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Revision as of 02:59, 18 March 2014

NXT Arrival
The golden "NXT Arrival" words on a black background
Event logo
PromotionWWE NXT
DateFebruary 27, 2014
CityWinter Park, Florida[1]
VenueFull Sail University[1]
Attendance400+[1]


NXT Arrival (stylized as NXT ArRIVAL)[2] was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE that took place on February 27, 2014 at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida; and it was the first live professional wrestling event streamed online via the WWE Network.[3][4]

Six matches were featured on the show. The main event featured Bo Dallas defending the NXT Championship against Adrian Neville in a ladder match, where Neville won to become the new champion. The card also featured Paige defeating Emma to retain the NXT Women's Championship and Cesaro defeating Sami Zayn. The event was praised by critics, but some experienced technical issues viewing the live stream, which WWE later acknowledged.

Background

See also: Professional wrestling

NXT Arrival featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on the WWE NXT television program. Wrestlers portrayed faces (heroes) or heels (villains) as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a match or a series of matches.[5][6]

Three matches were promoted for the event.[3] The main event featured Bo Dallas defending the NXT Championship against Adrian Neville in a ladder match. Neville first became number one contender to Dallas' title on the November 27, 2013 episode of NXT.[7] Neville faced Dallas for the title on the next episode and won by count-out, which meant that the title did not change hands.[8] Two episodes later, Neville faced Dallas again for the title in a lumberjack match, but lost when lumberjack Tyler Breeze interfered.[9] Neville once again became number one contender after Dallas failed to defeat Neville in a beat-the-clock challenge match on the January 22nd episode of NXT that arose due to Dallas' boasting.[10] Two episodes later, Triple H announced that the championship match would be a ladder match at NXT Arrival.[11]

The NXT Women's Championship was defended at NXT Arrival by Paige against Emma. Back on the July 24, 2013 episode of NXT, Paige defeated Emma in the finals of the tournament to crown the inaugural NXT Women's Champion.[12] Emma earned number one contendership status to Paige's title on the August 7th episode of NXT.[13] Emma later successfully defended her number one contender status against Natalya on the January 1, 2014 NXT.[14] It was announced on the February 12th episode of NXT that Emma would receive her championship match at NXT Arrival.[15]

Cesaro and Sami Zayn's rivalry started on the May 22, 2013 episode of NXT where Zayn made his NXT television debut and scored an upset win over Cesaro.[16] Cesaro went on to win the second and third matches of their series, the latter being a two-out-of-three falls match in August 2013.[17][18] On the January 22nd episode of NXT, Zayn revealed that he had been obsessing about his last match with Cesaro, because "they called [it] the best match all year" but Zayn had lost that match. Thus, he challenged Cesaro to another rematch, who declined.[19] On the February 12th episode of NXT, Cesaro denied Zayn's challenge again, but Triple H instead made the rematch official for NXT Arrival.[15]

Event

The show started with Triple H proclaiming that "NXT is the next generation, and the next generation has arrived." The commentators for the event were William Regal, Tom Phillips, and Byron Saxton.

In the first face-off of NXT Arrival, Cesaro defeated Sami Zayn. In the first half of the match, Zayn dived through the ropes looking for a tornado DDT, only for Cesaro to intercept with a European uppercut. Cesaro went on to target Zayn's left knee. In the second half of the match, Cesaro attempted to superplex Zayn from the apron into the ring, but Zayn countered and tried to perform a hurricanrana to Cesaro from the top rope. Cesaro countered to a top rope powerbomb, but Zayn reversed to successfully perform the top rope hurricanrana. Zayn then hit his signature Helluva Kick, a running big boot to Cesaro in the corner, but Cesaro kicked out of the resulting pin.

Cesaro then repeatedly implored Zayn to stay down, but Zayn kept getting up to receive more European uppercuts. Cesaro attempted his signature Neutralizer, but Zayn countered and went on to hit a sunset flip powerbomb, but it was not enough to win the match. Cesaro then hit a European uppercut after throwing Zayn into the air, but Zayn kicked out of a pin at one. Cesaro hit a discus European uppercut and then performed the Neutralizer, sending Zayn's body face-first into the mat for the victory. After the match, Cesaro hugged Zayn.

Mojo Rawley defeated CJ Parker in the show's second match. Rawley picked up the win with two splashes in the corner, a butt bump and the Hyperdrive seated senton.

In the show's third match, the Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) successfully defended their NXT Tag Team Championship against mystery opponents Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty). Near the end of the match, Viktor countered Scotty's signature Worm maneuver, leading to the Ascension hitting their double-team Fall of Man maneuver for the victory.

The fourth match (which received a pre-match endorsement from Stephanie McMahon) featured Paige retaining her NXT Women's Championship with a win over Emma. Paige managed to prevent Emma from applying her Emma Lock submission hold during the match and also withstood several other holds applied by Emma. When Paige attempted a superplex from the top rope, Emma countered with a sitout powerbomb on Paige, but it was not enough to secure a win. A frustrated Emma slapped Paige, who retaliated with her signature Paige Turner, slamming Emma back-first to the mat. Yet, Emma became the first person to kick out of the Paige Turner. Paige responded by applying the Scorpion Cross Lock submission hold, which was enough for the victory when Emma submitted. Paige embraced Emma after the match.

The next match saw Tyler Breeze taking on Xavier Woods. As the match started, they were interrupted by Alexander Rusev and Lana. Rusev caused a no contest when he attacked both Breeze and Woods; Breeze received a Samoan drop and Woods was placed in the Accolade submission hold.

The final and main event match (which received a pre-match endorsement from Shawn Michaels) saw Adrian Neville defeating champion Bo Dallas in a ladder match to capture the NXT Championship. In the first half of the match, Dallas attempted to climb a ladder while he pinned Neville under the ladder, but Neville used his legs to push the ladder over. Near the end of the match, Neville attempted his signature Red Arrow, but Dallas pushed him off the ropes to the apron and the floor. Neville recovered and used the ropes to springboard over a climbing Dallas and leapfrog him on the ladder. In response, Dallas powerbombed Neville onto a ladder in the corner of the ring. Dallas then charged while holding a ladder, but Neville kicked the ladder into Dallas' face and slammed Dallas onto the ladder. Neville climbed to the top rope and dove off with his Red Arrow corkscrew shooting star press while Dallas was on the ladder. This incapacitated Dallas long enough for Neville to set up and climb the ladder to retrieve the NXT Championship hanging above the ring. The show ended with Neville celebrating with his new championship.

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Reception

NXT Arrival was well received by critics. The Canadian Online Explorer's Nolan Howell gave a positive review, awarding the entire event 4 stars out of 5. He went on to rate each match of NXT Arrival. The Cesaro-Zayn match was the highest rated at a full 5 stars out of 5. The Rawley-Parker match was rated 1.75 stars, the Ascension-Too Cool title match 2.25 stars. Howell rated the Paige-Emma title match 3.75 stars and did not rate the Breeze-Woods match. Finally, Howell rated the main event Dallas-Neville match 3.25 stars out of 5.[20]

Justin James of the Professional Wrestling Torch Newsletter praised the event, stating "I would gladly have paid PPV money for this" and if Raw had this kind of quality, I would gladly sign up for a three-hour show." He also pointed out that there were no commercial breaks or dead time, making the event "mighty close in total content to a three-hour Raw". James wrote that the "announcing team was perfect tonight, no bickering, no fake feuds, no 'storytelling' for things outside the ring", especially "in the opening match, where it was clear that they were completely invested in the match". He also wrote that Cesaro-Zayn was "match of the year by a country mile", describing it as "better, more emotionally intense, and more exciting than anything WWE has put on since their previous encounter". "Some of the sequences in here had 5+ counters strung together" and there was "hard hitting action".

James felt that the Ascension's title match was bland, but he liked that their characters had gone from cheesy to serious. James said that the women's match was fantastic and he "loved the small touches", while praising Paige's new look, saying that it "just exudes danger". For the main event, James said that "this didn't feel like a ladder match. Dallas simply did not take the risks needed to show that he really wanted to retain his title". However, he was not disappointed because he did not "expect too much from a Bo Dallas match". James felt that it was a problem to close the show with Dallas-Neville because "the show could only go down" from Cesaro-Zayn. Lastly, James had some technical issues viewing the live stream of the event, where the video paused during the Cesaro-Zayn match, and the feed cut out during Rusev's appearance, but returned before the main event match started.[21]

Sky Sports summed up the event that "WWE's stars of tomorrow showed they are ready for the limelight now by engaging in some brilliant bouts" and "some quite spectacular wrestling". The Dallas-Neville main event was described as "high-octane", while the Cesaro-Zayn match being a "near 23-minute epic" that "also lived up to the hype" and "earned the fans' seal of approval once more".[24]

Aaron Oster of the Baltimore Sun described the event as fantastic, but "marred by technical issues". He streamed the show live, and the stream cut out from Breeze-Woods, which caused him to miss that match and half of the main event. Technical issues aside, Oster felt that Arrival "was a phenomenal show that gave the WWE a chance to show off the NXT roster". He also stated that all three promoted matches met or exceeded his expectations. Cesaro and Zayn's match "wasn't the same as their previous encounters, and they actually built on it" and that "they actually told the story that they knew each other well in the ring, and used it to put on a fantastic 20-minute match". Oster gave high praise to the women's match, he thought it "was better than nearly all of the Divas matches on the main roster for the past few years, featuring some strong chain wrestling and submission moves." He also noted that Emma's sitout powerbomb sparked the crowd to chant 'Better than Batista'. For the main event, Oster felt that there were "some interesting spots with some good storytelling, even if there weren't the typical brutal spots associated with a ladder match", so it was not "overly special" but still "pretty good". Lastly, Oster praised the announcers, who "worked perfectly together in a traditional sports style, which truly added to the broadcast. WWE should really consider going back to this format for the main shows".[25]

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that about 200 ticket holders who had purchased tickets were not allowed in because Full Sail University had oversold the 400-seat theater. The newsletter also received a lot of feedback on people unable to watch the show. "Some had the Roku box problems that have plagued the network from the start", but most said their feed cut out at the Breeze-Woods match.[1]

Aftermath

In response to viewers who had technical issues watching the show, WWE released the following statement.[25]

During tonight's live NXT Arrival special, we unfortunately experienced technical difficulties, which are to be expected when launching a new digital network. We will work aggressively to solve these glitches and deliver quality service. The complete event will be available on-demand [on the WWE Network] overnight.

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times
1 Cesaro defeated Sami Zayn Singles match 22:55
2 Mojo Rawley defeated CJ Parker Singles match 3:25
3 The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) (c) defeated Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay) Tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship 6:40
4 Paige (c) defeated Emma Singles match for the NXT Women's Championship 12:54
5 Tyler Breeze vs. Xavier Woods ended in a no contest Singles match 0:35[26]
6 Adrian Neville defeated Bo Dallas (c) Ladder match for the NXT Championship 16:02
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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References

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