggest checking on the new series on YouTube revolving around the arrival of the King of Bros Matt Riddle. The WWE is going to great lengths to promote Mr. Riddle in every imaginable way. Check it out here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tv2zZvtzRVY\">LINK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest NXT Podcast \u2013 \u201cPWT Talks NXT\u201d PWTorch Livecast<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">In this episode, Kelly Wells, Tom Stoup, and Justin James cover the Black\/Gargano\/Ciampa segment and awkward live moments, who might be filling future main event spots, Dakota Kai&#8217;s rising stock, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t127781942\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-On Tune In Radio <a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/tiSs08\">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 \u201cPWTorch\u201d or \u201cPro Wrestling Torch\u201d<\/strong> on your podcast app of choice<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Top NXT Tweets of the Week<\/h3>\n<p>Ciampa tweet of the week<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectCiampa\/status\/1070800953157275648<\/p>\n<p>The green pancakes are a must for children (and bros) during the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuperKingofBros\/status\/1069105576435687424<\/p>\n<p>File this under: I\u2019m not a heel, but I play one on TV.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-881264559\" 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\">I&#39;ve been asked this A LOT.. so I finally compiled a list of my favorite (non Marvel, Star Wars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Disney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Disney<\/a> Characters.. (there are a few others but these spring to mind first) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TRLNTKWtMj\">pic.twitter.com\/TRLNTKWtMj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Not Shawn Michaels (@JohnnyGargano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnnyGargano\/status\/1070095429923209216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Amen Oney\u2026Amen.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/_StarDESTROYER\/status\/1069785741448888320<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Thoughts and Comments:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It sure is awesome that NXT values their tag team division. It appears that Heavy Machinery is getting a slight push with some televised wins and a video package this week. The main roster should take notes on how to utilize tag team wrestling.<\/li>\n<li>Get Jaxson Ryker off of The Forgotten Sons! The man is a star in the making, but is lost in the shuffle as part of this trio. Someone also explain to me how they wrestle on TV and he\u2019s not one of the two in-ring competitors!<\/li>\n<li>The \u201cRonda\u2019s shadow\u201d chant by the Full Sail crowd at Shayna Baszler was A+. A main roster feud between these two former stablemates could\/would\/should be awesome.<\/li>\n<li>I know Daniel Bryan is getting a ton of praise for his recent heel work, but you have to give credit where credit is due\u2026 Tommaso Ciampa is WWE\u2019s 2018 best heel by a wide, wide margin. That \u201cmamma mia\u201d line this week was gold, as was Mauro\u2019s face when he said it.<\/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\/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\/\">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<\/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. We will be featuring similar features on other promotions each week and each will be updated weekly.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3097179865\"><div id=\"pwtor-2165596136\"><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>The following is the latest in\u00a0a new series of\u00a0weekly in-depth articles\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, <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/12\/07\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-12-6-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/\" title=\"WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 NXT (thru 12\/6): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15962,"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":[2,13,6075],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prowrestlingnews","category-news_nxt","category-weekly-overviews"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/04\/NXTLiveLogo.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71182","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=71182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71187,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71182\/revisions\/71187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}