{"id":1941,"date":"2016-09-21T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T01:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=1941"},"modified":"2017-02-17T17:45:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T23:45:09","slug":"nxt-recap-review-episode-355","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/nxt-recap-review-episode-355\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT Recap &#038; Review &#8211; Episode 355"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>September 21, 2016<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Episode 355<\/strong><br \/>\n(taped September 15, 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: Mike Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nLast week, Samoa Joe showed respect to Nakamura, then attacked him from behind.<\/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><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nSamoa Joe has a copy of Nakamura&#8217;s medical report. He reads the multiple injuries that Nakamura suffered on last week&#8217;s show, saying that he won&#8217;t need surgery but will need to rest for six to twelve weeks. Joe calls Regal to the ring because he won&#8217;t wait that long for a rematch.<\/p>\n<p>William Regal comes out to the stage. Regal tells Joe that he will take care of the problem that Joe caused. Joe walks up to Regal and threatens to injure the entire NXT roster.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nDasha Fuentes asks Cedric Alexander what&#8217;s going through his mind. Cedric is thinking about the seven years of people telling him that he wouldn&#8217;t make it.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nCharly Caruso asks Liv Morgan about challenging Asuka. Morgan says she won&#8217;t bow down to anyone. As she speaks, Asuka walks up and tells Morgan they should find out if she&#8217;s ready.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Oney Lorcan vs Austin Aries<\/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_69e752396ecca','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_69e752396ecca\" 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_69e752396ecca\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Austin Aries wins via submission with the Last Chancery<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 6:32<\/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. Lorcan didn&#8217;t give Aries a lot of difficulty, but he hung in there for a while. This was pretty fun, though I don&#8217;t really understand the apparently strong appeal of Lorcan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAustin Aries gets on the mic and says that he was at home last week. Also, he would call out Hideo Itami, but he knows he won&#8217;t show up. Itami is a coward. On cue, Itami&#8217;s music plays and he heads to the ring. As Itami enters the ring, Aries exits and walks away.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nDan Matha is coming in two weeks. And he&#8217;s big.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nLast week, after the Cruisereight Classic finale, Gargano and Ciampa fought The Revival in the parking lot.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Aliyah vs Billie Kay<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Tom Castor)<\/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_69e752396edcc','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_69e752396edcc\" 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_69e752396edcc\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Billie Kay wins via pinfall after a big boot<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 3:14<\/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 match. I thought Aliyah looked better. She was more aggressive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nDasha Fuentes asks Mandy Rose why she&#8217;s been calling out Ember Moon on social media. Mandy says Ember doesn&#8217;t have what it takes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 3<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Cedric Alexander vs Andrade &#8220;Cien&#8221; Almas<\/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_69e752396ee21','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_69e752396ee21\" 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_69e752396ee21\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Cedric Alexander wins via pinfall after a lumbar check<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 8:02<\/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 \/>\nVery good match. There were a number of good sequences and moments in this one. Almas seemed to underestimate Alexander, having fun with the match at first before it became more serious. A very nice debut for Alexander.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis was a good show. Nothing amazing happened, but the matches were good. 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