Booking NXT! #2

So, we start off this episode of NXT with Samoa Joe coming out and threatening William Regal. He talks about what will happen if a match doesn't come his way. The screen then cuts to Regal in a hospital bed. He says to Joe that of he is able to beat a mystery opponent in a match he will get that opportunity. And that match will be right now. Dan Matha comes out and looks like he's ready for the fight. Then, The Authors of Pain come out. Matha and Joe have a decent match but Joe takes Matha to the outside and continues the count. Matha reverses one of Joe's moves and crawls into the ring. Matha tries to exit but can't. The ref blocks him. As the ref blocks him Joe gets to his feet but The Authors of Pain beat him down and make sure he gets counted out. Dan Matha wins and Joe is furious.

Next we cut backstage to where Liv Morgan is giving an interview about last week. Out of nowhere Billie Kay and Peyton Royce attack Morgan and Mandy Rose comes to help and rips them off but then she's attacked too and the Kay and Royce are pulled away by security guards. It is then announced they will have a tag team match next week. The winner gets a non title match against Asuka in which if she wins she gets an opportunity at the NXT women's championship. It looks to be an awesome build to what will hopefully be an good match

Next up we have Austin Aries who is going to come out a cut a short promo on all the disadvantages he had in his match against Tye Dillinger last week. He talks about how Bobby Roode was by The Perfect 10's side and Aries was being trash talked and distracted him. Aries decided he is going to announce his partner for the TTC. The arena lights fade to black an appearing on the screen is "STRONG" THE crowd pops massively and is arguably one of the largest pops in NXT history. The crowd chants "Holy Shit!" Aries and Strong make their way to the ring and they cut a promo about why they are going to be winning the TTC and as they make their way to the back the crowd continues chanting in support. Then, as they disappear through the curtain, a graphic appears on screen showing Roderick Strong and Austin Aries vs Bobby Roode and Tye Dillinger next week in the Main Event of NXT. The crowd has another good pop and we cut to advertisement.

When we return we carry on the Tag Team Classic hype as the Bollywood Boys take on the enormous Author's of Pain with the destroyer Dan Matha at ringside. The match is really good stuff and Matha does a few distractions to help the Author's of Pain get the advantage. Until about 3/4 of the way through Samoa Joe emerges through the curtain with security trying to stop him from attacking them but to no avail. Joe has a trash can in his hand and goes to town on both Dan Matha and The Author's of Pain. The Author's of Pain won but at what cost.

Next up we see the debut of Sanity. This team has been hyped up so much and we're finally going to see who is part of it. Eric Young's music hits and the crowd pops. Young is talking in a slow maniacal voice. He then introduces Sawyer Fulton and Alexander Wolfe. Then, he says we need a lady so brings out Ember Moon. They then offer if anybody wants to challenge them. First of all we see Patrick Clark come out. He looks like he's down for a fight and makes his way to the ring. Eric Young looks like his opponent and they have a solid bout that Young wins comfortably. It's a good debut for Sanity. They think it's over but then Asuka comes out to a nice pop. Asuka says that she wants Moon next week and Sanity agrees.

Next we cut back to an interview with Dillinger and they are talking about his chances next week until he's interrupted by Aries. Strong isn't there as a way to build the hype. Aries then attack the Perfect Ten and Roode comes out but Aries delivers a huge chair shot dropping Aries before he's dragged away by security. This gives great momentum for next week. Finally, we have the main event.

In the main event we're going to see the cruiserweights get a spot as we see Cedric Alexander vs Kota Ibushi and these guys put on a spectacle. One of the greatest matches in NXT history. Zayn vs Nakamura type of match minus the hype of Nakamura. It lasts a decent amount of time and Cedric comes out with the win but Cien comes out and annihilates the American. He destroys him and mutilates him. Cedric is stretchered off and Andrade Almas takes a mic. He goes to the top rope and sits on the turnbuckle. He enjoys the hatred he's receiving and he says that at NXT Takeover: Toronto he wants a one on one match with Cedric Alexander. All of a sudden William Regal appears on the tron and makes that match. At Takeover. It'll be Cedric Alexander vs Andrade Almas. Then, NXT ends after an awesome show. We see Roddy Strong, Sanity looks strong, The Women's division is heating up and Samoa Joe continues his reign of destruction as his presence glooms over NXT.

Booking NXT! #1

Hey guys it's Tom Maher here and today Rest Hold Party bring to you a new series. We will be fantasy booking the biggest shows in WWE. We have myself booking the amazing NXT. I will be in charge of booking tournaments and Takeover's. Obviously I won't be making any additions to the roster unless I feel they're finished up with house show gigs or have debuted in real life. Also, my good friend Squid Devitt will be booking Smackdown as well as their exclusive pay per views and trying to make it more appealing than it already is. Finally, we have RAW. RAW is yet to have a booker but the well known blogger Cameron leads the chase at a primary candidate for the position. Now that we have that sorted let's get right into what I believe should happen for the next show.

Now, let's first take a look at this women's championship storyline. Asuka has been dominating the NXT women's division since the departures of huge names such as Nia Jax and of course Bayley. NXT haven't really built up any big women stars. Of course we have Liv Morgan leading the race but she is not yet a star. So, tomorrow night I would like to see Liv Morgan put on a hell of a match with Mandy Rose. I feel both women have big potential and I'd give them a nice 7 to 9 minute time slot. Let them build themselves and put on a clinic to show why women's wrestling in NXT is truly awesome.

Next up we will be taking a look at the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. I adore this idea and feel it should get some time. As we've already been told, Andrade Almas and Cedric Alexander will be taking on NXT Tag Champs The Revival. In my opinion this should go on for a solid 12 minutes to show off everybody. We see the highflying style of Almas and Cedric mixed with the ground and pound of The Revival. I feel this could be a great match. Throughout the bout I would have tension building between Cien and Cedric. Maybe Almas hits Cedric by accident or Almas chooses not to tag in Cedric. The Revival take the win and Cedric and Almas have a moment after the match where Cedric simply walks out on Almas possibly leading to a feud between the two.

Next up we're going to cut backstage to where William Regal is sitting at his desk. We here a loud knock and in comes Samoa Joe. Joe looks peeved off and demands that Regal give him his match against Nakamura or he'll raise hell. Regal refuses and says he hasn't come to a decision yet. Joe is furious and swipes the papers from Regal's desk and grabs Regal by his shirt and demands a match. Regal continues to refuse until Joe pulls him over the desk and puts him in his signature submission hold. People charge in after hearing the commotion and break it up before anything bad happens. Joe is eventually ripped off and the screen fades to an advertisement. I'd give this segment a solid 5 minutes to let Joe get to maximum intensity.

After we return from advertisements it cuts to a very shaky announce team as they try to calm everything down and tells the WWE Universe that Regal is on his way to a hospital to be treated and Joe has been escorted out the building.

Next up we see the debut of Dan Matha. This man is meant to be pure domination which is why we're going to have him debut against Angelo Dawkins. Dawkins is going to come out as confident as ever. Then the lights go off and we hear this awesome dark rock music and Dan Matha emerges from behind the curtains. He gets on the mic and cuts a short 1 minute promo to explain to the NXT fans in attendance why the reign of Dan Matha is going to run right through NXT. Matha then attacks Dawkins before the bell to draw some heat and the match lasts around 5 minutes. Matha destroys for most of it however for 2 minutes of so Dawkins gets offense in but it's a dominating display by Matha. Matha then gets Dawkins and beats him down again and again and again. They go to the announce table and put Dawkins through it. Matha has established himself as a force to be reckoned with. But then, from no where.

The Authors of Pain emerge through the curtain and face off with Matha before shaking hands. Matha looks at Ellering and smiles before picking him up for his finisher and laying him out. Ellering is taken off by medical staff and Dawkins manages to walk away with Medical Assistance. This whole situation will last around 10 minutes including the match.

Finally, to round of the night we here Tye Dillinger's music play. He walks to the entrance ramp and his music cuts off. We here Glorious Domination and Rode walks through the curtain while the fans sing his theme. The fans are estatic as Rode walks down the ramp and grabs a mic and announces that he is Tye's mentor and he is his protégé. Rode days that in the coming weeks Roode will be giving him challengers. The very first challenger you ask. Only The Greatest Man That Ever Lived. Austin Aries walks out to a nice pop and walks down the ramp and stares Tye Down. Aries has a mic in his and hands looks as if he's about to talk but instead lays out Rode with it. Tye then proceeds to attack him. This segment lasts 5 minutes giving the match a solid 13 minutes. The ref rings the bell and the match begins. It's pretty even but it ends up with Dillinger picking up the win. However, Aries had his foot on the ropes. The ref didn't see it and ,as Perfect Domination left the ring, Aries attacked the ref taking him out and laying him flat in his back. The night ends there.

I believe this was a good show as we saw a women's match getting a lot of time. We saw the Dusty Rhodes TTC progress in an awesome match. We saw the domination from Dan Matha. It leaves us wondering what is going to happen with Samoa Joe and we see Perfect Domination build some momentum head in into the TTC.

Thanks everyone for reading I've been Tom. Check out for the RAW and Smackdown booking soon to come.