NXT 273

April 15, 2015 – Winter Park, Florida

Solomon Crowe def. CJ Parker
Crowe finishes off Parker with a diving splash to the leg and the Stretch Muffler, which is a lot better than his stupid headbutt. This was really slow until the last minute. *¾

Baron Corbin def. Steve Cutler
I don’t review squash matches. Corbin has had like, two televised matches that weren’t squashes in seven months. Seven months doing the exact same thing with no progression! N/A

Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady def. Angelo Dawkins & Sawyer Fulton
Carmella is still getting booed. The match was a snooze, and really just a backdrop for when Blake & Murphy came down to the ring to give Carmella flowers. *

Dana Brooke def. Blue Pants
Brooke got a lot hype, with weeks of vignettes before debuting. And she’s really bad. Welp, sometimes you gamble and lose. ¼*

Sami Zayn def. Rhyno
The story here is that Zayn is the number one contender thanks to his rematch clause, but Rhyno wants to skip the line and get a title shot. This match should have been six minutes, actually went 12 minutes, and felt like it went 24 minutes. On commentary, Corey Graves essentially said that Rhyno was trying to keep the crowd quiet on purpose because Zayn feeds off their energy. That’s good spin for everyone just being bored. **¼