Today we begin with the Dusty Rhodes Classic tournament, the first quarterfinal sees The Ascension take on Rhyno and Baron Corbin. Corey Graves and Rich Brennan are on commentary for this match. As The Ascension make their way to the ring commentary mention their dominant run as NXT tag team champions, in contrast to Baron Corbin and Rhyno being put together for this tournament. Although Graves mentions they could become the new dominant force. Rhyno and Corbin have separate entrances but it makes me realise their theme tunes are similar, it wouldn't be hard to make a mash-up.
THE ASCENSION VS. (Dusty Rhodes Classic quarterfinal)
NXT Episode # 295 (2nd
September 2015)
(C) WWE
Rhyno and Viktor trade wristlocks, so Rhyno switches strategy to a headlock. Viktor pushes him off the ropes, going down to a shoulder tackle. Rhyno brings Viktor back up but he fires back with strikes, backing Rhyno against the ropes. Rhyno is sent across the ring, Viktor rolls forwards into a jumping shoulder tackle and tags out to Konnor. Baron Corbin tags himself in, a lock-up gets a stalemate so Corbin breaks it and hits Konnor with a right hand. Konnor follows Corbin to the ropes and back, knocking him down with a shoulder tackle, The Ascension make another tag and knock Corbin down with a double shoulder tackle, getting Viktor a 1 count. Another tag brings the big man back in, they pull Corbin into another shoulder tackle then post the shoulder. Konnor stomps at Corbin in the corner as the fans chant “yah!” along with him, his battle cry. Konnor gets caught up in the “welcome back” chants giving Corbin a chance to roll out of the ring. Viktor is right there to send him back, rolling into another boot by Konnor. Konnor covers but Baron Corbin immediately kicks out. Viktor gets another tag, sending Corbin off the ropes into a jumping knee strike. Commentary talk about Corbin's match with Samoa Joe at TakeOver: Brooklyn (reviewed here as he sends Viktor overhead to the outside.
Viktor lands on the apron, hitting Corbin with a forearm and cutting off Rhyno with a kick to the gut. Baron Corbin gets a shot in at Viktor and sends him shoulder first into the ringpost and he drops to the floor. Baron Corbin tags Rhyno back in as Konnor and the referee check on Viktor outside. Viktor storms the ring and brawls with Rhyno, backing him into the corner. Rhyno survives the onslaught and reverses an irish whip, charging at Viktor with a shoulder tackle in the corner. Baron Corbin is tagged back in and Rhyno holds Viktor in place for a rib shot. Baron Corbin carries on the attack and sends Viktor into the corner but Viktor gets a boot up. Viktor runs into a swinging slam, Baron Corbin covers for a nearfall. Corbin boots at Viktor and gets a run-up for a right hand. Viktor ducks the second attempt and hits a sweeping STO. They both slowly crawl to their corners for a tag, Konnor gets there first with the right hand, followed by left jabs and he knocks Rhyno down with another right. Baron Corbin enters the ring and gets knocked into the corner with a right hand. Rhyno is on his feet in the corner so he eats a running avalanche, with one for Corbin aswell. Rhyno sets up for the Gore but Konnor sidesteps it so Rhyno stops his momentum, turning around into a flapjack. The Ascension set up for Fall of Man but Baron Corbin distracts Viktor. Konnor turns around into a Gore by Rhyno, giving the makeshift team the win.
WINNER: BARON CORBIN & RHYNO
Baron Corbin and Rhyno were able to work well together, there wasn't as much tension as I expected besides the first blind tag. Although there was the sense of two singles wrestlers against a tag team that there should have been. They were all able to get their stuff in but The Ascension were ruined by the main roster at this point and could have used the win to build up momentum in NXT. Nothing much to the match but enjoyable nonetheless. – WORKRATE: 2.25/5 PERSONAL ENJOYMENT 2.5/5 OVERALL 4.75/10
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