{"id":1903,"date":"2016-08-31T19:00:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T01:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=1903"},"modified":"2016-12-06T23:50:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T05:50:02","slug":"nxt-recap-review-episode-352","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/nxt-recap-review-episode-352\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT Recap &#038; Review &#8211; Episode 352"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>August 31, 2016<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Episode 352<\/strong><br \/>\n(taped August 25, 2016)<br \/>\n#WWENXT<\/p>\n<p><strong>City: Winter Park, FL<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: Full Sail University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Andrea D&#8217;Marco<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nEarlier today, a trainer told William Regal that Samoa Joe is not cleared for any physicality tonight or in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Intro Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;Roar of the Crowd&#8221; by CFO$<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Tye Dillinger vs Buddy Murphy<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Danilo Anfibio)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e7523f9698f','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e7523f9698f\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e7523f9698f\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Tye Dillinger wins via pinfall after a Tye Breaker<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 6:18<\/strong> (1 break)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nPretty good match. I thought Murphy looked better than Dillinger with some good agility, but the crowd was solidly behind Dillinger. The match was fine, but an unfortunately placed commercial break near the end of the match hurt the momentum from a viewer&#8217;s perspective.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nClips of Gargano getting injured at Takeover and the Cruiserweight Classic.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nCharly Caruso welcomes Tommaso Ciampa. Ciampa starts to give an update on Gargano when The Revival walks up. Ciampa attacks, and the brawl makes its way into the arena and into the ring. While dispatching Ciampa, The Revival says they are the top guys.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Steve Cutler vs Kenneth Crawford<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Eddie Orengo)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e7523f96aa3','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e7523f96aa3\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e7523f96aa3\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Steve Cutler wins via pinfall after a fisherman Michinoku Driver<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 3:32<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nAn okay, short match. Crawford showed some nice, if unrefined, agility. Cutler used power and anger. I think both have potential.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nDasha Fuentes asks Hideo Itami about Austin Aries. Itami calls Aries a &#8220;baby&#8221; because he has an injury&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nA mysterious promo for &#8220;Sanity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nA promo for TM61. According to them, they are ready to win the tag titles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 3<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>No Way Jose vs Angelo Dawkins<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Drake Wuertz)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e7523f96adf','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e7523f96adf\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e7523f96adf\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: No Way Jose wins via pinfall after a Cobra Clutch slam<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 2:42<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nNot a great match. It was very short, and there seemed to be some awkwardness in the middle of the match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nCharly Caruso asks Andrade Almas how he will react after getting his first loss. Austin Aries interrupts and complains about his ear.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 4<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Liv Morgan vs Aliyah<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Eddie Orengo)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e7523f96b13','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e7523f96b13\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e7523f96b13\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Liv Morgan wins via pinfall after a reverse roundhouse kick<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 3:29<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nAnother match that wasn&#8217;t great. I actually liked what Aliyah was doing. She was aggressive and brawled a bit. She also had an interesting arm lock\/head scissors submission. Liv&#8217;s comeback was unbelievable and even though her finishing move didn&#8217;t connect, they still went with it. I just think Liv Morgan needs a lot more work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nDasha Fuentes asks Jose about his win over Dawkins. He starts to talk about how great he is when Bobby Roode walks by. Roode tells Jose that he has a &#8220;nice head.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe new NXT Champ, Shinsuke Nakamura, heads to the ring. Nakamura talks about facing the best of NXT and becoming champ. He says that he respects Samoa Joe, but the Joe era is over. It is now the era of Strong Style.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe wrestling was a little lacking on this episode. A good number of matches, but the quality just wasn&#8217;t there. This episode felt like a placeholder while they start to rebuild feuds after Takeover.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Match of the Night<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tye Dillinger vs Buddy Murphy<\/strong><br \/>\nThis one had the most personality and the best action, even though I wasn&#8217;t particularly blown away by it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wrestling was a little lacking on this episode. A good number of matches, but the quality just wasn&#8217;t there. 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