WWE NXT Report January 11th, 2011

We begin this week’s show with a look back at the worst night in the WWE career of Jacob Novak. The Sharp Half Dressed Man was traded away by his pro for Byron Saxton. Then Jacob got to take his Bruce Willis movie bad guy starter kit look out of NXT when he was eliminated, preventing him from trying to become a Tag Team Champion.

We are live on tape on the internet and your announcers are Josh ‘Hope you enjoyed the twenty minutes I got to do on Raw last night’ Mathews and Todd ‘If I could be a fly on the wall of the double date’ Grisham. Your host is Matt ‘Let’s Go Tigers’ Striker.

Matt is on the stage with the rookies and next week there is another elimination so the voting starts tomorrow at noon Eastern. Remember that the winner gets to wrestle for the WWE Tag Team Titles with your pro.

The pros are in the ring and that means it is time for a challenge and is worth two immunity points. It is the slingshot challenge. The pro will shoot a t-shirt at the rookies and you must catch them and put them in the trash can.

R Truth and Johnny Curtis go first and the thirty seconds start. Truth has some problems with the slingshot and Curtis is having trouble catching shirts off the yellow monster. Curtis ends up with zero points.

Byron Saxton and Dolph Ziggler are next. Saxton with one point and that puts him in the lead.

The next pair is Derrick Bateman and Daniel Bryan. Derrick says that he has hands of an angel so he will catch anything shot by Bryan. Bateman catches a second one at the buzzer and it counts so he takes the lead with two points.

Brodus Clay and Ted DiBiase are next but since Ted would lose to the slingshot, they let Maryse shoot the shirts. Ted takes over and he doesn’t do much better. Brodus ends up with zero.

Conor O’Brian and Alberto Del Rio are next. Alberto decides to do this on his own since Ricardo Rodriguez is not in the ring. O’Brian caught a second one at the buzzer but it did not count so he only ends up with one.

Derrick Bateman wins and he has two immunity points

Ricardo Rodriguez is in the back on the phone and he wants some help with a rat problem. It is a huge rat that he hates and thinks is ugly and stinks.

We go to commercial.

match Number One: Conor O’Brian with Alberto Del Rio versus Byron Saxton with Dolph Ziggler

O’Brian works on the arm but Saxton gets to the ropes and O’Brian releases the hold. Alberto gives O’Brian some advice and Saxton with a drop toe hold. They lock up and O’Brian tries to back Saxton into the corner but they continue the tie up as they go around the ring. O’Brian finally gets Saxton into the corner and he breaks but Saxton with a punch to O’Brian’s snout. Saxton with a boot to the head and then he punches O’Brian in the head until the referee stops him. Saxton with a kick to the midsection. Saxton chokes O’Brian in the ropes and then he stomps O’Brian in the back and gets a near fall. Saxton with a rear chin lock on O’Brian while Ziggler tells Byron what to do.

O’Brian with an arm wringer and punches to Saxton. Saxton with a knee and single arm driver for a near fall. Saxton with a surfboard and he has his knee in O’Brian’s back. O’Brian tries to escape but Saxton with a knee to the back. Saxton gets a near fall and Saxton shows some frustration. O’Brian punches Saxton and connects with a European uppercut. Saxton with a knee to O’Brian followed by a clothesline and he gets a near fall. Saxton returns to the rear chin lock and Ziggler tells Saxton to do more.

O’Brian with a European uppercut but Saxton with a hard Irish whip. Saxton pulls O’Brian out of the corner and Saxton gets another near fall. Saxton misses a charge into the corner (my feed hiccupped at this point. I will edit it when the replay is on Youtube, WWE.com or Hulu).

Winner: Conor O’Brian

It is time to watch the double date that Derrick Bateman and Daniel Bryan had with the Bellas. We go to footage from last night after Raw. Bryan asks Bateman about his choice of pants. Bateman says that Bryan might be dominant in the ring but he is different outside the ring. Bryan says that things will have to be different now because of the Bellas. Derrick says that he will dodge the landmines and will make the wildebeest tap out. Daniel wants to know which one Derrick thinks is the wildebeest. Daniel tells Derrick to be himself and not try too hard.

Derrick says that he is a ladies man and that is what Daniel’s mother said. Daniel tries to figure out what Derrick is saying.

We have the Superstar Password Challenge coming up with the rookies.

We are back and Did You Know that WWE has published 23 New York Times best sellers.

It is time for the next rookie challenge and Derrick Bateman has two points. Matt reminds us that the rookies will have to work with their pros so we will see how they work mentally with the pros. It is time for Superstar Password and it is worth two points.

The rookie will have to get the pro to guess which superstar they are talking about.

R Truth and Johnny Curtis go first. The password is “EDGE’ Johnny has no idea what to say until he thinks of Spear and Truth guesses. Kofi is next and Truth guesses it. Curtis has to convey Tyson Kidd but he runs out of time. They get two right.

Byron Saxton and Dolph Ziggler are next. The first password is John Cena. Dolph guesses it after the music plays. Bryon gives Mark’s entrance music and Dolph guesses it. Byron had JTG but couldn’t get it in time. They have two points.

The next pair is Daniel Bryan and Derrick Bateman. The first password is Kane and Derrick gives Kane as a clue. Derrick gets Sheamus, Hornswoggle, and Miz right to give them three points.

Brodus Clay and Ted DiBiase with Maryse are next. Brodus gets Big Show and Maryse does not participate. After a few missteps they get Big Show. Maryse names more brands and doesn’t help her rookie’s cause.

Conor O’Brian and Alberto Del Rio are the final two. Conor buzzes himself on Jack Swagger and then for Cody Rhodes he poses like Cody does and then he wants to talk about Alberto.

Derrick Bateman wins this competition as well and that gives him four points.

We go to commercial and our main event will be next, probably after the Raw recap.

We are back and it is time to go back in time to remember the first member of the Class of 2011 for the WWE Hall of Fame.

It is time for more of the double date between the Bellas, Derrick Bateman, and Daniel Bryan.

They are at dinner and Derrick is acting like a buffoon and the Bellas focus on Daniel, not Derrick. Daniel talks about how they can also be tag champions and they are impressed that Daniel can be a double champion. The girls start to fight about how one got a text message while the other didn’t. Derrick is caught texting pick up lines to Daniel. Nikki tells Derrick to shut up. Nikki accuses Brie of deleting her text. They continue to argue while Derrick Bateman freaks out about his pants. Derrick storms off. Daniel goes to check on Derrick while Brie blames this on Nikki.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two: Johnny Curtis with R Truth versus Ted DiBiase with Maryse and Brodus Clay

Ted with a waist lock take down and then he floats over and slaps Johnny in the head before putting Johnny in a front face lock. Ted with a hammer lock and side head lock take down. Curtis with a head scissors and Ted escapes. They lock up again an Ted with another side head lock. Ted with a shoulder tackle and then Ted poses in the corner. They lock up one more time and Ted backs Johnny into the corner and Ted with a pie face but Curtis punches Ted and Irish whips him followed by a back body drop and slam. Curtis sends Ted into the turnbuckles and kicks him followed by a suplex. Johnny goes to the apron and he misses a slingshot leg drop. Ted with a running boot to the head and we go to commercial.

We are back and Ted with a reverse chin lock on Curtis. Ted pulls Johnny to the mat by the hair as he maintains control. Curtis with an elbow but DiBiase with the short rebound clothesline for a near fall. Ted with another near fall and then he punches Curtis. Ted has something to say to Truth and that allows Curtis to recover. Curtis goes after Clay but DiBiase stops him and chokes him in the ropes and the corner with his boot. Curtis pushes Ted away but Ted with kicks to Curtis in the corner and then he catapults Curtis’ chest into the bottom rope and gets a near fall.

Curtis with a punch and European uppercut. Ted with a back elbow to Curtis and he gets another near fall. Ted with a knee to the back and then he returns to the reverse chin lock. Curtis with a knee but Ted with a spinebuster with authority and he gets a near fall. Ted waits for Curtis to get up and then Curtis goes to the apron. Ted misses a knee lift and Curtis drops Ted across the top rope. Curtis with punches and a European uppercut. Curtis with a knee to the midsection followed by a running forearm. Curtis avoids the short rebound clothesline but Curtis tries for a backslide. Johnny with a Falcon Arrow for a near fall.

Ted with a knee and Maryse gets on the apron to distract the referee. Ted sends Curtis to the ropes and Brodus with a forearm to the back. Truth with a flying clothesline to Clay on the floor. Ted pays attention to what is going on outside the ring and Johnny Curtis gets a rollup for the three count.

Winner: Johnny Curtis

We go to credits.


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