{"id":79941,"date":"2019-05-17T14:39:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=79941"},"modified":"2019-05-17T14:39:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:39:51","slug":"weekly-overview-nxt-thru-5-16-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\/05\/17\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-5-16-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 5\/16): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1248932898\" 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>It was announced this week on NXT TV that Percy Watson was stepping down from the announce table to \u201cstart a new chapter in his life\u201d and that Beth Phoenix is his replacement.<\/li>\n<li>WWE made it official that the Viking Warriors would be vacating their NXT Tag Team Titles and NXT General Manager William Regal is prepared to make an announcement regarding those titles on NXT TV next week.<\/li>\n<li>NXT TakeOver in Bridgeport, CT got their two championship matches. NXT Women\u2019s Champion Shayna Baszler will defend her title against Io Shirai and NXT Men\u2019s Champion Johnny Gargano will take on Adam Cole in a title rematch from last TakeOver.<\/li>\n<li>WWE.com confirmed that DJZ is officially signed and will be reporting to the WWE Performance Center this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT Live Event Results<\/h3>\n<p><strong>May 10 Sebring, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Albert Hardie Jr. beat Mansoor Al-Shehail<\/li>\n<li>Taynara Conti and Reina Gonzalez beat Xia Li and Karen Q<\/li>\n<li>Jeet Rama beat Sam Shaw<\/li>\n<li>Matt Lee and Jeff Parker beat Cal Bloom and Nick Comoroto<\/li>\n<li>Shane Strickland beat Trevor Lee<\/li>\n<li>Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch beat Saurav Gurjar and Rinku Singh<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler beat Kacy Catanzaro to retain NXT Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle beat Punishment Martinez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/lordsofpain.net\/nxt-live-event-results-from-sebring-florida-5-10-19\/\">lordsofpain.net<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 11 St. Augustine, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eric Bugenhagen beat Brendan Vink<\/li>\n<li>M.J. Jenkins beat Karen Q<\/li>\n<li>Jeet Rama beat Sam Shaw<\/li>\n<li>Trevor Lee beat Denzel Dejournette<\/li>\n<li>Matt Riddle and Punishment Martinez beat Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner<\/li>\n<li>Albert Hardie Jr. beat Mansoor Al-Shehail<\/li>\n<li>KUSHIDA beat Shane Thorne<\/li>\n<li>Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir, and Jessamyn Duke beat Io Shirai, Mia Yim, and Candice LeRae<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Results courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/results\/nxt-st-augustine-fl-live-event-results-51119-trevor-lee-and-shayna-baszler-action\">fightful.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Major Show Line-up: NXT TakeOver<\/h3>\n<p><strong>NXT TakeOver<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>June 1, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Location: Webster Arena &#8211; Bridgeport, CT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Projected Lineup:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shayna Baszler (NXT Women\u2019s Champion) vs. Io Shirai<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Gargano (NXT Men\u2019s Champion) vs. Adam Cole<\/li>\n<li>Velveteen Dream (NXT North American Champion) vs. ?<\/li>\n<li>The War Raiders (NXT Tag Team Champions) vs. ?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022Upcoming Live Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Thursday May 16 \u2013 Sands Event Center (Bethlehem, Penn.)<br \/>\nFriday May 17 \u2013 The Fillmore Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Penn.)<br \/>\nFriday May 17 \u2013 St. Petersburg Armory (St. Petersburg, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday May 18 \u2013 Sanford Civic Center (Sanford, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday May 18 \u2013 APG Federal Credit Union Arena (Baltimore, Md.)<br \/>\nSunday May 19 \u2013 Asbury Park Convention Hall (Asbury Park, New Jersey)<br \/>\nThursday May 23 \u2013 Bartow Armory (Bartow, Fla.)<br \/>\nFriday May 24 \u2013 Fieldhouse at Watsco Center (Coral Gables, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday May 25 \u2013 Midtown Cultural and Education Center (Daytona Beach, Fla.)<br \/>\nThursday May 30 \u2013 Orlando Live Events (Casselbury, Fla.)<br \/>\nFriday May 31 \u2013 Maxwell Snyder Armory (Jacksonville, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday June 1 \u2013 NXT TAKEOVER WEBSTER ARENA (BRIDGEPORT, CONN.)<br \/>\nFriday June 14 \u2013 The Reserve Pavillion at Hilton (Ocala, Fla.)<br \/>\nThursday June 20 \u2013 The Aztec Theatre (San Antonio, Texas) \u2013 JUST ADDED<br \/>\nFriday June 21 \u2013 Revention Music Center (Houston, Texas) \u2013 JUST ADDED<br \/>\nSaturday June 22 \u2013 South Side Ballroom (Dallas, Texas) \u2013 JUST ADDED<br \/>\nSunday June 23 \u2013 The Criterion (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) \u2013 JUST ADDED<br \/>\nThursday June 27 \u2013 Dade City Armory (Dade City, Fla.)<br \/>\nFriday June 28 \u2013 Crystal River Armory (Crystal River, Fla.)<br \/>\nSaturday June 29 \u2013 Venice Community Center (Venice, Fla.)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2856038278\" 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: 5\/15 NXT TV Report<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>War Raiders in ring promo to vacate NXT Titles (3:17 \u2013 9:20)\n<ul>\n<li>Interrupted by Street Profits (5:44)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Undisputed Era fighting amongst themselves outside and interviewed by Cathy Kelly (11:47 \u2013 14:00)<\/li>\n<li>(1) Keith Lee beat Cezar Bononi by pinfall (16:36 \u2013 19:04)<\/li>\n<li>(2) KUSHIDA beat Kona Reeves by submission (26:01 &#8211; 31:07)<\/li>\n<li>Cathy Kelly backstage with Bianca Belair and Mia Yim\/Belair heads into Regals office (32:13 \u2013 33:11)<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Gargano shown in the training room tending to a bandaged Matt Riddle (34:45 \u2013 35:20)<\/li>\n<li>(3) Vanessa Borne w\/Aliyah beat Jessie by pinfall (37:29 \u2013 40:19)<\/li>\n<li>(4) Viking Warriors and Street Profits end in no contest (47:41 \u2013 49:51)\n<ul>\n<li>Forgotten Sons interrupt (49:47)<\/li>\n<li>Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch interrupt (50:15)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Check out PWTorch\u2019s NXT TV Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/05\/15\/5-8-nxt-tv-report-undisputed-drama-street-profits-vs-viking-raiders-lee-returns-to-face-bononi-kushida-vs-reeves\/\">HERE<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u2022NXT in the Media<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Undisputed Era\u2019s Kyle O\u2019Reilly sat down with TalkSport to discuss his wild and crazy career adventure that has brought him to WWE. It\u2019s incredible that he\u2019s held the tag team titles in ROH, NJPW, and NXT. Read the entire interview <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/wwe\/540902\/kyle-oreilly-exclusive-interview-journey-to-nxt-transition-to-wwe-undisputed-era-wrestlemania\/\">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, Justin James, and Harley R. Pageot cover the messy main event tag segment, whether Kassius Ohno can become a champion, a better showcase match for Kushida, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t131056672\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">-On Tune In Radio <a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/ti6cVm\">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>Another talent added to the most talented roster in the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the world\u2019s top high-flying Superstars has come to the WWE Performance Center. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEPC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEPC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6TGw4uTn1g\">https:\/\/t.co\/6TGw4uTn1g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1128329209519144961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At least somebody in WWE has the balls to recognize reality.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuperKingofBros\/status\/1128667804411027457<\/p>\n<p>This kid is going to be a WWE champ someday. Both of \u2026.actually.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HISTORY ALL DAY\u261d\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/theoryscoming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#theoryscoming<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EMBwgBsoTH\">pic.twitter.com\/EMBwgBsoTH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Austin Theory (@_Theory1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_Theory1\/status\/1128376193047244805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This match will be awesome. Love the NXT\/205Live crossover matches.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-479348500\" 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\">What the heck is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewGulak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DrewGulak<\/a> doing here??? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWENXT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7roZEaem6N\">pic.twitter.com\/7roZEaem6N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1128819389627682816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2019<\/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<ul>\n<li>The Full Sail crowd was red hot for Keith Lee this week. He has the charisma to really get over with the NXT faithful, but he\u2019s had a wildly disappointing run so far. It\u2019s crazy to think that Lee made his debut in August of 2018 in a win against Marcel Barthel, and other than a one-off loss to Lars Sullivan, really hasn\u2019t gotten much to work with since then. Maybe it\u2019s time for Lee to live up to his limitless potential.<\/li>\n<li>I might be the only one, but I just don\u2019t agree with Adam Cole getting a rematch for Johnny\u2019s title. I\u2019m a firm believer in getting to the back of the line after a title loss, and Cole getting a rematch so close after losing at the last TakeOver doesn\u2019t sit right. But hey, it\u2019s Adam Cole, BayBay, so who am I to complain. More Cole, the better.<\/li>\n<li>Even though the Street Profits appear to be the heir apparent to the NXT Tag Titles, I wouldn\u2019t quite dismiss The Forgotten Sons.<\/li>\n<li>I know I probably sound like a broken record\u2026but how are NXT and Raw\/Smackdown the same company? This story they are telling with The Undisputed Era, Johnny Gargano, and Matt Riddle is awesome. They add layers to it every week and we know we\u2019ll get a conclusion on June 1 at the TakeOver in Connecticut. What did Roddy do to Matt Riddle? Is he lying to set up Cole? Is all the infighting between UE members just a ruse to suck Johnny in? These types of stories just don\u2019t happen on the main roster.<\/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\/05\/14\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-5-10-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/\">WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 NXT (thru 5\/10): 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-3427261337\"><div id=\"pwtor-3982778434\"><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\/05\/17\/weekly-overview-nxt-thru-5-16-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 5\/16): 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-79941","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\/79941","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=79941"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79946,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79941\/revisions\/79946"}],"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=79941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}