‘WWE NXT’ Review (Oct 25th 2022)
Welcome to this week’s review of NXT, which continues with the fallout from Halloween Havoc! With that in mind, let’s get into the review…
Match #1: NXT Women’s Tag Team Title Match – Kayden Carter & Katana Chance def. Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark
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Tag Team Title Tuesday starting off hot with Kayden Carter & Katana Chance looking to defend their championships against Nikkita Lyons & Zoey Stark. The challengers made the first statement with a simultaneous catch of the titleholders’ splashes and powered them both to the mat with slams. A new era appeared to begin for the NXT Women’s Tag Team division after Stark countered with a roll up on Chance that delivered a three-count. However, the official would sort out the situation and inform Alicia Taylor that a tag of Carter had been missed initially. Carter & Chance made the most of their second opportunity. Chance saved Carter from Lyons’ signature split pin which allowed the champions to fire up the Highlight Reel to retain the titles in a wild clash.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #2: Shotzi def. Lash Legend
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After a run-in at Halloween Havoc, everyone’s favorite Scream Queen was back at NXT to take on Lash Legend. Legend came out raging for retribution, but Shotzi planted her with a Never Wake Up modified DDT maneuver to put an exclamation point on her favorite time of year.
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #3: NXT Tag Team Title Match – Pretty Deadly def. Edris Enofé & Malik Blade
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Edris Enofé & Malik Blade were out to shock the world, and the challengers nearly delivered right after the opening bell with a Blockbuster and Picture Perfect combo that was milliseconds away from the three-count. Pretty Deadly’s arrogance left them vulnerable at moments, as Blade went high-risk, high-reward to wipe out the champions outside the ring and nearly took out Prince with another splash. Blade was devastatingly close to another pin with a roll-up reversal, but Pretty Deadly converted on their second Spilt Milk attempt to retain the titles.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #4: Indi Hartwell def. Sol Ruca
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Indi Hartwell was out to keep her momentum going, and an early clothesline showed Sol Ruca she wasn’t messing around. A blindside from behind put Ruca face first into the mat and backed up Hartwell’s malicious intent with a statement victory. There wasn’t long for Hartwell to celebrate, as the return of Elektra Lopez led to a brutal assault on both Superstars.
My Score: 1 out of 5
Match #5: JD McDonagh def. Ilja Dragunov
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Both combatants entered their showdown battered and bruised from Saturday’s NXT Title Triple Threat Match at Halloween Havoc. JD McDonagh locked in on the clearly damaged ribs of Ilja Dragunov, as the Superstar required medical attention after his rival sent him flying directly into the announce table. Dragunov showed his unbelievable grit and fire with a thunderous suplex and diving elbow despite obviously battling through excruciating pain. After turning the tables, it was clear McDonagh’s sick mind was spinning and a sadistic hold left Dragunov bloodied and lifeless forcing the official to stop the match.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
News of the Night:
- Ava Raine (daughter of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) made her NXT debut as part of Schism.
Final Verdict: 3/5
A decent follow-up to this past weekend’s Halloween Havoc pay-per-view, with the surprising debut of Ava Raine a part of Schism/The Dyad/whatever the hell they’re called this week. Hopefully she can inject some interest in Joe Gacy’s team (will probably get more eyes on it at least). The main event felt more like a brutal fight than any sort of sports entertainment, even more so given both men had been in the main event at the PPV at the weekend!
