I wondered what they were doing by putting Ciampa and Cross together so soon. Knew Cross couldn't lose, but that's 3 big losses in a row for Ciampa for the title, then Gargano and now being dominated here.
I wonder if his talk about retiring if he was called up to the main roster because his neck couldn't handle the schedule caused Vince to demand HHH pull back the dial on him.
Balor was heel for like a week. He turned on Gargano, but that was the only heel he ever faced and Gargano turned heel immediately after their match, while Balor has been feuding with and facing heels in every match since.
Honestly, I don't know if I hate it as much as I'm supposed to. It's something different I guess and McAfee's plays a decent dick, even when he's playing a face.
What I don't understand is why Beth Pheonix was so insulted that McAfee was making fun of the heel group that she stormed off set.
Surprised they took the belt off Keith Lee that soon, but I guess if you're going to push a guy as hard and fast as Cross, it's probably not to lose in a spot like this.
Can't really think of anything I have interest in tonight. Maybe O'Reilly/Balor, though it feels too soon to flip the NXT belt again and I'm not even sure who they're pushing as the face here. Seems to be O'Reilly.
The matches were fine, but no real investable storylines. Didn't really care much about the outcomes. I suppose they can go with - Fin had Cole taken out and turn him back heel.
Yeah, really good matches, wish the stories were better. Especially liked the main event, which felt like it had a lot more selling and psychology than most NXT title matches.
Adding Toni and Ember to the women's division is also nice to see.
Kind of a hot take, but Mauro's routine had worn thin for me and I'm enjoying Vic Joseph in the booth (I think Vic is the best of the Michael Cole bots in WWE by a good margin).
Last edited by SarcasticRat; 10-04-2020 at 10:49 PM.