WWE NXT July 29 TV results & recap: Kevin Owens, Charlotte, Jesse Sorensen

By Emerson Witner, WrestlingObserver.com

The Big News: Blake & Murphy retained their tag team titles and Jesse Sorensen, who once broke his neck on a live TNA pay per view, wrestled.

Show recap:

Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson defeated Enzo Amore & Colin Cassidy (w/Carmella)

We are starting things off in the ring as a certified G and a bona fide stud teamed up with a 7 foot tall wrestler. Corey Graves and Byron Saxton take turns on being the heel commentator, so Corey got to heel on Enzo and Cass, saying he hopes they go bankrupt.

You’ll never believe this, but they got the heat on Enzo and Colin got the hot tag and made the comeback. The match itself was fine. Dawson actually broke out Tully Blanchard’s old Slingshot Suplex. Something shocking happened on the way to the final bell. Colin got posted outside the ring and Dash & Dawson actually won a match. They used a finish where Dawson threw Enzo into the air and as he was coming down Dash gave him the Codebreaker. Despite never ever (ever ever) using this move before, the announcers already had a name for it: The Shatter Machine.

– The crowd was just as shocked as I was.

– Jason Jordan and Chad Gable were interviewed by Devin Taylor last week. Jason said they make sure to get the job done, no nonsense. Chad ran down every face team and they are Ready, Willing & Gable.

Baron Corbin pinned Paragon Pro Wrestling Champion Jesse Sorensen

Jesse is best known as the man who once had his neck broke on a live TNA pay per view. Dixie allegedly promised him a job for life and then fired him a year later. You can watch Jesse every Saturday morning at 6am on Paragon Pro Wrestling on Pop.

Oh yeah, the match. Baron became the linear PPW Champion by pinning Jesse in 20 seconds with End of Days.

– Tyler Breeze barged into Mr. Regal’s office and demanded a match for NXT Takeover: A Good Day To Takeover. Mr. Regal told him to be careful what he wishes for. I could swear it says on WWE.com who his opponent is, but I can’t find it right now.

Jason Jordan & Chad Gable defeated Elias Sampson & Levis Valenzuela Jr

Rey Mysterio, Chavo Guerrero and Ted DiBiase all had to drop the Jr, but Levis Valenzuela gets to keep it? Okay.

Chad schooled Elias after Elias demanded to wrestle him. Levis and Elias cheated behind the ref’s back to get the heat on Chad. Jordan got the hot tag and went nuts on Levis. Gable & Jordan won with Grand Amplitude, which is when Jordan tosses the guy up and Chad hits a neck breaker.

– Devin Taylor interviewed Dana Brooke. Dana said Charlotte has been running scared from her, but tonight she gets to prove she can beat Charlotte. Dana plans on serving Charlotte an eviction notice.

– A video package documenting Bull Dempsey’s battle with rampant obesity and sloth-like behavior aired. Whose Cheerio’s did he piss in? This segue wayed into him training. He was unable to life a weight bar or to climb a set of steps. He is now going to be a personal trainer? What the hell is going on?

Charlotte pinned Dana Brooke

This match was set up because Bayley wanted to wrestle Charlotte to prove that Bayley was good enough to face Sasha for the Woman’s Title. You didn’t read that wrong. That was how this match was set up.

This match was not nearly as long as I expected. I seriously expected this to go in excess of 10 minutes, but it barely went 4 minutes. Charlotte made a quick comeback, winning with a Spear and Natural Selection.

– Samoa Joe said he wants to be NXT Champion and is going to go through Rhyno next week on his way to the title.

– We finally got a follow up from last week when Owens punched Regal. After the show Kevin apologized to William and said he didn’t mean for it to happen. William took his word for it, but had that look on his face like you know he thought Kevin was full of it.

– Eva Marie is happy about winning last week. Instead of announcing her retirement, she said she wants to be Woman’s Champion, telling Sasha to look out. Oh great.

Kevin Owens pinned Martin Stone

3 weeks from Saturday, Kevin Owens will get his rematch at NXT Takeover: Live Free or Take Over as he faces Finn Balor for the NXT Championship. Owens was fined “an undisclosed amount” for punching William Regal last week.

This was just here to give Owens a win on the way to Takeover. Kevin Owens got the pin with the Pop Up Power Bomb.

– After the match Owens gave Stone the power bomb on the ring apron before mocking the Finn Balor entrance.

NXT Tag Team Champions Blake & Murphy (w/Alexa Bliss) defeated The Vaudevillians

Main event time. Blake, who recently bleached his hair so he no longer looks like Murphy, broke out a Freebird Strut. At least he knows the right people to kiss up to. Byron Saxton tried to claim that they only won the tag team titles because Alexa interfered. Thankfully Corey jumped down his throat before I could. They won the titles clean and Alexa joined them at Takeover in May.

The champs got the heat on Aiden. I was actually curious as to who they would beat down since the Vaudevillians just turned face a few weeks ago and neither have been established as the “fiery, baby face comeback guy”. Gotch actually did a pretty good comeback, leading to an “Oh My Gotch” chant. Gotch single handedly beat up both men.

Finally they set up for the Whirling Dervish on Blake, but Alexa grabbed Aiden’s ankle. As Murphy took out Gotch, Blake rolled up Aiden for the win!

– After the match the victimized Vaudevillians beat up the champs and sent them packing. Alexa looked about to slap Aiden, but they stared her down. They were about to show chivalry and let her leave, but Alexa slapped them both anyway. If this was ECW, TNA or WWE like 5 years ago I would have written “and then they laid out Alexa”, but instead they stood there and let Alexa leave with her boys. I am not justifying man on woman violence, just that it was weird for them to be slapped so hard and then just let her walk away.

So that is it for this week. We are on the road to NXT Takeover: With A Vengeance. What happens next week when Samoa Joe faces Rhyno? Only one way to find out and until then, make sure to say your vitamins and take your prayers!