NXT 199

December 11, 2013 – Winter Park, Florida

Rick Victor & Conor O’Brian def. Camacho & Hunico [NXT Tag Team Championship Match]
This was a step down from their match a couple weeks ago. That said, and as much as I dislike the Ascension, it’s nice to have a little stability and successful title defenses in this division. **¼

Alexander Rusev def. Kassius Ohno
The fall of Kassius Ohno is now complete. From being totally dominated in his revenge feud against Luke Harper, to losing to Tyler Breeze in a few seconds and then being called fat by him, to getting owned here. It’s rough to get Camel Clutched out of a company for a few years. **

Sasha Banks & Summer Rae def. Bayley & Natalya
The story here is that Banks and Rae are keeping Charlotte away from Bayley, mostly just to screw with her. And it’s driving Bayley crazy apparently as she’s vicious in this match. In the end her rage causes her to be unfocused and Banks hits her with her neckbreaker for the win. They packed a ton into a super short match. More like this please and thank you. ***

Mojo Rawley def. Scott Dawson
I dunno, this was fine I guess. It ends with the losing heel attacking the winning babyface from behind, and frankly I’m just 100% out on that narrative device. *¾

Leo Kruger def. Sami Zayn
I didn’t expect Zayn to go down so cleanly in such a shorty. This was pretty solid, but what’s the benefit of cutting Zayn’s balls off like that? I’m not outright saying it’s a bad move, but it’s a bold move given that the guy that’s benefiting is Leo goddamn Kruger. After the match Zayn stops a post-match beating and hits a dive on Kruger. I guess they’ve got a couple more matches left in this feud. **½