{"id":72436,"date":"2018-12-29T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T19:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=72436"},"modified":"2018-12-28T21:42:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T03:42:59","slug":"weekly-overview-nxt-thru-12-27-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\/29\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-12-27-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\/27): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-974995382\" 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 men\u2019s roster made its presence felt this week at the Madison Square Garden main roster show. The team of Ricochet, Aleister Black, Velveteen Dream, Matt Riddle, and Pete Dune defeated The Undisputed Era (Cole, Strong, and O\u2019Reilly), Johnny Gargano, and Tommaso Ciampa. Ricochet picked up the pin on Cole after hitting a 630.<\/li>\n<li>Bianca Belair defeated Lacey Evans, Mia Yim, and Io Shirai to become the #1 contender for Shayna Baszler\u2019s NXT Women\u2019s Championship. That match will take place at NXT Takeover Phoenix on January 26th.<\/li>\n<li>We now have our Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s singles title matches set for Takeover Phoenix. The other matches on the card have yet to be filled in yet. They seem to be waiting on the health of the War Raiders before a clash with The Undisputed Era is announced and NXT North American Champion Ricochet still has no dance partner for the first big event of 2019 but I\u2019m guessing that\u2019ll change in the next three weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno is the main event set for next Wednesdays show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT Live Event Results<\/h3>\n<p>No live events<\/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>\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. Johnny Gargano<\/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\/26 NXT TV Report<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>(1) Bianca Belair beat Lacey Evans, Mia Yim, and Io Shirai in fatal 4-way by pinfall on Evans (6:03 \u2013 15:18)<\/li>\n<li>(2) Jaxson Ryker beat Nick Taverna by pinfall (21:39 \u2013 23:47)<\/li>\n<li>Velveteen Dream amazing promo video (25:38 \u2013 27:31)<\/li>\n<li>Gargano\/Black steel cage recap\/Ciampa backstage promo (27:52 \u2013 31:42)<\/li>\n<li>(3) The Undisputed Era (Strong and O\u2019Reilly) beat Heavy Machinery by pinfall to retain NXT Tag Team Championships (36:55 \u2013 48:51)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT in the media<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Former NXT Champion Sami Zayn sat down with Chris Jericho this week on an episode of Talk Is Jericho. Sami discussed his current mental state, his relationship with Kevin Owens and Neville, plus much more. He\u2019s a one of the more interesting people in all of WWE. <a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/talk-is-jericho\/the-mental-state-of-sami-zayn\">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\u2019s 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><div id=\"pwtor-618212399\" 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>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectCiampa\/status\/1076691750717136896<\/p>\n<p>You could make a case that all eleven men in this ring are future main roster title holders.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the greatest pictures these eyes have ever seen!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTCrew?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTCrew<\/a> in MSG!!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProudofYou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProudofYou<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3tfGrLgort\">pic.twitter.com\/3tfGrLgort<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnMichaels\/status\/1078109693665513472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Words of wisdom from your NXT Women\u2019s Champion<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your life is not the way you imagined. But do you ever stop to think how rad it is? If not, change it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shayna Baszler (@QoSBaszler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QoSBaszler\/status\/1077462449526255616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a quick flight from Full Sail to MSG.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Step 1: successfully defend the NXT tag team titles. Step 2: boogy over to MSG and tear the house down. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UndisputedERA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UndisputedERA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EeWEUYyHbe\">https:\/\/t.co\/EeWEUYyHbe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kyle O&#39;Reilly (@KORcombat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KORcombat\/status\/1078029195924725760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Viking wedding\u2026..because of course it would be.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man and wife. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JustMarried?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JustMarried<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VikingWedding?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VikingWedding<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MrsRowe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MrsRowe<\/a> @sarahloganwwe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kBOEnR3HpW\">pic.twitter.com\/kBOEnR3HpW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Erik (@Erik_WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Erik_WWE\/status\/1076465879905435649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Thoughts and Comments<\/h3>\n<p>Again, my NXT bias is probably shining through here, but I really think all eleven men involved in the NXT match at Madison Square Garden have the potential to hold main roster gold. For those who bitch about the lack of personalities on the main roster, these eleven not only have all the tools in the ring, but are fantastic characters.<\/p>\n<p>Is there a Ricochet vs. Johnny Gargano match coming at NXT TakeOver Phoenix? The match itself would be awesome, but it leaves a lot of questions that need to be answered. Where does Adam Cole fit in? Velveteen Dream? Matt Riddle? Etc&#8230; If you take Johnny out of the NXT Championship picture and move him onto the North American Championship, it leaves a lot of other possible Ricochet opponents with nothing to chase.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, NXT, for giving me a Jaxson Ryker singles match. The Forgotten Sons need to get a little push, and then he immediately should destroy both Blake and Cutler.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2482050709\" 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>I\u2019m hoping the lack of air time for the War Raiders the last couple of weeks isn\u2019t indicative of a more serious injury to Hanson. It would leave a rather large hole on top of the tag team title contender list. I\u2019m guessing Burch and Lorcan would get another crack at Undisputed Era, but is anyone really excited about that?<\/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\/27\/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\/\">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<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2057778730\"><div id=\"pwtor-2906173458\"><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\/29\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-12-27-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\/27): 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-72436","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\/72436","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=72436"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72443,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72436\/revisions\/72443"}],"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=72436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}