{"id":74865,"date":"2019-02-10T18:04:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T00:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=74865"},"modified":"2019-02-10T18:05:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T00:05:53","slug":"weekly-overview-nxt-thru-2-7-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\/2019\/02\/10\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-2-7-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 2\/7): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1281136805\" 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>Two matches were announced for upcoming NXT TV tapings. Next week The Undisputed Era\u2019s Adam Cole will take on Ricochet in a one on one battle. In two weeks, Velveteen Dream will try to wrestle the NXT North American Championship out of Johnny Gargano\u2019s hands.<\/li>\n<li>We are still over two months away from NXT\u2019s next TakeOver event and we have absolutely no idea what any of the championship title pictures will look like by April 5th in Brooklyn.<\/li>\n<li>Unlike their main roster counterparts who are dealing with a multitude of injuries, the NXT roster seems to be very healthy at the moment\u2026 Let&#8217;s hope the good luck continues.<\/li>\n<li>As reported in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE officials have been oversees in Japan to discuss the possibility of an NXT Japan brand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT Live Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Feb. 1 Casselberry, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eric Bugenhagen beat Shane Thorne<\/li>\n<li>Io Shirai and Taynara Conti beat Vanessa Bourne and Aliyah<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle beat Luke Menzies<\/li>\n<li>Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch beat Adrian Jaoude and Cezar Bononi<\/li>\n<li>Kassius Ohno beat Keith Lee<\/li>\n<li>Velveteen Dream beat Riddick Moss<\/li>\n<li>Bianca Belair beat Shayna Baszler by DQ<\/li>\n<li>War Raiders beat Undisputed Era to retain NXT Tag Team Championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewrestlingnews.com\/results\/results-from-wwe-nxt-live-event-in-orlando-fl-war-raiders-vs-undisputed-era\">ewrestlingnews.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 2 Lakeland, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dominik Dijakovic beat Mansoor Al-Shehail<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea Green beat Jessie Elaban<\/li>\n<li>Fabian Aichner and Marchel Barthel beat Jeet Rama and Rinku Singh<\/li>\n<li>Punishment Martinez beat Brennan Williams<\/li>\n<li>Keith Lee and Mia Yim beat Vanessa Bourne and Kona Reeves<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Gargano beat Humberto Carrillo<\/li>\n<li>Candice LeRae beat Deonna Purrazzo<\/li>\n<li>The Street Profits and Ricochet beat The Forgotten Sons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/results\/nxt-lakeland-fl-live-event-results-2219-street-profits-and-ricochet-main-event\">fightful.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Major Show Line-up: NXT TakeOver New York<\/h3>\n<p><strong>NXT TakeOver New York<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>April 5, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Brooklyn, NY (Barclays Center)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Projected Lineup:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tommaso Ciampa (NXT Men\u2019s Champion) vs. ?<\/li>\n<li>War Raiders (NXT Tag Team Champions) vs. The Undisputed Era<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Gargano (NXT North American Champion) vs. Velveteen Dream<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler (NXT Women\u2019s Champion) vs. Io Shirai<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Thursday 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)<br \/>\nThursday Feb. 14 \u2013 Bartow Armory (Bartow, Fla.)<br \/>\nFriday Feb. 15 \u2013 Cocoa Armory (Cocoa, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday Feb. 16 \u2013 Mark Lance Armory (St. Augustine, Fla.)<br \/>\nThursday Feb. 21 \u2013 Highlands Today Center (Sebring, Fla.)<br \/>\nFriday Feb. 22 \u2013 Havert L. Fenn Center (Fort Pierce, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday Feb. 23 \u2013 Midtown Cultural and Educational Center (Daytona, Fla.)<br \/>\nThursday Feb. 28 \u2013 Express Live! (Columbus, Ohio)<br \/>\nThursday Feb. 28 \u2013 University Area CDC Gymnasium (Tampa, Fla.)<br \/>\nFriday Mar. 1 \u2013 The Stage AE (Pittsburgh, Penn.)<br \/>\nFriday Mar. 1 \u2013 Orlando Life Events (Casselberry, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday Mar. 2 \u2013 Maxwell Snyder Armory (Jacksonville, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday Mar. 2 \u2013 Agora Theatre (Cleveland, Ohio)<br \/>\nSunday Mar. 3 \u2013 Royal Oak Music Center (Detroit, Mich.)<br \/>\nThursday Mar. 7 \u2013 Minnireg Hall (Largo, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday Mar. 9 \u2013 Crystal River Armory (Crystal River, Fla.)<br \/>\nFriday Mar. 15 \u2013 Venice Community Center (Venice, Fla.)<br \/>\nFRIDAY APR. 5 \u2013 BARCLAYS CENTER (BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) NXT TAKEOVER BROOKLYN<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-793234155\" 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<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest TV Highlights: 2\/6 NXT TV Report<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Johnny Gargano in ring promo (2:36 \u2013 12:01)\n<ul>\n<li>Interrupted by Tommaso Ciampa (4:09)<\/li>\n<li>Interrupted by Velveteen Dream (6:35)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>(1) Jaxson Ryker beat Mansoor by pinfall (16:28 \u2013 17:56)<\/li>\n<li>Adam Cole\/The Undisputed Era\/Ricochet backstage interview with Cathy Kelly (19:36 \u2013 21:04)<\/li>\n<li>(2) Drew Gulack beat Eric Bugenhagen by pinfall (24:36 \u2013 27:41)<\/li>\n<li>(3) Matt Riddle beat Drew Gulak by submission (31:42 \u2013 41:07)<\/li>\n<li>(4) Io Shirai, Bianca Belair, and Kairi Sane beat Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir, and Jessamyn Duke by pinfall (48:58 \u2013 58:28)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT in the media<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Johnny Gargano sat down with NewsWeek to talk about what ended up being the most watched show in NXT History (Halftime Heat) and explains why NXT is his main roster. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/johnny-gargano-nxt-interview-1314826\">LINK<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Former NXT North American Champion and currently one the most underutilized Superstars on the roster Adam Cole did a quick interview for TMZ Sports where he states how ridiculous it is that he\u2019s not a champion in NXT. <a href=\"http:\/\/m.tmz.com\/#!2019\/02\/01\/adam-cole-wwe-halftime-heat-nxt\/\">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 Harley R. Pageot cover the next chapter in the #DIY saga, new tweaks in production, the glory of Eric Bugenhagen, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t129213932\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-On Tune In Radio <a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/tiYtxK\">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 (Day 198 is going to be my favorite of them all!)<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectCiampa\/status\/1093623266005188609<\/p>\n<p>I was in a house with nine men who never watch wrestling\u2026.who are now NXT fans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was 11 years old when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheRock<\/a> took on @RealMickFoley in an Empty Arena Match during the first (and only) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HalftimeHeat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HalftimeHeat<\/a>.. it blew my mind.<\/p>\n<p>20 years later..<\/p>\n<p>We&#39;re going to pick up the torch and blow the roof off. Time to show the entire world how special <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWENXT<\/a> truly is. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cBHkBKhypu\">pic.twitter.com\/cBHkBKhypu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Not Shawn Michaels (@JohnnyGargano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnnyGargano\/status\/1091387444296065029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Someday this man will be NXT Champion\u2026.mark my words.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don&#39;t. Cross. This. Man.<\/p>\n<p>@JaxsonRykerWWE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWENXT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mI5NIQ1nvY\">pic.twitter.com\/mI5NIQ1nvY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1093317811995176960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Match of the week and probably will be match of the month. Check it out if you haven\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewGulak\/status\/1093118001409388544<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1676747220\" 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<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Thoughts and Comments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Halftime Heat was exactly what it should have been, and that was an awesome showcase of the top six NXT talents to hook in the casual fan. I was in a house with all non-wrestling fans that were chanting &#8220;N-X-T, N-X-T, N-X-T&#8221; by the end of the match. Mission accomplished, and well done as always, NXT.<\/li>\n<li>Does anyone else find it kind of odd that Velveteen Dream would win a chance at ANY championship in the entire company and he chose the NXT North American Championship? Why wouldn\u2019t he want Ciampa\u2019s title? Or maybe this would have been a good way to introduce him to the main roster by going after one of those titles. Hopefully, we get a little more of explanation from Velveteen.<\/li>\n<li>What a week for Mr. Velveteen Dream. He shows up at TakeOver with two beautiful ladies on his arm and steals the show for a few minutes without even wrestling, he wins the Worlds Collide tourney, and then he gets the pin on Halftime Heat. I\u2019d say the company knows what we all see\u2026.the man is an absolute star.<\/li>\n<li>The Worlds Collide Tournament was fantastic and should definitely be a yearly event to coincide with Royal Rumble weekend.<\/li>\n<li>The Matt Riddle-Drew Gulak match was a thing of beauty. I can\u2019t wait until Riddle retires Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania in a couple of years. Unfortunately, that might mean a couple more years of Brock Lesnar, but if it gets us to that point, I\u2019ll take it.<\/li>\n<li>The six women tag match this week between the Horsewoman and Shirai, Sane, and Belair was Shirai\u2019s best match on NXT so far. Also, Bianca Belair\u2019s facial expression and overall attitude during the match reminded us all that she\u2019s not a face; she only played one in the feud with Baszler. I expect a feud between her and Shirai in the near future.<\/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\/2019\/02\/01\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-1-30-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/\">WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 NXT (thru 1\/30): 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-3939880969\"><div id=\"pwtor-2134139922\"><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\/2019\/02\/10\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-2-7-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 2\/7): 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-74865","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\/74865","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=74865"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74870,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74865\/revisions\/74870"}],"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=74865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}