Author: Matt Cookson

NXT

On tonight’s edition of NXT 2.0: Kay Lee Ray and Mandy Rose face off for the NXT Women’s Title. Bron Breakker and Santos Escobar hold what is sure to be a peaceful championship summit ahead of their match at Vengence Day. Wendy Choo and Tiffany Stratton face off in a match for Daddy’s credit card. In addition, Dusty Classic action continues with semi-final action featuring MSK vs Edris Enofe and Malik Blade. In the other semi-final, the Creed Brothers represent Diamond Mine against the Grizzled Young Veterans. A reinvigorated Sarray faces off against the troublesome Dakota Kai. And in the…

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Reigning NXT champion Bron Breakker teams up with former champion Tommaso Ciampa to take Legado Del Fantasma members, Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde. We also get to see if Cora Jade has what it takes to defeat former women’s champ Raquel Gonzalez. If Jade wins, she and Gonzalez will team up to enter the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Diamond Mine continues its feud with Imperium as the Creed Brothers and Roderick Strong team up against Gunther and the rest of Imperium. All this and more on this week’s edition of NXT 2.0! GREAT: Diamond Mine vs Imperium. Gunther couldn’t…

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Toxic Attraction takes on Kay Lee Ray, Persia Pirotta, and Indi Hartwell in a six-woman tag team match. Toxic Attraction’s titles are coveted by their opponents, will this serve as momentum into title matches? Santos Escobar teased last week that he aspires to challenge for the NXT championship, what will his next move be? The Dusty Classic continues as MSK looks to repeat as champions with a first-round match against Jacket Time and the Grizzled Young Veterans look to return to the finals for the third year in a row as they start the tournament against Chase U. GOOD: MSK…

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Walter makes his long-awaited debut on NXT 2.0. Will der Ring General continue to dominate as he did in NXT 2.0? LA Knight returns with unfinished business with Grayson Waller. The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic gets underway as several teams look to win the tournament. Tony D’Angelo addresses the NXT universe after his victory over Pete Dunne. GOOD: the show started off hot with LA Knight returning to wrap up some unfinished business with Grayson Waller. Waller’s ears must have been burning, as he showed up to serve LA Knight with a restraining order. According to Waller, just as…

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Grayson Waller can run but he can’t hide. After weeks of banter and visits to the other’s show, including last night on RAW, Waller and AJ Styles finally meet in the squared circle. Wendy Choo wakes up from her nap to team up with Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter in a 6 woman tag team match, playa. The finger-twisting of the bruiserweight, Pete Dunne, against Tony D’angelo in a Crowbar on a Pole Match. Will Waller be able to back up his talk or will AJ Styles prove he is still the Phenomenal One? GOOD: There is no off-season for…

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NXT 2.0 breaking in the new year with its New Year’s Evil show. Featuring three title matches including a title unification match for the Cruiserweight and North American Championships, a triple threat for the NXT women’s championship, and the NXT championship. Is NXT still Tommaso Ciampa’s brand or will Bron Breakker prove he is ready to be champion and show the future is now? AVERAGE: Carmelo Hayes vs Roderick Strong in a title unification match. This match started in a back and forth with Strong and Hayes locking up and trading arm drags. Carmelo Hayes gained momentum with a leg…

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This week’s NXT will feature continued fallout from Harland’s debut, as Brian Kendrick is planning to return to the ring to face Joe Gacy’s student. Raquel Gonzalez and Cora Jade continue their feud with toxic attraction. Will NXT make history and actually have a contract signing that happens without a hitch? Will AJ Styles respond after Grayson Waller went to see him on Raw?  Good: Grayson Waller led off and got the crowd all juiced up with a very good promo. Waller managed to insult NXT’s favorite lovebirds, Dexter Lumis and Indi Hartwell, as well as AJ Styles. Waller accomplished…

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This week’s NXT feature’s an appearance by the Phenomenal AJ Styles, responding to Twitter attacks by Grayson Waller. The feud between Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai reaches its apex with a street fight between the two. Dexter Lumis faces off against Trick Williams. And in the main events, the rivalry between Pete Dunne and Tony D’Angelo continues. GOOD: The show opened with Tommaso Ciampa, alone in the ring, addressing Bron Breakker. In a moment of self-awareness, Ciampa knew Breakker would interrupt and decided to get ahead of this and just invite Breakker to the ring. In a scintillating war or…

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The first NXT 2.0 of the post-Johnny Gargano era (or was it?) will feature the much-anticipated promo of Grayson Waller. Waller will attempt to build on his public dismantling of Gargano and attempt to build himself as the new face of NXT 2.0. Harland makes his long-awaited in-ring debut, as he has established himself as the student of the inclusive and welcoming Joe Gacy. How will the fallout from WarGames play out?  Good: the show kicks off with a recap of the Gargano-Waller promo at the end of last week’s show. Gargano’s emotional speech was ended by a brutal attack…

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