{"id":76623,"date":"2019-03-17T15:24:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T20:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=76623"},"modified":"2019-03-17T15:24:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T20:24:05","slug":"weekly-overview-nxt-thru-3-15-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\/03\/17\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-3-15-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 3\/15): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3300437953\" 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 WWE announced three new signees to the Performance Center this week. Former TNA X Division Champion Robbie E. joins Stokely Hathaway and Cal Bloom in the latest crop of talent to invade Orlando.<\/li>\n<li>NXT women\u2019s superstar Chelsie Green broke her wrist while making her NXT debut during Wednesday\u2019s TV tapings. She\u2019s due for surgery March 14 and we will know more about the severity of the break after.<\/li>\n<li>The finals of the Dusty Rhodes classic will take place next week. In semifinal action this week, The Forgotten Sons beat Mustache Mountain in the first contest and Ricochet and Alesiter Black beat DIY. Next week Ricochet and Aleister Black will take on The Forgotten Sons for the right to face the War Raiders at NXT New York for the NXT Tag Team titles.<\/li>\n<li>Triple H announced that there will be a fatal five way to determine who will fight Johnny Gargano for the vacant NXT Championship in a two out of three falls match at NXT TakeOver:New York. It\u2019ll be Velveteen Dream vs. Alesiter Black vs. Ricochet vs. Matt Riddle vs. Adam Cole for the right to face Johnny Wrestling.<\/li>\n<li>Keith Lee vs. Donovan Dijakovic is advertised for next week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT Live Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>March 7 Largo, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raul Mendoza beat Albert Hardie (ACH)<\/li>\n<li>Deonna Purrazzo beat Jessie Elaban<\/li>\n<li>The Forgotten Sons beat Stacey Ervin Jr. and Brennan Williams<\/li>\n<li>Eric Bugenhagen beat Mansoor Al-Shehail<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle beat Babatunde<\/li>\n<li>WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Bayley in ring promo<\/li>\n<li>Io Shirai and Kairi Sane vs. Rhea Ripley and Reina Gonzalez vs. Aliyah and Vanessa Borne ended in DQ<\/li>\n<li>Keith Lee beat Luke Menzies<\/li>\n<li>The Velveteen Dream beat Adam Cole to retain his NXT North American Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/news\/2019\/03\/wwe-nxt-live-event-results-651748\/\">wrestlinginc.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 9 Crystal River, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Humberto Carrillo beat Albert Hardie (ACH)<\/li>\n<li>Mia Yim and Bianca Belair beat Aliyah and Vanessa Borne<\/li>\n<li>Riddick Moss beat Jermaine Haley (Jonah Rock)<\/li>\n<li>Brennan Williams and Mansoor Al-Shehail beat Boa and Mars<\/li>\n<li>Kassius Ohno beat Eric Bugenhagen<\/li>\n<li>Punishment Martinez beat Kona Reves<\/li>\n<li>Deonna Purrazzo beat Lacey Lane<\/li>\n<li>The Forgotten Sons beat Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/wwe-results\/nxt-crystal-river-fl-live-results-jonah-rock-debuts-278896\">f4wonline.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 14 St. Petersburg, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Karen Q beat Lacey Lane<\/li>\n<li>Adrian Jaoude beat Denzel DeJournette<\/li>\n<li>Sean Waltman (XPac) cut a promo<\/li>\n<li>Tayanara Conti and Mia Yim beat Rachel Ellering and Deonna Purrazzo<\/li>\n<li>Eric Bugenhagen beat Mansoor Al-Shehail<\/li>\n<li>Punishment Martinez beat Kassius Ohno<\/li>\n<li>The Undisputed Era and Raul Mendoza and Humberto Carrillo<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler beat Bianca Belair to retain the NXT Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>The Velveteen Dream beat Roderick Strong to retain the NXT North American Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/results\/nxt-live-event-results-st-petersburg-fl-31419-velveteen-dream-faces-roderick-strong\">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><div id=\"pwtor-174125901\" 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>War Raiders (NXT Tag Team Champion) vs. Winner of Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Tournament<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler (NXT Women\u2019s Champion) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Io Shirai vs. Kairi Sane<\/li>\n<li>Velveteen Dream (NXT North American Champion) vs. Matt Riddle<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Gargano vs. Winner of Fatal Five-way (Matt Riddle vs. Velveteen Dream vs. Aleister Black vs. Ricochet vs. Adam Cole) in a 2 out of 3 falls match for vacant NXT Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Friday 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 \/>\nFriday Mar. 22 \u2013 University Area CDC Gymnasium (Tampa, 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 \/>\nSaturday Mar. 30 \u2013 Mark Lance Armory (St. Augustine, Fla.)<br \/>\nFRIDAY APR. 5 \u2013 BARCLAYS CENTER (BROOKLYN, NEW YORK) NXT TAKEOVER BROOKLYN<br \/>\nFriday Apr. 12 \u2013 Minnreg Hall (Largo, Fla.)<br \/>\nThursday Apr. 18 \u2013 Lakeland Armory (Lakeland, Fla.)<br \/>\nFriday Apr. 19 \u2013 Maxwell Snyder Armory (Jacksonville, Fla.)<br \/>\nThursday Apr. 25 \u2013 Orlando Live Events (Casselberry, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday Apr. 27 \u2013 Dade City Armory (Dade City, Fla.)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest TV Highlights: 3\/13 NXT TV Report<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>(1) The Forgotten Sons beat Moustache Mountain by pinfall (6:34 \u2013 16:13)<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle backstage interview with Cathy Kelly (17:12 \u2013 18:26)\n<ul>\n<li>Interrupted by Adam Cole (17:45)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>(2) Bianca Belair and Io Shirai fight to no contest due to interference by Shayna Baszler (22:38 \u2013 28:05)<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler backstage interview with Cathy Kelly (33:39 \u2013 34:40)<\/li>\n<li>(3) Aleister Black and Ricochet beat DIY by pinfall (38:59 \u2013 52:26)\n<ul>\n<li>Post-match Johnny Gargano beat down of Ciampa (56:17 \u2013 57:08)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Check out PWTorch\u2019s NXT TV Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/03\/13\/3-13-nxt-tv-report-dusty-rhodes-tag-team-classic-moves-on-bianca-shirai-1-contender-match\/\">HERE<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT in the media<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Not recent but last year new WWE signee Stokely Hathaway sat down with Fightful Pro Wrestling to discuss a number of topics including why Mr. Matt Riddle himself is afraid of him. A little sample of the personality this man will bring to the Performance Center. Check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J82PP1k_6hE\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Very entertaining back and forth between two ex-NXT wrestlers. Simon Gotch and Enzo Amore traded insults and stories about their shared time on the NXT brand. Crazy how far they\u2019ve both fallen in a three year time span. Check out the videos <a href=\"https:\/\/boutdatonline.com\/2019\/03\/13\/enzo-amore-on-heat-with-simon-gotch-wwe-video\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Undisputed Era\u2019s Kyle O\u2019Reilly sat down with Edge and Christian for the E&amp;C Podcast of Awesomeness. He discussed his wrestling beginnings, his friendship with Bobby Fish, and what the Undisputed Era has in store for 2019. Check it out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westwoodonepodcasts.com\/pods\/ecs-pod-of-awesomeness\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Latest NXT Podcast \u2013 \u201cPWT Talks NXT\u201d PWTorch Livecast<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In this episode, Kelly Wells and Justin James talk about the great DIY segment and where it&#8217;s forced to go now, another multi-woman match at TakeOver, next top heels, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t129849995\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">-On Tune In Radio <a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/ti080P\">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\/1104876132300742657<\/p>\n<p>Seems like a cheap way to take the title off Baszler. I don\u2019t like it.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4289669785\" 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\">NXT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomensChampion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomensChampion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QoSBaszler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@QoSBaszler<\/a> will defend her title against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shirai_io?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shirai_io<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BiancaBelairWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BiancaBelairWWE<\/a>, and @KairiSaneWWE at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTTakeOver<\/a>: New York! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Joq3Gk5IJQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/Joq3Gk5IJQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1106223574275313665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be in attendance in Melrose, MA wearing my bright purple Velveteen Dream shirt proudly.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BookItGabe\/status\/1105192277213958144<\/p>\n<p>I could get behind a guy who eats loaded fries.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiaYim\/status\/1105946854682972161<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Thoughts and Comments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m predicting an Aleister Black and Ricochet victory next week in the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Classic, and it\u2019s 100% the wrong call. The Dusty Rhodes Classic needs to be a tournament that creates a viable new threat in the NXT tag team division. This outcome does not accomplish that. I know Black\/Ricochet vs. War Raiders will be an absolute slobber knocker in the ring, but is the result in doubt at all? Black and Ricochet are off to the main roster, and the War Raiders will still be in NXT with no credible challengers.<\/li>\n<li>The fatal five way for the right to challenge Johnny Gargano at NXT TakeOver New York for Ciampa\u2019s vacant NXT Championship is, unfortunately, a foregone conclusion. Velveteen Dream and Matt Riddle are destined for a North American Title Showdown and Black\/Ricochet are already busy that night. That would leave Mr. Adam Cole as the only logical winner to this match.<\/li>\n<li>Not a fan of the multi women match booked for NXT TakeOver: New York. It just seems like a lazy way to take the title off Baszler by allowing her to lose the title but also not get pinned.<\/li>\n<li>Where is Kushida? He would have been an excellent choice to show up and take the title on his first night, but that\u2019s apparently not happening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Quick thoughts on the Evolve 123 show I attended in Melrose, MA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Austin Theory is an absolute stud. At only 22 years old, there is absolutely no doubt he\u2019ll be a champion in WWE some day.<\/li>\n<li>Josh Briggs is a very talented big man. There definitely will be room for him on the NXT roster in the near future, I\u2019m sure. Eddie Kingston is Kevin Owens light and was easily the best mic worker on night.<\/li>\n<li>This was my first Orange Cassidy experience, and man was it AWESOME. He literally out dreamed the Velveteen Dream. Love his entire character.<\/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\/03\/08\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-3-7-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/\">WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 NXT (thru 3\/7): 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-1012726655\"><div id=\"pwtor-4006597012\"><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\/03\/17\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-3-15-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 3\/15): 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-76623","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\/76623","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=76623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76628,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76623\/revisions\/76628"}],"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=76623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}