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The following is the next in a new series of articles on PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with weekly overviews with a look at developments, results, future line-ups, social media activity, interviews, plus some a timely commentary at the end. We will be featuring similar features on other promotions each week and each will be updated weekly.
•Top Stories of the Week
- Pete Dunne Injury: Ringside News reported that Dunne is suffering from some sort of foot injury. His last match was at the Hello Wembley show on Sept. 30.
- NXT expanding to two hours? With all the revenue coming in from the new TV deals, WWE is reportedly considering broadening the scope of NXT.
•Live Event Results
Oct. 6 St. Petersburg, Fla. Results (courtesy correspondent reports at WrestlingObserver.com)
- Mars Wang defeated Kona Reeves
- Shayna Baszler & Marina Shafir defeated Dakota Kai & Mia Yim
- War Raiders defeated The Mighty
- Keith Lee defeated Dan Matha
- Matt Riddle & Johnny Gargano defeated Cezar Bononi & Adrian Jaoude
- Lars Sullivan defeated Dominick Dijakovic
- Aliyah defeated Xia Li
- Ricochet, Danny Burch, and Oney Lorcan defeated The Undisputed Era
Oct. 5 Citrus Springs, Fla. Results
- Stacey Ervin Jr. defeated Luke Menzies
- Aliyah defeated MJ Jenkins
- Babatunde Aiyegbusi defeated Dan Matha
- Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch defeated Humberto Carrillo and Raul Mendoza
- Keith Lee defeated Mansoor
- Heavy Machinery defeated The Forgotten Sons
- EC3 defeated Dominick Dijakovic
- Nikki Cross & Io Shirai defeated Lacey Evans and Reina Gonzalez
- Ricochet defeated Velveteen Dream to retain North American Championship
October 4 Sebring, Fla. Results
- EC3 defeated Dan Matha
- Reina Gonzalez & Kavita Devi defeated Jessie Elaban and Lacey Lane
- Stacey Ervin Jr. defeated Luke Menzies
- The Forgotten Sons defeated Humberto Carillo & Raul Mendoza
- Matt Riddle defeated Kona Reeves
- War Raiders defeated Heavy Machinery
- Jeet Rama defeated Rocky
- Shayna Baszler & Marina Shafir defeated Dakota Kai and Candice LaRae
- Johnny Gargano defeated Dominick Dijakovic
•Upcoming Major Show Line-up: NXT Takeover War Games
NXT Takeover WarGames
Saturday Nov. 17, 2018
Los Angeles Calif. at Staples Center (3:15 p.m. start time)
Projected Lineup:
- Tomaso Ciampia (Champion) vs. Velveteen Dream
- Undisputed Era vs. Dunne/Moustache Mountain vs. Ricochet/War Raiders
- Karai Sane (Champion) vs. Shayna Bayzler
- Matt Riddle vs. Cassius Ohno
- Possible Other Matches Added
- Keith Lee vs. Lars Anderson
- Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano
•Upcoming Events
Thursday Oct. 11 – Family Arena – St. Louis, Mo.
Thursday Oct. 11 – Maxwell Snyder Armory – Jacksonville, Fla.
Friday Oct. 12- Landers Center – Southaven, Miss.
Friday Oct. 12 – The Reserve Pavillion at Hilton Ocala – Ocala, Fla.
Saturday Oct. 13 – University Area CDC Gymnasium – Tampla, Fla.
Wednesday Oct. 17 – TV Tapings – Full Sail Live – Winter Park, Fla.
Thursday Oct. 18 – Bartow Academy – Bartow, Fla.
Friday Oct. 19 – Mark Lance Armory – St. Augustine, Fla.
Saturday Oct. 20 – Venice Community Center – Venice, Fla.
Thursday Oct. 25 – Cocoa Armory – Cocoa, Fla.
Friday Oct. 26 – Minnreg Hall – Largo, Fla.
Saturday Oct. 27 – Orlando Live Events – Casselberry, Fla.
Thursday Nov. 1 – Palm Beach County Convention Center – West Palm Beach, Fla.
Saturday Nov 3 – Fieldhouse at Watso Center – Coral Gables, Fla.
Thursday Nov. 8 – Crystal River Armory – Crystal River, Fla.
Saturday Nov. 10 – Midtown Cultural & Educational Center – Dayton Beach, Fla.
•Latest TV Highlights: 10/3 NXT TV Report
- Fantastic Nikki Cross pre-recorded promo
- (1) Lacey Evans defeated Candice LaRae (Match Time 3:56 – 10:14)
- Video package hyping next weeks Ricochet vs. Dunne vs. Cole triple threat
- Short Video package for Forgotten Sons
- (2) Forgotten Sons defeated local talent (Match Time 19:46 – 22:12)
- Video package for Saine vs. Bayzler at Evolution
- Short Video package of just Bayzler working out and brief interview
- Bianca Belair backstage interview by Cathy Kelley
- (3) Johnny Gargano defeated Tony Neese (Match Time 30:52 – 40:36)
- Video Pacakge for Oney and Danny Burch
- (4) Lars Anderson defeated EC3 (Match Time 49:44 – 56:44)
•NXT in the Media
- Johnny Gargano says what we are all thinking in an interview with The Daily Star HERE.
- WWE Legend Lita has some very nice things to say about a current NXT star HERE
- A little different Q&A with the former NXT Women’s Champ HERE.
•Social Media Scene
I love when they take the TV feuds to Twitter:
#Sundayfunday helping them live their best lives… but really it’s just some chains and a dumb cup, so who cares.#TheMighty #TMDK #NXT #StreetSomethings #WhatProfits pic.twitter.com/K8Gn9x2OCK
— Shane Thorne (@ShaneThorneWWE) October 7, 2018
True Statement:
He's better at QB than Manning this year. https://t.co/fAvJzKbp33
— Tony Nese (@TonyNese) October 7, 2018
Whens Dijak getting some TV Time?
This dude’s name is Nurmagomedov but you guys are worked up about Dijakovic.
— Dominik Dijakovic (@DijakovicWWE) October 7, 2018
Ciampia tweet of the week:
This morning I watched #WWESSD
Tonight I’m watching #UFC229
One thing is clear: The Champ is better than everybody at everything. pic.twitter.com/v1buBDAR3g
— BLACKHEART (@ProjectCiampa) October 7, 2018
•Closing Commentary
- Jaxson Stryker is a future star. Once he gets acclimated to the “WWE style” it’ll be time to forget about the Forgotten Sons and chase some singles gold.
- Nikki Cross needs to feud with Belair, put her over, and then join the rest of her crew on Smackdown immediately.
- EC3 can not be happy with his current status within NXT. I did not agree with the decision to put Lars over this week. EC3 sorely needed some momentum.
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