The following matches are confirmed for tonight’s WWE NXT television show, which was taped on May 30th at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida:
NXT Championship
– Adrian Neville (c) vs. Justin Gabriel
NXT Women’s Championship
– Charlotte (c) vs. Bayley
– Aiden English vs. Mojo Rawley
– Jason Jordan & Tye Dillinger vs. an enhancement tag-team
WWE has added the latest sit-down interview between Michael Cole and Triple H to their official YouTube channel. The official description for the interview, which you can view above, reads as follows:
“The WWE COO gives a preview of what to expect at NXT Takeover, including Charlotte vs. Natalya for the NXT Women’s Title and the NXT Championship Match between Adrian Neville and Tyson Kidd.”
This Thursday night at 8pm (EST), WWE presents “NXT Takeover” – the developmental promotion’s second live special on the WWE Network.
The night before, a special “NXT Takeover Preview” show will air on the WWE Network at 10pm (EST). Hosted by Renee Young, the show will feature interviews with WWE Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Bret Hart, previewing the NXT Women’s title match between Charlotte and Natalya.
Prior to Thursday’s big 2-hour event, there will be a 30-minute pre-show show on the WWE Network.
It’s also been announced that NXT Takeover will then kick off with Adam Rose and the Exotic Express.
Paul Heyman and other “surprise guests” have been announced for the NXT Takeover pre-show next Thursday night.
The NXT Takeover pre-show will be hosted by Renee Young, and will also feature “Nature Boy” Ric Flair and Rob Van Dam. Flair, as noted in the past, will be in the corner of his daughter Charlotte for her NXT Divas Championship match.
NXT Takeover airs on Thursday, May 29th, live on the WWE Network. The pre-show begins at 7:30pm EST.
WWE’s original plan for the Natalya vs. Charlotte match for the vacant NXT Women’s Championship at the WWE Network live special, “Takeover,” on May 29th was to have Bret Hart and Ric Flair in their respective corners for the match.
Apparently Hart had an issue that made it impossible for him to appear at the event, so the plan now is just for Flair to be in Charlotte’s corner. There was some discussion that Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, Natalya’s father, would be used in Hart’s role, however most believe that it won’t happen.
On a related note, “The Hitman” has yet to sign a new Legends contract with WWE.
(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
Following Thursday’s edition of WWE NXT TV, the following matches are confirmed for the upcoming NXT Takeover live special, which airs on the WWE Network on May 29th:
WWE NXT Championship
– Adrian Neville (c) vs. Tyson Kidd
WWE NXT Championships
– The Ascension vs. Kalisto & El Local
Vacant NXT Women’s Championship
– Charlotte vs. Natalya or Sasha Banks
– UFC will be running their UFC 176 pay-per-view on August 2nd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California with a show headlined by Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes for the UFC Featherweight Championship. While the event will take place in the same venue two weeks before WWE SummerSlam, it won’t hurt WWE business because SummerSlam is already sold out.
– WWE Diva Summer Rae cut her hair off for the movie she’s filming right now with The Miz. Her new haircut is described as looking similar to Charlotte, the NXT Diva who is the daughter of Ric Flair, only shorter.
(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
Former WWE NXT wrestler Kenneth Cameron (real name Thomas Latimer) made his debut on Thursday night’s edition of TNA Impact Wrestling. Cameron, who goes by the name Bram in TNA, debuted in a backstage segment on the show with Magnus.
Bram is the son-in-law of WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair, as he is married to Flair’s daughter, WWE NXT Diva Charlotte. His release from WWE came on November 30, 2012 after he was charged with battery of a law enforcement officer and disorderly intoxication.
You can check out a video of Bram’s TNA debut above.
The following are results for the WWE NXT episodes that will air on May 1st, May 8th, May 15th and May 22nd. All four episodes were taped on Thursday night at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
Dark Match
– Alexander Rusev def. an unknown wrestler in a dark match to open up the tapings.
Spoiler Results for May 1, 2014
– Tyson Kidd def. Bo Dallas in the first television match of the evening.
– Sasha Banks (with Charlotte) def. Bayley in an opening round match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.
– Adam Rose def. Danny Burch. After the match, Camacho appeared during Rose’s big after-match party.
– Natalya def. Layla in an opening round match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.
– Mojo Rawley def. Oliver Grey. After the match, Aiden English came out and cut a promo on Rawley.
– Adrian Neville def. Brodus Clay in a no-disqualification match to retain the NXT Championship in a what that served as the main event for this episode.
Spoiler Results for May 8, 2014
– This show kicks off with Triple H in the ring for a promo. He talks about how NXT is the future and is taking over wrestling. He pushes the NXT Takeover special, which will take place live on the WWE Network on May 29th. Additionally, he announces a battle royal to determine the new number one contender to the NXT Championship.
– Charlotte def. Emma in a second round match in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.
– Kalisto & El Locale (Ricardo Rodriguez under a mask) def. The Legionnaires (Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louise).
– Camacho def. Captain Comic from Adam Rose’s party group. After the match, Camacho came out and had a confrontation with Rose.
– Alexa Bliss def. Alicia Fox in another match in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.
– Next up was the battle royal announced by Triple H earlier in the show to crown the new number one contender to the NXT Championship. The participants were Xavier Woods, Brodus Clay, Baron Corbin, Curt Hawkins, Aiden English, Jason Jordan, Danny Burch, Oliver Grey, Marcus Louise, Sylvester Lefort, Big Cass, Camacho, Mason Ryan, Kalisto, El Local, Mojo Rawley, Sami Zayn, Yoshi Tatsu, Tyler Breeze, Bo Dallas and Tyson Kidd. In the end, Breeze, Zayn and Kidd were the final three and all were eliminated at the same time. This leads to Triple H coming back out and announcing that the three will compete in a triple-threat match to determine the official number one contender to the title.
– The Ascension def. Buddy Murphy and an unknown wrestler in the main event of this episode.
For results of the May 15, 2014 edition of WWE NXT TV, as well as the May 22, 2014 edition of the show, click ahead to page two …
The following matches are scheduled to take place at the NXT Takeover special, which will air live on the WWE Network on May 29th at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
NXT Championship
– Adrian Neville (c) vs. Tyson Kidd
NXT Women’s Championship
– Charlotte vs. Natalya
Number One Contender Match
– Sami Zayn vs. Tyler Breeze
The first two matches were announced during the NXT television tapings, which took place on Thursday night. The number one contender bout was not yet officially announced, but is listed on the event poster.
– The three women who were involved in Triple H’s elaborate entrance for his match against Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania XXX last Sunday were Alexis, Charlotte and Sasha Banks, all of whom currently work as NXT Divas.
– As it appeared when watching the show live on Sunday, The Shield vs. New Age Outlaws and Kane match was rushed. Both the ring entrances and the match itself were cut to make time for the rest of the show.
(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
– Following an absence due to minor surgery, Charlotte had her first actual match at the WWE NXT live event on Saturday night in Sebring, Florida.
– WWE Superstar Batista recently mocked Vince McMahon in a new tweet where he recalled the infamous Royal Rumble where McMahon blew both of his quads out while getting into the ring. Batista tweeted:
Win or lose tomorrow…..I will just be happy if @VinceMcMahon doesn't run in and blow his quads out! DOH!! #flashback
— Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) January 26, 2014
WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair and WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes recently spoke to the Tampa Tribune about second generation wrestlers. The following are some highlights:
Ric Flair on pushing his children away from pro wrestling: “I never pushed any of my kids into it. I pushed them away from it because I know how difficult it is.”
Flair on his son David Flair’s wrestling career: “It just wasn’t for him. One thing about this business is that you better love it because it is hard. He is happier now than he ever was when he was part of it.”
Cody Rhodes on people wanting him to be like Dusty Rhodes: “A lot of people preferred me to pander to those fans. They wanted me to dye my hair blonde like my dad, do his moves like the jab and the elbow, and talk like him.”
Check out the complete interview online at TBO.com.
– WWE’s storyline with the Big Show and Triple H has been dropped. At one point, there was talk of them wrestling at the Royal Rumble, but Big Show was brought back to television early and wrestled Randy Orton at Survivor Series. Big Show has already been moved out of the Authority storyline – and competed in an unrelated 6-man tag match last night on RAW.
– WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley appeared on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom radio show this morning. It will be be replayed at BobandTom.com later this afternoon.
– During a Total Divas Q&A on Twitter Sunday night, Natalya was asked if Divas Champion AJ Lee could make it as a Total Diva. She replied, “It’s not for everyone.”
– WWE NXT Diva Charlotte shared an encouraging text message from her father Ric Flair on Instagram:
– Both WWE NXT Diva Charlotte and WWE NXT Superstar Sylvester LeFort will be out of action for a few more weeks. Charlotte will be out due to minor surgery, while LeFort is on the sidelines with a knee injury.
– WWE apparently wanted to interview Shane McMahon for their “History Of WWE” DVD documentary that was released this week. For whatever reason, the company was told that Shane wasn’t going to be available for the interview.
[Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter]
-A few months ago it was reported that part-time WWE Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would possibly be appearing at the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view from his hometown of Miami, Florida on October 27th to start the wheels of motion for a potential match at WrestleMania XXX. As of last week, The Rock’s status for WrestleMania XXX was still unclear, and his rumored appearance at Hell In A Cell in Miami is likely off the table.
-The official Twitter page for WWE NXT recently started a new “NXT Diva Of The Month” feature, with the first honor going to NXT Diva Charlotte. Charlotte tweeted her reaction to the award, which you can check out below:
@WWENXT oh my!!! I am so honored, thank you so so much :) #shocked :)
— Charlotte (@MsCharlotteWWE) October 11, 2013
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WWE.com has published part two of their interview with NXT Diva Charlotte, daughter of Ric Flair. Here are some highlights:
WWE.COM: Did your father ever suggest the possibility of you following in his footsteps?
CHARLOTTE: It was something he always said I would be phenomenal at, but not something he pushed. Dad always pushed me to pursue college sports and a degree. He said wrestling would always be there. When I finally told my dad I wanted to give it a go, he said, “OK, kid, let’s get you in ring shape.” I’ll never forget the first day I hit the ropes with my dad and little brother. He’s always believed in me, no matter what I wanted to do.
WWE.COM: Describe the experience of being able to pave your own legacy.
CHARLOTTE: I am not the same person I was a year ago because I have learned so much in WWE’s developmental system. Words cannot explain what we do. It is the toughest obstacle that I have ever tackled. Not only do you have to be an athlete, but you have to be an entertainer as well. I’ve always been a natural performer, but being an entertainer was foreign to me. I try to incorporate some of my dad’s signature moves in with mine just because it is sentimental to me. Yes, I am my own person, but I will never want to go through my career without a part of him with me.
WWE.COM: Speaking of which, your father was on hand for your debut match at NXT. What did that mean to you?
CHARLOTTE: Surreal is the only word I can think of. … My dad will be proud of me no matter how grand the stage is. Having him there was so special, but some of the most joyful moments that night were getting to introduce him to all the talent, coaches and staff that I work with. I was proud to show Dad that I was doing well in a business where he is idolized as one of the greatest of all time. The entire night was unforgettable to me. Obviously doing the “Flair Strut” at the end was pretty amazing, too!
WWE.COM: As we stand here today, what is your current goal?
CHARLOTTE: To be the next NXT Women’s Champion.
-The Bella Twins filmed their scheduled appearance for the USA Network series “Psych” in Vancouver this past Wednesday and Thursday. Their episode will air on the next season of the show.
-Speaking of the Bella Twins, Nikki Bella recently noted that she is continuing to receive physical therapy on her shin as it heals. There is still no definite word on when she’ll be able to return to in-ring action.
-The official WWE website has added part two of their interview with Ric Flair’s daughter, NXT Diva Charlotte. You can check that out online at WWE.com.
The following are highlights from a new WWE.com interview with NXT Diva Charlotte, who is the daughter of WWE Hall Of Famer “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair.
WWE.COM: What was it like growing up with one of the greatest performers of all time as your father?
CHARLOTTE: Honestly, I grew up very privileged, and I am so thankful for the opportunities my dad’s career was able to provide. I have had the opportunity to travel the world, and I’ve met so many incredible people from all walks of life. I truly believe growing up in Charlotte, N.C., which was once a very small city, is what kept me grounded. I am still friends with the kids I went to kindergarten with.
Yes, our family is extremely well known in North Carolina; at the same time when you have lived in the same place your entire life, everyone gets to know you. When Dad and I would walk into a restaurant, it wouldn’t be the same reaction as we would get somewhere else, because the community as a whole knew us.
WWE.COM: How much of a difference existed between the Ric Flair that the world knew compared to the Ric Flair you grew up with?
CHARLOTTE: None. The sport of professional wrestling was and is my dad’s life. I truly believe he is loved and hated by so many because he is one of a few in history that can take an audience through an array of emotions. My dad has never been afraid to show emotion in public or at home. At sporting events he would be the first to tear up when I hit the stage. I think he was also the first inductee to cry on stage during the 2008 Hall of Fame Ceremony, when Triple H inducted him. My dad did everything he could to put food on the table.
WWE.COM: How true are all the stories of Ric Flair’s generosity?
CHARLOTTE: About three years ago I remember riding with my dad the day before Christmas Eve, and he was giving out gifts to people he knew at our local grocery store, favorite restaurants and even our local hair dresser. If I asked him to bring me a Gatorade to volleyball practice, he would bring four. On the other hand, when Dad was on TV talking about owning $800 alligator boots, he wasn’t kidding.
Some people criticize because they think my dad still wants to be active because he still wants the limousines and jets. The truth is, he does still want to be active and in the public because his life has been dedicated to our industry. Dad loves his fans and constantly wants to give back.
Check out the complete interview online at WWE.com.
WWE Hall of Famer (and today’s birthday boy) Ric Flair was at Sunday night’s WWE NXT live event form Melbourne, Florida to accompany his daughter, NXT diva Charlotte, to the ring for her match. During the match, Charlotte performed Flair’s signature figure-four leglock.
Flair told Florida Today that being in his daughter’s corner and watching her wrestle wasone of the most amazing moments of my life.”
He also said he believes Charlotte is ready to be called up to WWE’s main roster. “It’s a tough physical business. She’s built to go, and I think she’s learned her craft way beyond what I thought,” Flair said. “She’s ready to go, man.”
Here’s a news report looking at the show, courtesy of FloridaToday.com:
– The roster page of WWE’s official NXT website, FCWWrestling.info, no longer lists Chase Donovan or Nick Rogers. This is generally an indication that WWE has released talent.
Donovan is 27-year-old New England based wrestler the company signed earlier this year after moving to Florida to become a bodybuilder. He previously competed on the independent circuit from 2004 to 2009 as Bryce Andrews. He largely put over talent during his few appearances for NXT.
Rogers is a Canadian wrestler the company signed last year. Albeit undersized by WWE standards, he billed himself as a physical specimen. He had not been used in a high-profile manner as of late.
Chad Baxter and Louis Fontaine were also released from their developmental contracts with WWE this week.
– This morning’s episode of WWE Saturday Morning Slam will feature WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Zack Ryder. Kofi remarked of the encounter on Twitter: “Tomorrow on #SaturdayMorningSlam: a friendly sparring session between me and Long Island Iced-Z @ZackRyder. Tune in! 10am on the CW #Vortexx.”
– WWE developmental wrestlers Anya, Audrey Rae, Charlotte, Paige, Sasha Banks and Summer Rae paid a visit to Dunbar Elementary School in Florida on Friday. The future Divas shared their success stories and answered questions.
– The official website for the Chesapeake Energy Arena is teasing Legends and Hall of Famers for tonight’s “Jim Ross Appreciation Night” edition of WWE RAW.
– Ric Flair’s daughter Ashley, known as Charlotte at WWE developmental, has been getting a lot of praise as one of the most athletic women on the NXT roster. There was talk this summer of Clarotte being called up to the main roster to manage Cody Rhodes, playing off the great Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes rivalry of the 1980’s.
While her being paired with Cody Rhodes is still just one potential scenario for Charlotte, there’s a good chance she’ll be used as a manager on the main roster before getting into the ring.
– Pay-per-view provider iNDEMAND has released an updated version of the WWE Survivor Series 2012 PPV poster (click to enlarge):
(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)
