Notes About The Show:
This event was the fourth consecutive sellout of the FCW Arena with people being turned away at the door.
The announcers for all three tapings were Byron Saxton & “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes
Ashley Valence and Jamie Keyes traded ring announcer duties throughout the evening.
Bill Carr who made his FCW debut in the opening dark match was said to be from New York’s FTW Wrestling.
Justin Gabriel, wore his “Nexus” armband and was sporting a new hairstyle as he worked as a full blown heel in his clean loss to his longtime rival in South Africa, Leo Kruger.
The new GM angle appears to be what the RAW “Guest Host” gimmick started to be. It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out.
The minutes after the Alex Riley injury were quite chaotic. Everybody in the arena immediately seemed to forget about the match and seemed concerned for the man they love to hate, Alex Riley. It’s hard to tell if any of that match, or the aftermath, will air on TV at all… One of the ringside cameraman actually shot video of the puddles of blood on the mat around the ring. It’s also hard to say if the stand-by match will air, either.
Roster talent noticeably missing for the show included Abraham Washington, Aksana, Alberto Del Rio (now on Smackdown), Brett DiBiase (injured), Cable Jones (injured), Caylen Croft, Conrad Tanner, Darren Young, David Otunga, Devin Allen, Drake Brewer (injured), Michael Tarver, Richie Steamboat (presumably with his dad), Skip Sheffield, Tyler Reks, Vance Archer, & Wade Barrett
Heath Slater & Yoshi Tatsu were in attendance, but did participate in the taping.
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
