{"id":91782,"date":"2020-01-14T22:35:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T04:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=91782"},"modified":"2020-01-14T22:35:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T04:35:39","slug":"nxt-on-usa-primer-1-15-matt-riddle-teams-with-pete-dunne-alex-shelley-reunites-with-kushida-battle-royal-for-womens-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/01\/14\/nxt-on-usa-primer-1-15-matt-riddle-teams-with-pete-dunne-alex-shelley-reunites-with-kushida-battle-royal-for-womens-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT ON USA PRIMER 1\/15: Matt Riddle teams with Pete Dunne, Alex Shelley reunites with Kushida, Battle Royal for Women&#8217;s Title Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-980345064\" 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>Rhea Ripley&#8217;s next challenger for the NXT Women&#8217;s Title will be determined in a Number One Contender Women&#8217;s Battle Royal. Plus, The Time Splitters Kushida and Alex Shelley reunite as the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic continues tonight on NXT live on USA Network as Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuiness and Beth Phoenix will have the call from Full Sail University. Let&#8217;s take a look at what&#8217;s currently advertised for tonight&#8217;s show.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matt Riddle &amp; Pete Dunne face Mark Andrews &amp; Flash Morgan Webster in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic<\/li>\n<li>Kushida &amp; Alex Shelley battle Grizzled Young Veterans in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic<\/li>\n<li>Battle Royal to determine NXT Women\u2019s Champion Rhea Ripley\u2019s challenger<\/li>\n<li>What will be the fallout of Undisputed ERA\u2019s surprise NXT UK takeover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>ADVERTISED MATCHES &amp; SEGMENTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Matt Riddle &amp; Pete Dunne face Mark Andrews &amp; Flash Morgan Webster in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It will be a clash of styles in first round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic as high flyers Mark Andrews &amp; Flash Morgan Webster will clash with hard hitters Matt Riddle &amp; Pete Dunne. The question is will the first time pairing of The BroserWeights be enough to ground the first Welsh NXT UK Tag Team Champions?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I&#39;m a bro. You&#39;re a Bruiserweight. Dusty Cup. Let&#39;s do this.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuperKingofBros?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SuperKingofBros<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteDunneYxB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PeteDunneYxB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DustyClassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DustyClassic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWENXT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MNMCeb1Wv2\">pic.twitter.com\/MNMCeb1Wv2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1215468303663030272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>(Amin&#8217;s Analysis: This should be a fun wrestling match featuring four talented wrestlers. I would like to see Dunne and Riddle advance as they could make a great team and have some really good tag team wrestling matches.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kushida &amp; Alex Shelley battle Grizzled Young Veterans in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Time Splitters are back as Kushida &amp; Alex Shelley will face the James Drake &amp; Zack Gibson in another round one match in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Kushida and Shelley are best known for their time in NJPW as they captured the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Titles on two separate occasions. The question is will the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions, the Grizzled Young Veterans spoil the debut of the reunited Time Splitters on NXT?<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/KUSHIDA_0904\/status\/1215109476715565063<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve more to say, but wrestling for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWENXT<\/a> specifically has been a dream of mine for awhile. I have had to do a lot of hard things in life, especially the last few years. But so have you. If a single person can draw some inspiration and strength from this? Win. Thanks.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @Lx $helley (@AlexShelley313) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexShelley313\/status\/1216098489106620422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>(Amin&#8217;s Analysis: This is the match I&#8217;m most excited to seeing as Kushida and Shelley are two terrific wrestlers. I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing how this match plays out as I would have The Time Splitters reach the finals and possibly win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic depending on how long Shelley has signed with NXT.)<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1628720301\" 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><strong>Battle Royal to determine NXT Women\u2019s Champion Rhea Ripley\u2019s challenger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rhea Ripley&#8217;s next challenger for the NXT Women&#8217;s Title will be determined tonight as Io Shirai, Bianca Belair, Candice LeRae, Chelsea Green, Dakota Kai, Vanessa Borne, Kayden Carter, Mia Yim, Santana Garrett, Shotzi Blackheart and Xia Li will compete in a Number One Contender&#8217;s Battle Royal. The question is who will challenge Ripley for the Women&#8217;s Title at NXT TakeOver: Portland?<\/p>\n<p><em>(Amin&#8217;s Analysis: This should be a fun battle royal as I would like to see my favourite wrestler Io Shirai win but I would save her moment and hopeful championship win for TakeOver during WrestleMania weekend. Right now, I would pick Dakota Kai to win and have Tegan Nox return and cost her the title to set up their program.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What will be the fallout of Undisputed ERA\u2019s surprise NXT UK takeover?<\/p>\n<p>The Undisputed Era delivered the first shot as they laid out WALTER after he successfully defended the WWE United Kingdom Title against Joe Coffey at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II. With, WWE Worlds Collide approaching the question is when will WALTER and Imperium strike back?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUKTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTUKTakeOver<\/a> just became UNDISPUTED!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UndisputedEra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UndisputedEra<\/a> just shocked everybody by taking out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Imperium?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Imperium<\/a> in an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTUK<\/a> ring!<\/p>\n<p>See you at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldsCollide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldsCollide<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9cyk1G8Skx\">pic.twitter.com\/9cyk1G8Skx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1216443863033942016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UndisputedEra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UndisputedEra<\/a> is on top of the world following their SHOCKING appearance at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUKTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTUKTakeOver<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTUK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xSIjlsF6q1\">pic.twitter.com\/xSIjlsF6q1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1216474815210696709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>(Amin&#8217;s Analysis: I liked the appearance of the Undisputed Era at the end of TakeOver: Blackpool II as it was unexpected. It will be interesting to see how they follow up as I could see Imperium costing Undisputed Era the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic or Roderick Strong his NXT North American Title against Keith Lee.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Big Takeaway From Last Week&#8217;s Show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keith Lee won a Fatal Four-Way match and will challenge Roderick Strong for the NXT North American title in two weeks. Undisputed Era and Imperium advanced to the semi-finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3702518657\" 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><strong>Overall Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This should be another solid episode of NXT and a chance to give tag team wrestling the spotlight on a great pro wrestling show. I&#8217;m also looking forward to seeing who will challenge Ripley for the NXT Women&#8217;s Title.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH UP&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/01\/08\/1-8-nxt-on-usa-report-wellss-report-on-north-american-title-1-contender-four-way-undisputed-era-vs-gallus-imperium-vs-forgotten-sons\/\">1\/8 NXT ON USA REPORT: Wells\u2019s report on North American Title #1 Contender Four-Way, Undisputed Era vs. Gallus, Imperium vs. Forgotten Sons<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-732384224\"><div id=\"pwtor-3578913026\"><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>Rhea Ripley&#8217;s next challenger for the NXT Women&#8217;s Title will be determined in a Number One Contender Women&#8217;s Battle Royal. 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