Andrade “Cien” Almas vs Angelo Dawkins
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Before we get into the match I’d just like to say that Almas is talented as hell. However, his stupid gimmick is not working at all and will hold him back if it doesn’t change. He came out to a lukewarm reception from the crowd to the point where Angelo Dawkins might have gotten the bigger reaction of the two. That’s absolutely devastating, especially for someone who’s debut was so recent and hyped so much.
The match itself was nothing special and barely lasted three minutes. No particular moment from this match was memorable at all and it really looked like Almas and Dawkins were resting on their laurels a little. Almas capitalized on a missed 360o corner splash from Dawkins to isolate him in the corner and finish off the match with the corner running knees. Almas pulled off a new finisher to finish off Dawkins, an impressive looking hammerlock DDT.
Andrade “Cien” Almas def. Angelo Dawkins
Bobby Roode came out following the match while Almas was still celebrating. Roode tells Almas that even though the match wasn’t very good, he still wanted to congratulate Almas for the victory even though it was rough around the edges. He informed Almas that he was lucky and honoured, because at NXT TakeOver: Back 2 Brooklyn, Roode’s first opponent in NXT would be him, Almas. Roode also went on to take a jab at Almas’ English while telling him the crowd at Brooklyn would be there to see one man and one man only, the GLORIOUS Bobby Roode.
We see Austin Aires and William Regal in Regal’s office following the match. Aries is upset that he isn’t on the Brooklyn card in two weeks so Regal sets him up in a match with No Way Jose on the 20th. Aries doesn’t look very happy but promises to teach Jose a lesson.
