The promo for this match focuses on the popularity of Enzo Amore and Collin Cassidy, contrasted with the aggression of Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson as the champions. Enzo and Cass make their way out first with Carmella, Enzo Amore has a microphone and talks his way to the ring. Corey Graves namedrops chavs on commentary and it sounds strange from an American. They hype up the crowd in the ring, Enzo even gets the local currency over. The Champions enter, Big Cass goes to meet them in the middle of the ring as the referee steps between them, I guess Enzo was saving his energy. The fans grace Dash and Dawson with “who are ya?” chants before the match starts.
DASH & DAWSON © VS. ENZO AMORE & BIG CASS
(NXT Tag Team Championships)
NXT TakeOver: London (16th December 2015)
Enzo Amore and Scott Dawson lock up, jockeying for position around the ring until the referee breaks the clinch for being in the ropes. Another lock up backs Enzo near Dash in the corner but he narrowly avoids it. Scott Dawson kicks Enzo in the gut and gets a headlock. Enzo Amore is able to get to his feet and sends Dawson off the ropes. Dawson knocks him down with a shoulder tackle and covers but Amore immediately kicks out. Dash Wilder gets the tag and they use the 5-count to double team Enzo. Wilder hits a European uppercut but Enzo gets a desperation shot in. Dash Wilder clubs at Enzo's back and stuns him with another European uppercut. Enzo is sent off the ropes, he baseball slides and trips Wilder, following with a running facebuster into the mat. Enzo covers but Wilder kicks out at 1. Big Cass gets the tag and clubs Wilder across the back, Dash Wilder tries to exchange strikes with Cass but gets beaten down in the corner before Enzo Amore is tagged back in.
He hits Wilder with lefts and rights, but can't bring him over for a snapmare. Amore reverses an irish whip but Wilder bails to the floor, Enzo follows and is hit with a right hand, Wilder misses Amore with the clothesline but gets the post so Amore brings it back to the ring. He has Wilder in an arm ringer and brings him down, Enzo Amore drives his knee into Wilder's shoulder whilst he has a hammerlock on. Amore brings Wilder up to his feet and sends his shoulder into the turnbuckle, then tags in Big Cass. Cass clubs at Wilder's shoulder, then puts him in a top wristlock in front of his partner. Dash Wilder tries to fight out, but Big Cass clubs at him again. He hits him with one of the shitty gut punches Big Show did for a while, then a proper right hand. Wilder is sent into the corner but is able to avoid a Stinger Splash, sending Cass into the turnbuckles. Scott Dawson starts attacking Big Cass, so Cass grabs him by the throat. Wilder takes advantage, jumping Cass and beating him over to the Champions' corner for the tag.
They keep Cass in their corner with quick tags, but make the mistake of sending him across the ring, he runs through a double clothesline attempt, lifts Wilder and throws him into Dawson, Wilder rolls out of the ring leaving the two legal men and tags in Enzo Amore who climbs to the top rope. Scott Dawson bails from the ring to avoid the double team move. Big Cass sends his partner over the top rope onto Dash and Dawson! Enzo Amore sends Dawson back into the ring and climbs on the apron, he kicks Wilder away and a shoulder block cuts off Dawson, Enzo is in the ring with a sunset flip, but Dawson holds on to the rope and stays on his feet. He makes the tag to Wilder. Enzo Amore doesn't realise and hits a running crossbody on Dawson, Dash Wilder enters the ring and sends Enzo under the bottom rope, which looked pretty rough. In hindsight, I feel no sympathy for him. Enzo Amore is able to get back into the ring at the referee's count of 9.
Wilder sends Enzo's shoulder into the turnbuckle and tags in Dawson, who kicks at the arm. Scott Dawson has Enzo in an arm wringer, he hammers away with punches and elbows. The referee checks and Enzo can continue, so Dawson hits him with a Northern Lights suplex for a nearfall. Dash Wilder gets the tag and hits a knee drop from the top rope onto Enzo's shoulder, he covers for another nearfall. Dash Wilder has Enzo on the mat in an armbar as Dawson shouts for him to break Enzo's shoulder. The crowd chant for Enzo and he makes it to his feet, he knocks Wilder down with right hands, breaking the hold but knocking him into a tag, Wilder trips Enzo and grapevines the ankle. Scott Dawson hits a dropkick and a legdrop for a nearfall. Scott Dawson sends Amore out to the apron and hits him with strikes as he is between the ropes. The referee backs him off and Wilder gets a cheap shot from the apron sending Amore back into the ring. Scott Dawson hits a slingshot suplex on Enzo Amore and covers for a nearfall, getting Tully Blanchard a shoutout.
Scott Dawson stomps Enzo's hand before putting him in a top wristlock, Enzo eventually gets to his feet and tries to fight to his corner, Dash Wilder tries to run interference, distracting the referee as he sends Enzo into the ropes. Dawson ducks early and Enzo hits a knee lift. Enzo Amore crawls to his corner as Cass and Carmella cheer him on, but Wilder knocks Cass off the apron at the last second. Dash Wilder lifts Enzo Amore into a Gordbuster from Dawson, Dawson covers but the referee didn't see them tag back so they switch, Enzo Amore is able to kick out at 2, he covers again for another nearfall before putting Enzo on the top turnbuckle.Enzo Amore fights Dawson off and jumps from the middle rope with a DDT! He makes the tag to Big Cass as Wilder gets the tag, Big Cass knocks Wilder down with right hands He forces Dawson into the corner, hits him with bodyshots and hip tosses him across the ring. Big Cass hits the Stinger Splash. Big Cass misses the big boot but Dawson runs into a swinging slam (like Abyss' Blackhole Slam) Big Cass covers but Dash Wilder breaks it up.
Big Cass grabs Wilder by the throat and sends him over the top rope, but Dawson hits him with a chop block.He tags in Dash Wilder who puts Cass in an Indian deathlock. Enzo Amore slides in the ring but Dawson decapitates him with a LARIATOOOO! Big Cass finally makes the ropes, but Wilder drags him near the corner, telling Dawson to get on the top rope. Enzo Amore makes an appearance, pushing Scott Dawson to the floor, Cass rolls up Wilder, 1, 2, no! He hits a big boot on Wilder and tags in Enzo, Cass launches Enzo onto Dash Wilder for a cover, 1, 2, Dawson drags Amore out of the ring. Big Cass goes to see what's up and Dawson uses Carmella as a shield, she elbows him in the face and Big Cassswings with a right hand, Dawson ducks it and sends Cass into the ring post, but is sent into the ring by Amore. Enzo Amore climbs to the top rope, but Dawson is up there to meet him, he sends Enzo Amore into the knees of Wilder, Dash Wilder covers and they retain.
WINNERS: DASH & DAWSON (STILL NXT Tag Team Champions)
This match was better than I expected going in, I forgot how over Enzo and Cass were in NXT and the crowd loved everything they did. Dash and Dawsn would be known as "The Revival" and you could see why with their tag team strategy and some of the spots they used (the strikes between the ropes sticks in my mind)– As a match it's ** but personally I'd rate it 5.5/10
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