{"id":92604,"date":"2020-01-31T17:48:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T23:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=92604"},"modified":"2020-01-31T17:48:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T23:48:23","slug":"nxt-on-usa-hits-misses-1-29-beth-phoenix-reacts-to-edge-injury-balor-vs-seven-keith-lees-celebration-dijakovic-vs-priest-dusty-classic-finals-nox-vs-kai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/01\/31\/nxt-on-usa-hits-misses-1-29-beth-phoenix-reacts-to-edge-injury-balor-vs-seven-keith-lees-celebration-dijakovic-vs-priest-dusty-classic-finals-nox-vs-kai\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT ON USA HITS &#038; MISSES 1\/29: Beth Phoenix reacts to Edge injury, Balor vs. Seven, Keith Lee&#8217;s celebration, Dijakovic vs. Priest, Dusty Classic Finals, Nox vs. Kai"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3293139300\" 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><strong>\u2022Beth Phoenix Sells Edge\u2019s \u201cInjury\u201d &#8211; HIT:<\/strong> The announcers kicked off the show with Mauro welcoming Beth Phoenix to the booth after a crazy Rumble weekend for her family. She somberly said that Randy Orton destroyed what should have been an amazing weekend for her and her husband and that Adam (Edge) told her to go to Full Sail tonight. Beth\u2019s acting aside, I liked that they at least acknowledged the story. I have a soft spot for Edge and Beth, especially after getting a peek into their lives through Edge and Christian\u2019s now defunct podcast. Was very glad to see them each in high profile spots in the Rumble.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Finn Balor vs. Trent Seven &#8211; MISS:<\/strong> A WWE.com exclusive, after Worlds Collide, Finn Balor attacked Seven in the parking lot for helping out DIY earlier in the night. Seven was looking for revenge. Balor entered first and attacked during Seven\u2019s entrance, well before the bell could even ring. For the beginning of the match, Finn turned the powerhouse of Moustache Mountain into a Moustache Mole Hill. Before the first commercial break, I think Seven may have landed two punches on Balor. If that. Seven did manage to get the upper hand during the break and was in control of the match when we returned to Full Sail. Inevitably, Balor turned the match around and picked up the W. A solid opening match, but I will admit that I was wondering what AEW was doing on TNT as this match progressed. I didn\u2019t expect a Seven win here considering he\u2019s much lower on the card than Balor. I think the discrepancy in card placement kind of took me out of the match a bit. It wasn\u2019t a bad segment, but it wasn\u2019t anything to write home about either.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Shotzi Blackheart vs. Deonna Purazzo &#8211; HIT:<\/strong> I don\u2019t know which \u201cTank\u201d entrance was better. Rusev\u2019s Wrestlemania entrance, or Shotzi in a kid sized, power wheels tank tonight? Regardless, I\u2019ve been watching Shotzi Blackheart very closely the last few weeks considering that I don\u2019t really know a whole lot about her, and I love what she\u2019s brought to the table thus far. In the ring with a talent like Purazzo, I had a feeling this would be a good match. Shotzi was booked strong, kicking out of Purazzo\u2019s first few pin attempts at or before the one count. This was a short and decisive win over Purazzo, furthering my prediction that NXT has high hopes for this green-haired spitfire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Bask in Keith Lee\u2019s Glory &#8211; HIT:<\/strong> Keith Lee addressed the crowd for the first time since his NA Title win and his impressive Royal Rumble outing. He cut a great promo calling himself a prophecy ender before Damian Priest made his way to the ring. I think somebody needs to show Priest how to hold a microphone. I can\u2019t say that I\u2019ve ever seen anyone hold a mic in such an\u2026 odd way. Priest laid claim to the title before Dijakovic came out and did the same after calling Priest a bootleg Marilyn Manson. As Priest and Dijakovic went at it in the ring, Lee got out of dodge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Damian Priest vs. Dominik Dijakovic &#8211; HIT:<\/strong> Apparently, this was the next match anyway as a ref ran to the ring and rang the bell. The announce said that Regal made this match \u201cOfficial\u201d, but it seemed a little weird to me that this match was made so quickly. I kind of wish that there was a different angle to start Keith Lee\u2019s first feud. We\u2019ve seen the whole \u201cNew champion addresses the crowd; umpteen challengers emerge from the back\u201d trope so much over the years that it felt a little flat. That said, this match was actually pretty good. A lot of times, two big men in a match against one another isn\u2019t quite as good as you may think it could be. Priest and Dijakovic put on a hard hitting and high-flying match and kept the crowd engaged throughout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Ciampa Might Be Going To Jail &#8211; HIT:<\/strong> After the commercial break, we were shown a shot of Undisputed Era, minus Cole, laid out in a hallway backstage seemingly lifeless. Ciampa emerged from around a corner holding a steel pipe. He grabbed a folding table and walked to the ring. He set the table up as the crowd chanted \u201cPsycho Killer!\u201d. Cole then found his partners as Ciampa spray painted a yellow X on the table. Ciampa cut an emotional and heartfelt promo about kicking Cole\u2019s butt before putting him through the table and demanding a TakeOver Portland title shot. Regal emerged from the back with the contract which Cole took to the ring before attacking Ciampa. Ciampa countered, and as he said he would, he powerbombed the NXT champion through a table. He picked up the contract and the crowd chanted \u201cUse the blood!\u201d. Busted open, hard way, during Cole\u2019s attack, he wiped the blood off of his head and \u201csigned\u201d the contract with it before picking \u201cGoldie\u201d up, cradling it. Ciampa\u2019s edge is back! His detraction to \u201cgoofy DIY member\u201d for Worlds Collide was fun, but this is the Ciampa we\u2019ve wanted!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Teagan Nox vs. Dakota Kai &#8211; HIT:<\/strong> After Nox\u2019s attack on Kai at Worlds Collide, Nox stole her knee brace back. She brought it to the ring with her. Before Kai\u2019s entrance, the Kai\u2019s War Games attack on Nox was played over and over on screen. The bell rang and the two went at it, brawling before Nox got the upper hand. This may as well have been a Falls Count Anywhere match to start. They fought all over the arena before the ref counted to 10 on more than one occasion. I really liked the way this match was laid out. Nox used the knee brace as a weapon with a LaRae distraction to pick up the win. She didn\u2019t win clean meaning this feud is far from over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Chelsea Green vs. Kayden Karter &#8211; HIT:<\/strong> Green\u2019s NXT debut here, though she did have a very quick outing during the Royal Rumble. I think this was a great showing for both women. Kayden Karter picked up her first win on NXT TV and the much-hyped Chelsea Green spent too much time pandering to the crowd costing her the win. I think I like this. With Green\u2019s loss, there are a few different stories they could tell with Robert Stone trying to get his \u201cclient\u201d to focus, all the way to him dumping Green from his \u201cbrand\u201d. Nice to see Karter get a win. I think she\u2019s improved quite a bit since the Mae Young Classic and she could be a great midcard act going forward.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2141704987\" 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>\u2022DUSTY CLASSIC FINALS \u2013 Broserweights (Pete Dunne &amp; Matt Riddle) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (Zach Gibson &amp; James Drake):<\/strong> I\u2019m still surprised that this match took place tonight and not at Worlds Collide. But, I can\u2019t be too upset because this was easily the match of the night for me. As I\u2019ve said numerous times before, I love a good tag team match. Both teams came away from this match looking good as far as I\u2019m concerned. GYV are on the next level as a team. Beautiful tag offense as well as tag psychology. I don\u2019t claim to be an in-ring psychology expert by any stretch of the imagination, but they play their roles as heel tag team experts so very well. Throughout the match, GYV worked as a team to take their opponents down. Dunne and Riddle, while they did have some tag offense, acted more like two singles guys than a cohesive team. Which is fine considering that they are two singles guys. I think it played into the story of the match very well. GYV is the team that eats, sleeps and rides together. Clearly, they should be on the same page and work together like a cohesive unit. Dunne and Riddle, while they made it to the finals, still had to prove themselves as a tag team. Prove themselves they did! They go on to Portland to challenge Fish &amp; O\u2019Reilly for the NXT Tag Titles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CATCH UP&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/01\/27\/nxt-hits-misses-1-25-nxt-vs-nxt-uk-worlds-collide-hits-and-misses-including-ciampa-gargano-vs-bate-steven-balor-vs-dragunov-ripley-vs-storm-undisputed-era-vs-imperium\/\">NXT HITS &amp; MISSES 1\/25: \u201cNXT vs NXT UK: Worlds Collide Hits and Misses\u201d including Ciampa &amp; Gargano vs. Bate &amp; Steven, Balor vs. Dragunov, Ripley vs. Storm, Undisputed Era vs. Imperium<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2079902687\"><div id=\"pwtor-3959454900\"><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>\u2022Beth Phoenix Sells Edge\u2019s \u201cInjury\u201d &#8211; HIT: The announcers kicked off the show with Mauro welcoming Beth Phoenix to the booth after a crazy Rumble weekend for her family. 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