So NXT opened up with a Ladder match.
Io Shiraz vs Tegan Nix vs Chelsea Green vs Mia Yim vs Dakota Kai vs Candice LeRae
This was six women fighting for a brief case dangling over the ring. Each woman had a spot and did their moves. For me this match was ruined because it was a six way. There were too many women fighting. It made the title opportunity seem less important. The match involved chair shots and ladders being used as weapons so nothing spectacular. Chelsea’s leg was injured and she really did over sell it. I admit the women put the bodies on the line with high octane moves and the use of weapons, but I just found the match very disappointing. After seeing the Triple threat tag team ladder match at Mania, it seemed this match had a lot to live up to, and unfortunately it didn’t live up to it. Io Shirai and Candice LaRae scale the ladder and fight. Io Shirai prevails and gets the case.
Favourite move: DO NOT HAVE ONE.
Flashback of Balor and Walter Feud. It leads onto a dark promo where Balor looks into the camera and says he is going after the UK NXT Championship. Guess who has it? WALTER!
Flashback video of Matt Riddle being beaten up by Indus Sher which leads nicely onto the next match.
Indus Sher with Malcolm Bivens vs Ever-Rise
Both tag teams have a bright future but I felt the match was a bit disconnected. You had two great submission technicians in Ever Rise, then two great giants in Indus Sher. It just made no sense. Going off subject here but don’t you think Bivens sounds like a donut shop? Anyways back to the match. You can see the talent both tag teams have. Both teams work well together. In the end Indus Sher uses a giant elbow to Parker from Ever Rise and Indus Sher pin Parker for the three count.
MAIN EVENT
Ciampa vs Gargano
OMG I WANTED TO SEE THIS MATCH SO MUCH. YET AGAIN WWE HAS SPOILED IT! Triple H said “when it’s done, it’s done” meaning no more fights between these two...
This match turned out to be similar to the Edge vs Randy match at Mania. The match was too long. The only massive difference was this match felt raw and real being in a warehouse rather then the WWE performance centre. You can tell there was hatred between these two. The match happened in the ring, outside the ring, on top of lorry (like the match at Mania) it just felt like a re-hash. They even exposed the underboards of the ring like the AEW match between Moxley and Omega at Full Gear. I didn’t see the point of exposing the underboards because they were not used to the very end. Both men were evenly matched and beat each other down. Candice LeRae makes an appearance and kicks Gargano in the nuts. Oh dear...Ciampa takes pity on his friend but then LeRae kicks Ciampa in the nuts. The difference being Gargano had a nuts guard on which he pulls out! Swerve! LeRae was helping her husband Gargano out. Gargano DDT’s Ciampa on the exposed board and gets the three count.
Favourite Move: DO NOT HAVE ONE!
3 Count (3 points of interest)
If you want to waste 40 Minutes of your life watch the Ciampa vs Gargano match otherwise there is nothing!
Ring the Bell (show recommendation)
NO DO NOT WATCH THIS! WWE is just losing it's shine. My mind kept wandering. None of the matches held my interest. They ruined the Ciampa vs Gargano match because it was just a rehash of a Mania match. Instead go and watch something awesome on Netflix like the interviews with the Tiger King cast! I am off for a cuppa and to watch Thomas the Tank Engine with my boys. Probably have better action.
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