Sin Cara makes his way to the ring and stretches, going up the turnbuckle and posing for the crowd. Good to see that they're no longer insisting on having him wrestle matches in yellow and blue lighting to detract from poor performance. Hunico is a much more solid Sin Cara than the original.
Lana appears at the top of the ramp and gets heat as she talks about how she and Rusev support Vladamir Putin, though a lot of males in the audience make wolf whistles at her. She introduces Rusev, who is billed as 'now living in Russia' and his entrance video has a noticeable amount of Putin stills.
As expected, the former power lifter gets in a lot of offensive, mainly slams and delay-holds to showcase his strength. Sin Cara manages to get a few kicks in but Rusev soon sees him off with his camel clutch submission, The Accolade.
NXT Championship Match - Adrian Neville (C) vs Bo Dallas
Bo comes down to a lot of heat. He talks about how each of the audience are dreamers and he loves each of his Bo-lievers just as much as they love him. He adds that he's sorry, but his opponent, from Newcastle, won't be leaving with his gold tonight.
Adrian comes out to a huge pop from his hometown and soon a chant of 'Welcome home' breaks out. Neville gets a strong start in but Bo soon takes control on the outside. He whips Neville into the ringpost and barricade where Neville's family are sat in the front row. Adrian's mam runs up to the barricade and checks he's alright - she looked mortified and i'm not entirely convinced this was an actual planned part of the match - but Bo continues to mock him infront of her, shouting to the audience that "That's his mom!".
Bo maintains control for a good part of the match and is actually a very good wrestler. His moves are tidy and his footwork strong, but eventually Neville, who gets chants of "Neville is a Geordie!" and "New-cas-tle!" gains momentum and puts Bo away to retain the championship. Neville makes his way out of the ring and celebrates with his fans, specifically paying attention to his mam and family.
After a brief intermission, with Justin promoting the merchandise stalls as the ring crew set up the cage which is wheeled out from the back, it's time for the next match.
Big Show is out first to a decent pop, followed by Kane. This was a slow match filled with little more than headbutts, punches and irish whips into what looked like an incredibly flimsy cage. At one point Show missed an attempted Banzai Drop which led to Kane climbing the cage but he was soon caught up with and after trading blows balanced on the top rope, both Superstars ended up hung up.
After hitting a knock-out punch, which looked no different to any other punch and is a truly laughable 'signature' move, Show exited the ring via the cage door for the win, then headed straight backstage without embracing the crowd.
Kane, left in the ring, was angered by 'Yes!' chants and targeted the ref, who he looked to choke slam, only for Nick Patrick to attempt to stop him and again be grabbed, but Brad Maddox emerged and told Kane not to do so, only to eat a choke slam himself. Strange ending for an Authority heel.
Later on, Fandango meets Henry in a match of the choice of the audience. Will they have a wrestling match, or a dance off? Instructions on how to vote are shown after a pre-recorded promo by Fandango where he talks about the air on Henry's face. Bizarre and not relevant at all.
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