411's WWE NXT Report 3.16.10

Posted by Michael Bauer on 03.16.2010

Daniel Bryan goes to 0-4 after facing The Great Khali as we are two weeks away from the first votes being cast!



Hello and welcome to the WWE NXT Report. As always, I am Michael Bauer, your NXT recapper.

Very interesting now that NXT now charts the rookie's record during their entrances.

Backstage, Matt Striker announces that the first round of votes will be announced in two weeks and somebody will be sent home. We don't know how many people will go though.

Darren Young and CM Punk (with the Straight Edge Society) vs. Matt Hardy and Justin Gabriel

Young opens with Gabriel and they lock up with Young getting headlock, being whipped off the ropes, and hitting a shoulder block. Young gets an arm wrench, but it is reversed but Gabriel. Young with a punch to the head and a whip, but Gabriel slips under and hits an arm drag, tagging in Hardy. Hardy whips Young across and Gabriel hits Poetry in Motion. Hardy hits a clothesline and gets two. Gabriel tagged in and gets a roll up for two, but Young hits a knee to the gut and pounds way in the corner before tagging in Punk. Punk hits a series of knees and punches in the corner, forcing the ref to get in the way. Young tagged back in and he continues to pound in the corner. Young whips Gabriel and he flips over Yong before hitting almost a Pele kick. Gabriel sends Young to the corner and Gabriel gets backdropped to the apron. Gabriel with a springboard cross body, but Young ducks and gets a two count. Young backs Gabriel in the corner and pounds away. Young reverses Gabriel's reverse of a whip and Gabriel handsprings onto Young's shoulders, but Young throws him off and hits a kick to the gut. Gabriel rolls to the floor and Punk slams him into the steps as Young distracts the ref. We go to commercial as Gabriel tries to regain his bearings.

Back from the break and Gabriel has for a standing splash, but Punk gets the knees up. Punk gets a two count and just pounds the rookie. Punk hits a double stomp and gets another two count. Young gets tagged in and Punk holds Gabriel so Young can run in for a forearm smash. Young talks trash and Gabriel hits a series of stiff kicks and follows with elbow strikes. Gabriel hits a snapmare and gets Young down with almost a Rock-Bottom type move. Gabriel goes up top for a 450 splash, but Young rolls out of the way. Punk gets tagged in and nearly gets the three count. Punk locks in a body scissors and Justin fights out with elbows and gets a jack-knife for a two count. Punk blocks Gabriel from a tag and then knocks Matt Hardy to the floor. Young tagged in and he gets another nearfall after driving Gabriel to the mat. Young drives Gabriel to the corner and tags in Punk. Gabriel fights of Punk for a moment, but gets sent to the ropes and Punk drives a knee to the gut. Punk goes to the apron for a springboard and Gabriel hits a dropkick out of nowhere. Gabriel finally tags in Matt Hardy. Hardy with a series of clothesline on Punk and gets a two count after a bulldog from the corner. Hardy hits the Side Effect for a two count. Hardy heads to the second rope, but Punk rolls away to tag in Young. Hardy throws Young into the ring and hits a neckbreaker for two. Hardy has his whip reversed and Young clotheslines both Matt and himself to the floor. Gallows takes advantage of the ref being distracted and decks Gabriel. He tries to deck Hardy, but Hardy ducks and hits the Side Effect on Gallows. Both men back in and the ref is now distracted with Gallows and Punk rolls in to nail Hardy with the Go2Sleep! Young falls on top of Hardy to get the three count.

After the bell, Gallows clotheslines Gabriel and boots Hardy in the face. Punk slaps hands with Young and Gallows boots him in the gut. Luke then almost kills the rookie with the Gallows Pole. So much for them looking like a real unit.

Winners: Darren Young and CM Punk

We find out The Miz has arranged Daniel Bryan to take on The Great Khali… next. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't The Big Show make more sense?

Daniel Bryan vs. The Great Khali

Josh Matthews tells Michael Cole he lives in a bubble! HA! Khali grabs Bryan and throws him into the corner before the bell. After it rings, Khali throws him in there again and hits a huge chop to the chest. That hurt me! Khali goes for the Khali Bomb, but Danielson counters into a Guillotine. Khali is down to his knees and shoves off Bryan. Bryan hits a series of kicks and Khali gets a choke, but Bryan kicks him in the head. Bryan hits a dropkick from the top rope and gets a two count. Bryan goes back up and Khali connects with a perfectly timed chop. Khali then hits the Khali Bomb and pins Bryan with one foot.

The Big Show's music hits and he comes out. He hits the ring and immediately looks at Bryan. Big Show wastes no time in chokeslamming Daniel Bryan and walks off laughing. Cole hopes they don't look at win/loss records when they vote. Josh says they should look at the tenacity of Daniel Bryan.

Winner: The Great Khali

We go to the Raw Rebound, featuring the Mr. McMahon vs. Bret Hart contract signing and the fake injury of Bret Hart's leg.

We get another promo video for David Otunga, which I think is the same one that we got during week one of NXT, just with highlights from NXT matches instead of FCW.

We see Michael Tarver walking backstage, looking for revenge on Heath Slater.

Heath Slater vs. Michael Tarver

We get highlights of Slater pinning Carlito and being the first rookie to pin a pro in a one on one match. The bell rings and they lockup and Slater gets a headlock and ducks under two clotheslines after being whipped off the ropes. Slater hits a spinning forearm, but gets backed into the ropes and Slater drills him with a knee. Slater gets sent across, but he grabs the ropes and sends Tarver to the floor. Tarver looks pissed and Slater hits a corkscrew tope to the floor! Damn! Tarver is rolled back in and he catches Slater off guard before slamming his head into the corner. Tarver locks in a neck vice and stops Slater as he gets up. Tarver goes off the ropes and gets hits with a dropkick. Tarver charges Slater, but Slater gets the boot up. Slater connects with a flapjack and goes to whip Tarver. It's reversed, but Slater leaps over and rolls up Tarver for the three count.

Backstage, Christian is celebrating next to Carlito. Tarver attacks Slater from behind and drills him with a T-Bone Suplex as we go backstage again to see Christian pissed and Carlito smiling. I expected him to say his catchphrase, but he never did.

Winner: Heath Slater

Backstage, Sheffield keeps interrupting Regal as Regal tries to help him. Regal just walks away as Sheffield keeps talking.

Wade Barrett (with Chris Jericho) vs. Skip Sheffield (with William Regal)

The bell rings and Wade gets a kick to the gut and backs Skip in the corner. Wade whips him across and Skip flips over the top rope to get the apron. Wade bounces out of the corner and hits a double axe handle off the top rope. The two go to the floor and Skip tries a powerslam, but Wade slips out and shove shim into the post. Skip blocks and Wade drives him back first into the ring post. Back inside, Wade locks in a submission hold, pulling back the arms and driving his foot into the back. Skip elbows out, but Barrett clubs down. Skip blocks a suplex and delivers one of his own. Skip climbs into the corner and Barrett misses a charge. Skip hits a series of clotheslines and follows with a bodyslam. Skip comes off the ropes and does a Ric Flair strut before hitting a splash for two. Wade reverses an Irish Whip, but Skip gets the elbow up. Skip goes to the second rope and looks over at Regal, allowing Barrett to pick the ankle and slam him to the mat. Barrett lifts up Skip in the Torture Rack position and slam him down to the mat. Wade makes the cover and gets the three count for the win.

Winner: Wade Barrett