{"id":72348,"date":"2018-12-21T14:10:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T20:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=72348"},"modified":"2018-12-31T17:19:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T23:19:49","slug":"weekly-overview-nxt-thru-12-20-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\/21\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-12-20-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\/20): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-138274437\" 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>The NXT Tag Team division took a hit this week with the release of The Mighty\u2019s Nick Miller. According to Dave Meltzer, Miller and his wife recently gave birth to a child in August and he has decided to stay in Australia with his family.<\/li>\n<li>It was announced Monday Night during Raw that there will be six total (four + tag team) NXT Calls ups coming soon. Lars Sullivan, EC3, Nikki Cross, Lacey Evans, and Heavy Machinery. There was no timeline given or what brand they were going to but all were advertised during both Raw and Smackdown so it\u2019s really anyone\u2019s guess.<\/li>\n<li>The Men\u2019s NXT Championship match is set for NXT Takeover Phoenix with Tommaso Ciampa set to defend his title against Aleister Black.<\/li>\n<li>The Women\u2019s NXT Championship match for Phoenix is still yet to be determined with the winner of next week\u2019s fatal 4 way (Bianca Belair, Mia Yim, Io Shirai, and Lacey Evans) to take on Women\u2019s champ Shayna Baszler.<\/li>\n<li>Neither the NXT North American Champion Ricochet nor the NXT Men\u2019s Tag Team Champions Undisputed Era have challengers yet for Takeover Phoenix. The Undisputed Era will take on Heavy Machinery next week for the tag team titles with the rehabbing War Raiders lurking.<\/li>\n<li>Ricochet\u2019s dance card, on the other hand, is absolutely wide open and there hasn\u2019t really been any indication where they are headed. I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll get a spot on the card but against who is the real question.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT Live Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dec. 13 Orland, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Velveteen Dream beat Stacey Ervin Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Raul Mendoza and Humberto Carrillo beat Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner<\/li>\n<li>Punishment Martinez beat Rick Boog<\/li>\n<li>Mia Yim beat Jessamyn Duke<\/li>\n<li>Aleister Black beat Jaxson Ryker by DQ<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle beat Kassius Ohno<\/li>\n<li>Lacey Lane beat Reina Gonzalez<\/li>\n<li>The Undisputed Era (Cole, O\u2019Reilley, Fish, Strong) beat Heavy Machinery, Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/wwe-results\/nxt-orlando-fl-live-results-eight-man-tag-main-event-272336\">F4WOnline.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dec. 14 Jacksonville, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Street Profits beat Humberto Carrillo and Raul Mendoza<\/li>\n<li>Rowe beat Brenna Williams<\/li>\n<li>Heavy Machinery beat Rinku Singh and Mansoor Al-Shehail<\/li>\n<li>Deonna Purrazzo beat Chelsea Green<\/li>\n<li>Marcel Barthel beat Fabian Aichner in a lumberjack match<\/li>\n<li>Velveteen Dream beat Punishment Martinez<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler and Jessamyn Duke beat Kacy Catanzaro and Candice LeRae<\/li>\n<li>Ricochet beat Johnny Gargano to retain the NXT North American Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/wwe-results\/nxt-jacksonville-fl-live-results-ricochet-vs-johnny-gargano-272436\">F4WOnline.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dec. 15 Largo, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch beat Heavy Machinery<\/li>\n<li>Punishment Martinez beat Rick Boog<\/li>\n<li>MJ Jenkins beat Aliyah<\/li>\n<li>Jaxson Ryker beat Brennan Williams<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea Green and Lacey Lane beat Reina Gonzalez and Vanessa Borne<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle beat Keith Lee<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler and Jessamyn Duke beat Mia Yim and Kairi Sane<\/li>\n<li>Aleister Black beat Riddick Moss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/wwe-results\/nxt-largo-fl-live-results-last-florida-loop-show-2018-272491\">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-3356955943\" 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<\/li>\n<li>Undisputed Era (Champions) vs. War Raiders<\/li>\n<li>Ricochet (Champion) vs. ?<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler (Champion) vs. Bianca Beair<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle vs. someone\/anyone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Friday Jan. 4 \u2013 Center Stage Theatre (Atlanta, Georgia)<br \/>\nSaturday Jan. 5 \u2013 Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium (Spartanburg, South Carolina)<br \/>\nSaturday Jan. 5 \u2013 Crystal River Armory (Crystal River, Fla.)<br \/>\nSunday Jan. 6 \u2013 Durham Armory (Durham, North Carolina)<br \/>\nFriday Jan. 11 \u2013 Havert L. Fenn Center (Fort Pierce, Fla.)<br \/>\nThursday Jan. 17 \u2013 Venice Community Center (Venice, Fla.)<br \/>\nFriday Jan. 18 \u2013 University Area CDC Gymnasium (Tampa, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday Jan. 19 \u2013 Citrus Springs (Citrus Springs, Fla.)<br \/>\nThursday Jan. 24 \u2013 Viejas Arena (San Diego, Cal.)<br \/>\nFriday Jan 25 \u2013 Riverside Municipal Auditorium (Riverside, Cal.)<br \/>\nSATURDAY JAN 26. \u2013 WWE NXT TAKEOVER PHOENIX \u2013 TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA (Phoenix, Arizona)<br \/>\nThursday Jan. 31 \u2013 Highlands Today Center (Sebring, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday Feb. 2 \u2013 Lakeland Armory (Lakeland, Fla.)<br \/>\nThursday Feb. 7 \u2013 The Reserve Pavilion at Hilton Ocala (Ocala, Fla.)<br \/>\nThursday Feb. 7 \u2013 RWJ Barnabas Arena (Toms River, New Jersey)<br \/>\nFriday Feb. 8 \u2013 St. Petersburg Armory (St. Petersburg, Fla.)<br \/>\nFriday Feb. 8 \u2013 Mid-Hudson Civic Center (Poughkeepsie, New York)<br \/>\nSaturday Feb. 9 \u2013 Lowell Memorial Auditorium (Lowell, MA)<br \/>\nSaturday Feb. 9 \u2013 Sanford Civic Center (Sanford, Fla.)<br \/>\nSunday Feb. 10 \u2013 Ryan Center (Kingston, Rhode Island)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest TV Highlights: 12\/5 NXT TV Report<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>(1) Io Shirai and Dakota Kai beat Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle\/Kassius Ohno recap and Matt Riddle outside interview (12:45 \u2013 14:23)<\/li>\n<li>(2) Donovan Dijakovic beat Aaron Mackey (16:16 \u2013 18:04)<\/li>\n<li>(3) Heavy Machinery beat Local Talent (23:27 \u2013 25:45)<\/li>\n<li>(4) Johnny Gargano beat Aleister Black in a steel cage match (34:33 \u2013 52:38)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT in the media<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The King of Bros himself is sitting down with Edge and Christian on E&amp;C\u2019s Podcast of Awesomeness Friday Dec. 12 so be sure to check that out. Edge tweeted out \u201cTomorrow on @EandCPod it\u2019s a supreme BroDown in our first convo with The King of Bros @SuperKingofBros We talk his path from UFC to the indies to NXT, having 3 kids along the way all while being an Ultimate Stallion(copyright pending) #StallionLife.\u201d Should be an interesting interview to say the least.<\/li>\n<li>On the latest episode of After 83 with Christy Olson, Eric Bischoff gives his thoughts on NXT expanding to two hours. \u201cI think a lot of that depends on how much talent base\u00a0they have,&#8221; Bischoff said. &#8220;Keep in mind\u00a0NXT\u00a0serves two purposes. It&#8217;s a real-life, real-time, as close as you can get to primetime training opportunity, and the next step.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W7L835LXKE4&amp;feature=youtu.be\">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;\">\u201cScoop &amp; Dozer.\u201d This week Harley R. Pageot, Tom Stoup, and Justin James discuss Undisputed Era vs. Heavy Machinery for the tag titles and Lacey Evans vs. Bianca Belair vs. Io Shirai vs. Mia Yim in a four-way to crown the new #1 contender to the women\u2019s championship in what may be Heavy Machinery and Evans\u2019 final NXT matches. Plus: hot takes on the Forgotten Sons, Ciampa&#8217;s promo, and 2018 stats including best records, most matches, and most appearances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t128384529\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-On Tune In Radio <a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/tiUZMh\">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\/1074413881324437504<\/p>\n<p>Lars \u201cking of deleted tweets\u201d Sullivan\u2026.if he does things like this, it might work out.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LarsSWWE\/status\/1075452011099840512<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3098015592\" 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<p>Never change Mauro, never change\u2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There&#39;s nothing like watching a match with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mauroranallo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mauroranallo<\/a>&#8230;especially a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SteelCage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SteelCage<\/a> Match between <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnnyGargano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JohnnyGargano<\/a> and @WWEAleister! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dBqYNG8A5k\">pic.twitter.com\/dBqYNG8A5k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1075793913552621573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Does she get the job done? Is she your next NXT Women\u2019s Champion? Yes and yes.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BiancaBelairWWE\/status\/1075568865176895488<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Thoughts and Comments<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019ve been preaching for a long time now to anyone who will listen that I want absolutely NOTHING to do with my favorite NXT stars getting called to the main roster. The Raw and Smackdown writers have shown the inability to take the qualities that have made people stars in NXT and get them to translate to the main roster. So please, stay away from Velveteen, Johnny, Tommaso, Cole, etc\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>This is how I\u2019d rank the current crop of NXT call ups in terms of future success:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5. Lacey Evans \u2013 Love her character work and she can absolutely bring it in the ring but I just don\u2019t think she was given enough time to develop in NXT. All the tools are there though.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. Heavy Machinery \u2013 Ehhh\u2026wouldn\u2019t have been one of my top tag team choices but they are fun and Vince loves large individuals that can move. The track record of tag teams from NXT is not good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. Lars Sullivan \u2013 Just was never a fan of him in NXT. He\u2019ll get a push because again, Vince loves big men and we\u2019ll see what happens from there but non-existent mic skills will hurt him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. Nikki Cross \u2013 She\u2019s awesome. I love Nikki and I think she could be a future Women\u2019s Champion at some point. Push her. Push Sanity. Do it A.S.A.P.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1.EC3 \u2013 I always of the thought that he should have jumped straight from TNA to the main roster. His mic skills and charisma are on par with some of the top talent in WWE. He could easily be put in feuds with Rollins, Ambrose, Styles, etc\u2026and hold his own both in and out of the ring. Now, I\u2019ll probably be wrong and he\u2019ll be wrestling Jinder on Main Event in a few months but I think he has the best chance of getting to the top tier of WWE.<\/p>\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\/12\/14\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-12-12-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/\">WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 NXT (thru 12\/12): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3677549500\"><div id=\"pwtor-2013330861\"><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\/21\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-12-20-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\/20): 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-72348","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\/72348","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=72348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72355,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72348\/revisions\/72355"}],"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=72348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}