NXT Video Highlights —
Tye Dillinger vs. Wesley Blake
Wednesday night’s episode of NXT TV featured two matches taped in Brooklyn, with Tye Dillinger vs. Wesley Blake starting off the show. And with the crowd fully behind him, it was Dillinger who came out on top of the recently repackaged Blake.
The Authors of Pain vs. TM61
The Authors of Pain survived a tough challenge to defeat TM61 in the second match taped from Brooklyn. And maybe most notably, they were finally individually named as Akam and Rezer.
CWC Video Highlights —
Rich Swann vs. Lince Dorado
The quarterfinals were set after the second round concluded on Wednesday night’s episode of the Cruiserweight Classic.
After defeating Lince Dorado in a back and forth match that showed the aerial ability of both men, Rich Swann awaited the winner of the night’s Johnny Gargano vs. TJ Perkins main event in the next round.
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Drew Gulak
In a largely mat-based match, Zack Sabre Jr. was able to pick up a win over Drew Gulak after he trapped him in a pin. It will be Sabre vs. Noam Dar in the next round.
Johnny Gargano vs. TJ Perkins
Selling a leg injury from Brooklyn’s TakeOver show that hadn’t even happened yet when this was filmed, Gargano tapped out to Perkins’ kneebar.
After picking up the surprising victory, it will be Perkins vs. Swann in the quarterfinals. And they’ll be joined by Sabre vs. Dar, Akira Tozawa vs. Gran Metalik, and Brian Kendrick vs. Kota Ibushi.
Rich Swann is ready for the quarterfinals
Swann said he went out there and had a heck of a match with Dorado, showing why he deserves to be in the quarterfinals.
Drew Gulak wants a rematch against Zack Sabre Jr.
Gulak said it was a hell of a fight against Sabre, vowing to come back with more tricks up his sleeve if he gets the chance to face him again.
Zack Sabre Jr. says you fight your closest friends the hardest
Ahead of his quarterfinals match with Dar, Sabre talked about their friendship. But Sabre noted that he’s going to stretch, kick, and punish Dar before they have a nice cup of tea afterwards.
TJ Perkins dismisses that his win was a surprise
Perkins took exception to those who thought his win was surprising, saying he’s not stunned and no one else in the world should be.
Johnny Gargano deals with a devastating week
After failing to capture the NXT Tag Team Championship at TakeOver and being knocked out of the CWC, Gargano wasn’t ready to talk about the losses yet.