{"id":75804,"date":"2019-02-28T21:15:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T03:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=75804"},"modified":"2019-02-28T21:15:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T03:15:31","slug":"weekly-overview-nxt-thru-2-28-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\/2019\/02\/28\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-2-28-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 2\/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-753846024\" 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>NXT announced the final four tag teams that will round out the field of eight for the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. DIY, Oney Lorcan\/Danny Burch, Aleister Black\/Ricochet, and Moustache Mountain have joined The Street Profits, The Forgotten Sons, Fabian Aichner\/Marcel Barthel, and The Undisputed Era. The tournament begins next week.<\/li>\n<li>Io Shirai and Bianca Belair will do battle in two weeks for the right to face Shayna Baszler for the NXT Women\u2019s Championship at NXT TakeOver: New York.<\/li>\n<li>NXT stars Ricochet and Aleister Black again made their presence felt on both Monday Night Raw and Smackdown this week. They defeated the Raw Tag Team Champions Revival on Monday and took down Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li>The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Tommaso Ciampa is currently injured but the severity or the location of the injury is unknown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT Live Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>February 22 Fort Pierce, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kona Reeves beat Stacy Ervin Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Jessie Elaban beat Chelsea Green<\/li>\n<li>Brennan Williams beat Eric Bugenhagen<\/li>\n<li>Cezar Bononi and Adrian Jaoude beat Denzel Dejournette and Mansoor Al-Shehail<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle beat Donovan Dijakovic<\/li>\n<li>The Forgotten Sons beat The Street Profits<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler beat Bianca Belair to retain NXT Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>The War Raiders beat The Undisputed Era to retain NXT Tag Team Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wrestleyard.com\/wwe\/wwe-nxt-fort-pierce-live-event-results-feb-22-2019\/\">wrestleyard.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 23 Daytona, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Riddick Moss beat Mansoor<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea Green beat Jessie Elaban<\/li>\n<li>Brennan Williams beat Eric Bugenhagen<\/li>\n<li>Babatunde beat Humberto Carrillo<\/li>\n<li>Danny Burch, Oney Lorcan and Punishment Martinez beat The Undisputed Era (Strong, Fish, O\u2019Reilly)<\/li>\n<li>The Velveteen Dream beat Luke Menzies to retain NXT North American Championship<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke, and Marina Shafir beat Mia Yim, Xia Li, and Bianca Belair<\/li>\n<li>Aleister Black beat Dominick Dijakovic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestling-news.net\/wwe-nxt-live-results-daytona-beach-february-23rd\/119335\/\">wrestling-news.net<\/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>War Raiders (NXT Tag Team Champion) vs. Winner of Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Tournament<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler (NXT Women\u2019s Champion) vs. Winner of Bianca Belair vs. Io Shirai<\/li>\n<li>Who knows the rest of the card?!?!?!?!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Thursday 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 \/>\nThursday Mar. 14 \u2013 St. Petersburg Armory (St. Petersburg, Fla.)<br \/>\nFriday Mar. 15 \u2013 Venice Community Center (Venice, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday Mar. 16 \u2013 Rerserve Pavillion at Hilton Ocala (Ocala, Fla.)<br \/>\nThursday Mar. 21 \u2013 Sanford Civic Center (Sanford, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday Mar. 23 \u2013 Havert L. Fenn Center (Fort Pierce, Fla.)<br \/>\nThursday Mar. 28 \u2013 Midtown Cultural and Educational Center (Daytona Beach, Fla.)<br \/>\nFriday Mar. 29 \u2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center (Gainesville, Fla.)<br \/>\nFRIDAY APR. 5 \u2013 BARCLAYS CENTER (BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) NXT TAKEOVER BROOKLYN<br \/>\nThursday Apr. 18 \u2013 Lakeland Armory (Lakeland, Fla.)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-293418015\" 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\/27 NXT TV Report<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Johnny Gargano in ring promo (2:21 \u2013 9:51)\n<ul>\n<li>Interrupted by Tommaso Ciampa that leads to DIY reunion for Dusty Tourney (4:38)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ricochet backstage interview with Ricochet (9:52 \u2013 10:57)<\/li>\n<li>Gargano\/Ciampa\/Candice LeRae outside promo (12:13 \u2013 12:50)<\/li>\n<li>(1) Vanessa Bourne and Aliyah beat Taynara Conti and Xia Li by pinfall ( 15: 12 &#8211; 20:07)<\/li>\n<li>Velveteen Dream outside interview (20:49 \u2013 22:30)\n<ul>\n<li>Interrupted by The Undisputed Era (21:12)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Cathy Kelly outside of Regal office\/Brawl between Io Shirai and Bianca Belair (23:18 \u2013 24:05)<\/li>\n<li>(2) Dominick Dijakovic and Keith Lee fight to double count out (26:34 \u2013 33:35)<\/li>\n<li>SASHA BANKS AND BAYLEY in ring promo (38:40 \u2013 44:27)<\/li>\n<li>(3) Shayna Baszler beat Mia Yim by submission (47:37 \u2013 55:40)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(NXT TV Report\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestling-news.net\/wwe-nxt-live-results-daytona-beach-february-23rd\/119335\/\">HERE<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT in the media<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>EVOLVE\u2019S Vice President of Talent Relations and Creative Gabe Sapolsky sat down with Sports Illustrated to discuss his very friendly relationship with WWE and NXT in particular. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wrestling\/2019\/02\/21\/wwe-nxt-velveteen-dream-evolve-gabe-sapolsky\">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, Harley R. Pageot, and Justin James cover the stiff Lee-Dijakovic match, the purpose of the Dusty Classic, the possible outcomes of the #DIY saga, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t129608149\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-On Tune In Radio <a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/tiZ755\">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\/1100953472957116416<\/p>\n<p>Match of the week for NXT and the crowd was hot for it. I hope it\u2019s not over.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DijakovicWWE\/status\/1100932825858129921<\/p>\n<p>Kassius Ohno traveled to NXT UK to face Walter\u2026.went as expected.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1303234201\" 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\">Face meets boot.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTUK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalterAUT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WalterAUT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bn4814UoPN\">pic.twitter.com\/bn4814UoPN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1100854576641540096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t quite think they\u2019ll win it, but a good run with Ryker by their side would work.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaxsonRykerWWE\/status\/1101133189492469762<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Thoughts and Comments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Velveteen Dream is huge compared to EVERYONE in the Undisputed Era. Dream is listed at six feet, two inches, whereas The Undisputed Era members have Cole and O\u2019Reilly listed at six feet tall, and Fish and Strong both at five feet, eleven inches. I think The Undisputed Era took those height measurements in high heels.<\/li>\n<li>Dijakovic\u2019s jumbotron image looks a lot like Marty Skurll\u2019s Villain Enterprise logo.<\/li>\n<li>Like Izzy, the reaction that Sasha and Bayley got this week from the NXT crowd brought a tear to my eyes. It\u2019s amazing the passion these two women can elicit from fans, and it\u2019s even more amazing how the main roster has completely botched Bayley.<\/li>\n<li>I love the fact the Women\u2019s Tag Team belts will be defended across all brands. This is yet another way to get to the eventual 4 horsewoman feud. Can you imagine this year&#8217;s all women\u2019s PPV being headlined by a quartet of matches featuring Becky vs. Rousey, Flair vs. Baszler, and Banks\/Bayley vs. Shafir\/Duke? Sign. Me. 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