Break It Down

Break It Down

Another really rad episode of NXT this week, if you have the network (or want to check it out, it’s free for this month) it’s worth watching. WWE posted a higlight reel of the main event, Adrian Neville vs. new champ Kevin Owens, which was a really, really good match. This clip cuts out a lot so you don’t get the sense of flow, but it actually preserves some really useful “mapping game-stuff-to-real-wrestling” moments. 

Owens starts with control.

:10, Neville Interrupts (with the kick) and takes control

:25, Neville builds up to the dropkick, rolls +Work , 7-9 and gives control to Owens, who narrates the Gutbuster counter

(clip jumps ahead in the match)

:35, Neville has control again, hits the 450 to the outside on +Look , hits on a 10+, holy shit chant from the audience!

(clip jumps ahead)

:45, Neville still has control. FEAT OF STRENGTH on a 10+ (or, possibly on a 7-9, doing it with obvious difficulty – if it was a 10+, the slow lift was part of putting it over, you know?)

(clip jumps ahead)

1:07: Owens with control again, gives it to Neville (or Neville interrupts) with the Superkick. Possibly could be going for a +Look wrestling Move and getting 7-9.

1:12: Neville with the (awesome) reverse ‘Rana rolling +Heat to work with Owens on it, 10+

1:26: Finish has been called, with Neville still in control. Goes for his Red Arrow finisher but Owens rolls out of the way, gives control to Owens to narrate the finish

1:30: Owens hitting his finisher pop-up Powerbomb on a 10+ for sure

The story of the whole match (which was 12 or so minutes, I think?) was that Neville built all the momentum and pulled out all the stops, but Owens never quits and all he had to do was find that one big power move to put Neville down. It was pretty rad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXMpGaW8UI4