NXT Thread 10/28/15: Ready, Willing and Ga... rgano?

[Steveweiser]

Tonight on NXT (order from when it was taped, may be shifted around)...

*Emma vs. Shazza McKenzie
*Chad Gable & Jason Jordan vs. Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa
*Nia Jax vs. Kay Lee Ray
*Samoa Joe vs. Tyler Breeze
*NON-TITLE MATCH: Finn Bálor vs. Tye Dillinger

The big match of the show pits an angry Samoa Joe against Tyler Breeze, who Joe feels cost him a shot at the NXT Championship he feels he's entitled to. With Apollo Crews set to get his shot at Finn Bálor next week, whoever wins this could well be in position to get the next opportunity at the title, but will main roster star Breeze throw another spanner into Joe's plans?

Bálor himself is in action against Tye Dillinger - will Crews get involved, and will Dillinger cause a major upset? Plus check out Part 2 of Crews' career retrospective as he builds to his big night.

The two women's matches tonight both feature international talent familiar to fans of SHIMMER and SHINE. Emma takes on her fellow Australian, and former rival on the indies, Shazza McKenzie (will Dana Brooke be there after the mauling she took from Asuka?) - and Nia Jax looks to continue her path to greatness against the fiery Scottish star Kay Lee Ray (also familiar to fans of ICW as a member of the New Age Kliq).

Although they didn't win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, a team who massively impressed in it were Chad Gable and Jason Jordan, and tonight they face another team who made some waves in the tournament, the outside team of Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa. Will "Ready, Willing and Gable" kickstart the energy they got from the fans at Takeover: Respect with a win?

All this and more tonight from 8/7c (Midnight for UK fans this week) on the WWE Network!

[Big Bad Kahuna]

This show is gonna RULE HARD!!

[Steveweiser]

NXT time!!!

[Woo]

Shazza! She's great. Has such an amazing likeable personality.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Finn Balor is so awesome you guys.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Jordan and Gable's theme is like the opening screen from a sports video game.

[jagilki]

Did they photoshop the hell out of Nia's waist in that graphic?

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Thank god Nia Jax ditched the Goldust reject suit.

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

My goodness, Nia's new outfit is approximately 150,089 times better than the last... Thing she was wearing.

[moondoggie]

Gable Bodies *clap clap clap clap clap*

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

The earth was probably knocked off its orbit with that suicide dive by Smoe Joe.

((he's fat))

[IMPRESSIVE knightwing1047]

Am I missing something with Gable and Jordan? I get the charisma factor, but I feel like Gargano and Ciampa put on a clinic compared to Gable and Jordan.

[percymania]

I just started watching. Why are there so many divas from Australia??

[Mayonnaise]

First, my Roku kept skipping around and that was annoying as f***. No clue what caused it but it killed the show for me.

*Emma vs. Shazza McKenzie
- Match wasn't bad. Emma looked good and I loved the commentary crew tying it all together by talking about Shazza being Emma last non-WWE opponent.

*Chad Gable & Jason Jordan vs. Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa
- I freaking loved this match. They meshed so well and Gable again showing he just gets it.
- Jordan looked the best I've ever seen him as well.
- I wish that if they are going to keep using Team Indie that they give them some promo time or something. I get they aren't signed but if they will be regulars, give them something so we care when they are there.

*Nia Jax vs. Kay Lee Ray
- Nia's look was a 1000 times better.
- They need to decided if she is heel or face and then get her wrestling that way. She smiles and seems to go easy in there to not hurt someone then frowns and throws them around. Just seems like she lacks a purpose. Sounds a little weird but with Joe there, I'd have him work with her.

*Samoa Joe vs. Tyler Breeze
- Judging by Prince Pretty's Titantron they had his call up on SD planned for a bit. 
- Most Joe-like Joe has wrestled in a long time, IMO. Looked like a killer in there.
- Guess this was Tyler's send off. Wish he could get something like Bo had.

*Dash and Dawson vs. Enzo and Cass
- Loved this angle. Good old school stuff and given the spoilers, I love where this is headed.

[percymania]

Chad Gable is quickly becoming my favorite wrestler.

[Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast]

So Shazza is literally Pre-heel Alexa Bliss?

[Instant Classic]

Carmella is the most beautiful diva in current WWE. Oh my god!

[Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast]

I love how Joe beating Breeze weirdly works for the upcoming heel turn

[Wrestling Curmudgeon]

Nia Jax vs. probably an Aussie chick match review
Hefty Hefty Hefty/Wimpy Wimpy Wimpy

[hbkid718]

Here are the W/L Records for this week's NXT:

- Shazza VS Emma was Emma’s 1st match on NXT since September 30, her 1st opener since July 8, & Shazza’s debut & 1st opener
- Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano VS Chad Gable & Jason Jordan was Gable & Jordan’s 1st NXT match since September 2 & Ciampa & Gargano’s 1st match since October 14
- Nia Jax VS Kay Lee Ray was Nia’s 1st match on NXT since October 14, Ray’s debut, & the 2nd week in a row that NXT had 2 Diva’s Matches
- Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady VS Dash & Dawson never began so it doesn’t count as an official match
- Samoa Joe VS Tyler Breeze was both wrestlers’ 1st match & main event since October 14