4/8 NXT in Columbia, South Carolina: Shinsuke Nakamura cut during a match against Manny Andrade, Finn Balor and Austin Aries vs. Baron Corbin and Tye Dillinger, Asuka vs. Eva Marie for the NXT Women’s Championship

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NXT Live Event
Columbia, South Carolina at Township Auditorium
Report by Dot Net reader TJ Rawkfist

Packed house. Very intimate venue for wrestling. Had a huge screen for the entrances, which was great. Most house shows I go to don’t even have that. The fans were great and we’re chanting the whole show.

1. No way Jose defeated Blake.

2. Riddick Moss beat John Skyler.

3. Carmella defeated Peyton Royce. Carmella is drop dead gorgeous and was very over with crowd.

4. American Alpha defeated The Revival to retain the NXT Tag Titles. Another good match from these two teams. Very fun and the crowd was into it.

5. Elias Samson beat Alex Riley. This was my piss break match and I don’t even know who won. The Drifter sucks. He had Riley in a headlock for what seemed like an eternity. The crowd was changing “chinlock city” and booing this match from the start. By far the worst match.

6. Asuka defeated Eva Marie to retain the NXT Women’s Title. Eva Marie could do no right. She’s gotten better in the ring… but the crowd just hated her. Asuka gave up too much offense, but it was fine.

7. Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Manny Andrade. Great match. We got to see Nakamura’s first singles house show match. This was a fun showcase match. The crowd treated these guys like superstars. Nakamura was cut in the middle of the match. Doctors treated him immediately, but it was nothing like when Samoa Joe was cut during his NXT Takeover: Dallas match against Finn Balor.

8. Finn Balor and Austin Aries defeated Baron Corbin and Tye Dillinger. Very fun main event. Corbin got great heat. Balor got the best reaction of the night and he and Nakamura were close in that regard.

This was my first NXT show and it didn’t disappoint. Great matches and it felt like a big deal. I love the personalized poster with the lineup on it. I definitely recommended to the readers.