{"id":95179,"date":"2020-03-26T13:34:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T18:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=95179"},"modified":"2020-03-26T13:34:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T18:34:12","slug":"nxt-hits-misses-3-26-austin-theory-vs-tyler-breeze-killian-dane-vs-tahuti-miles-cameron-grimes-vs-tony-nese-riddle-vs-strong-triple-h-addresses-ciampa-and-gargano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/03\/26\/nxt-hits-misses-3-26-austin-theory-vs-tyler-breeze-killian-dane-vs-tahuti-miles-cameron-grimes-vs-tony-nese-riddle-vs-strong-triple-h-addresses-ciampa-and-gargano\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT HITS &#038; MISSES 3\/26: Austin Theory vs. Tyler Breeze, Killian Dane vs. Tahuti Miles, Cameron Grimes vs. Tony Nese, Riddle vs. Strong, Triple H addresses Ciampa and Gargano"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2947916552\" 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>Austin Theory vs. Tyler Breeze \u2013 HIT : <\/strong>Back at a crowdless Full Sail, NXT kicked off with a wrestling match for the first time in two weeks when Breeze looked for a little payback after his backstage interaction with Theory a few weeks prior. Maybe I\u2019ve just been jonesing for some NXT wrestling after not getting a single match last week, but I really liked what they did here. Without a crowd, you had both men sort of trash talking one another which added a different feel to the match, something we can\u2019t normally hear over a rowdy crowd. For not being able to perform with an audience, they were able to have a hard hitting and intense match that kept me entertained throughout. Theory seemed to be leaning heel, and that was very apparent here tonight. But his inexperience ended up costing him after he stole Breezy\u2019s phone and began taking selfies. He was distracted long enough for Theory to pick up the win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Killian Dain vs. Tahuti Miles &#8211; HIT : <\/strong>Tahuti who? His entrance reminded me of a bargain bin Velveteen Dream, but at least he looked confident. Confident that he was about to get his butt whooped by the Beast from Belfast. Miles definitely looks like a great talent, but I was put off by the entrance and his one strap undone overalls. Though Dain had most of the offense here, Miles really looked like the scrappy underdog who might survive the punishment long enough to squeak out a win here. Where this wasn\u2019t a quick squash win and the announce team were hyping Miles throughout the match, I\u2019d be willing to bet this is a launching point for him, even in a loss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cameron Grimes vs. Tony Nese \u2013 HIT : <\/strong>A dream match-up I didn\u2019t know I wanted to see! When\u00a0 Tony Nese is such an underrated and underutilized talent and Cameron Grimes is one of my favorite up and comers for both his character work as well as his in ring style. Parts of this match were a little on the slower side which I think would have came across better in front of a crowd. But, what a technical performance between these two. Nese\u2019s springboard moonsault onto Grimes was a thing of beauty, I thought that was going to be the finish, though I had Grimes pegged to win from the beginning. Three matches less than an hour into the show, all three winners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aliyah vs. Xia Li. Winner, Io Shirai \u2013 HIT :<\/strong> The moment I saw this match announced, I was looking forward to seeing a Li victory. Though a monkey wrench was thrown into the mix after realizing that we haven\u2019t seen Aliyah on TV since her orbital bone was broken earlier last year by Xia herself. That gave me a bit of uncertainty as to who the winner would be. A further monkey wrench was thrown in after we saw that Li was beat down backstage right before this match. Aliyah was looking all happy that she was about to get a bye into the Number One Contender Ladder Match, when Regal made an announcement through the ring announcer that the match would still happen with a new opponent. Shirai made her return after months away due to injury. A short and fast paced match later, Shirai emerged victorious. It was a little contrived that Shirai was in the building with nothing to do considering the state of the world at the moment, but I\u2019m glad to see her back and in a prominent spot once again!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lee, Dijakovic and Priest Meet \u2013 HIT :<\/strong> The three met in the middle of the ring to talk about who was going to lay claim to Lee\u2019s belt. I really like this feud between Dijak and Lee, where Dijak is like \u201cLet me be your friend!\u201d and Lee is all like \u201cNah, man. I\u2019m good.\u201d I\u2019m watering it down for chuckles, but it\u2019s an entertaining story especially with Priest interjecting himself right in the middle of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oney Lorcan &amp; Danny Birch vs. Shane Thorn &amp; Brendan Vink &#8211; HIT : <\/strong>I was impressed with the new team of Thorne and Vink on Raw this past Monday, and that continued into this match against the Brit-Am Brawlers. For a new team, they seem to have great chemistry with one another. If you\u2019ve been a reader of this column, you\u2019ll know just how much I love Birch and Lorcan. Any time I get to see them perform I\u2019m a happy camper, even if I know they\u2019ll be staring at the lights. So you\u2019ll understand why I almost jumped out of my chair when I saw Lorcan and Birch get the quick win here. Just an exhibition match, no stakes here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kayden Karter vs. Candice LaRae \u2013 HIT : <\/strong>The second match to determine the entrants to the Number One Contender ladder match for the NXT Women\u2019s Title in a couple weeks. I don\u2019t know exactly what it was about this match, but I think the two of them had trouble performing without a crowd. A lot of the moves seemed a bit sloppy and \u201cslowed down\u201d, so to speak. It wasn\u2019t a bad match, but this looked like a dance more than a fight to me. Glad to see LaRae get the win, since we haven\u2019t seen much direction for her since hubby Gargano turned heel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Riddle vs. Roderick Strong &#8211; HIT : <\/strong>The Original Bro continues his feud with The Undisputed Era in a match against Strong. Riddle came to the ring by himself, and the announcers mentioned that due to \u201cprevailing circumstances\u201d his tag team partner, Pete Dunne, could not be here tonight. I wonder if Dunne is trapped in the UK and what that means for the NXT Tag Titles? The announcers almost planted that seed tonight too, acknowledging that Undisputed Era would love to reclaim the tag titles and their verbiage lead me to believe they were sowing the seeds for something, though I don\u2019t know exactly what. After Riddle\u2019s win, two huge dudes in skirts came out and obliterated Riddle. They gave me \u201cHeadshrinkers\u201d vibes. Malcolm Bevins finally made his NXT debut after, emerging from backstage to the future of the Tag Division. We don\u2019t know who these two monsters are, but damn am I intrigued.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3771940351\" 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>Triple H Addresses Ciampa &amp; Gargano Rivalry &#8211; HIT : <\/strong>Hunter hit the ring and began talking about how there hasn\u2019t been a bigger rivalry than Ciampa and Gargano. Ciampa came out and they called Gargano out to the ring as well. This was a really well done segment where Hunter compared their rivalry to he and Shawn Michaels. Oh, how Hunter has grown. After spending his career being the guy who would do anything to get a win. And here he is telling them that he can\u2019t have them causing chaos. They said they don\u2019t need a crowd or anyone around in the arena to fight. In two weeks we\u2019ll see these to finish this match in an empty building with a ring and a ref, nothing else. This way they can tear the place apart and not harm a soul. They were abruptly interrupted by a creepy vignette showing explosions, clocks and that the end is near. Similar vignettes have showed up, albeit much more brief, in other segments for the last few weeks but this is the first time that the performers have acknowledged them. Before it was blink and you\u2019d miss them. Now, it\u2019s a part of the story. Curious to see who they are hyping and who has the audacity to interrupt the COO! 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