‘WWE NXT’ Review (Dec 17th 2024)
Welcome to this week’s review of NXT, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into it and see what went down on this week’s show!
Match #1: Oba Femi def. Axiom
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No. 1 Contender Oba Femi sent a message to NXT Champion Trick Williams after dominating Axiom in singles action. Axiom, one half of the NXT Tag Team Champion, was outmatched physically as The Ruler used his strength to toss the high-flyer around. Femi’s strikes were so massive that they began to leave hand prints all over Axiom, but the Spanish Superstar dug deep to try and cut down the big man. Axiom went for broke by attempting a Golden Ratio, but he was caught by Femi and planted with a Fall From Grace Powerbomb.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: The Meta-Four def. Sol Ruca & Zaria
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Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson picked up a huge tag team victory over the pair of Sol Ruca and Zaria. Ruca and Zaria looked strong early on, but it became clear that they weren’t gelling as tag team partners, allowing Jackson and Legend to get back into the fray. Ruca and Zaria showed out with incredible moves, but the teamwork of Meta-Four allowed them to isolate Ruca and allow The Boujee Bully to score the pin.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #3: Jaida Parker def. Wren Sinclair
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OTM’s Jaida Parker continues her ascent into stardom as she took down Wren Sinclair in a hard-fought matchup. The match quickly devolved into a fight, leading to Bronco Nima and Lucien Price duking it out with Tavion Heights and Myles Borne on the outside. Inside the ring, Parker nailed a spinning back elbow followed by a Hypnotic to put Sinclair out for good.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #4: NXT Tag Team Championship – Nathan Frazer & Axiom def. Gallus
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The NXT Tag Team Championship remains with Nathan Frazer and Axiom despite Axiom still dealing with the effects of his loss to Oba Femi earlier in the night. Gallus singled out Frazer due to Axiom not being 100% and Frazer did enough to make it close, but Axiom collapsed once he tagged in and put his team at a severe disadvantage. A miscommunication led to Axiom accidentally hitting Frazer with a Golden Ratio, but Wolfgang and Mark Coffey couldn’t capitalize on the critical moment. Axiom battled through his injuries to hit a huge Spanish Fly followed by a dive to the outside, allowing Frazer to hit a Phoenix Splash to pin Wolfgang.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #5: NXT Championship – Trick Williams vs. Eddy Thorpe (Double Pin)
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There is chaos in NXT as the NXT Championship Match between Trick Williams and Eddy Thorpe ended in a double pin, meaning Williams is still the champion, but Thorpe has a claim to it as well. The rowdy Lowell, Massachusetts, crowd was firmly behind the champion, cycling between cheering Williams and heavily booing Thorpe. Thorpe nearly had the match on, but his Impaler DDT inadvertently hit the official, forcing a backup official to enter the ring. Williams proceeded to nail the challenger with a Trick Shot, but in the ensuing pin saw both Superstars’ shoulders down, leading to chaos about who the true NXT Champion is.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3/5
Another strong episode of NXT, a show that’s on a real roll right now and – some might say – a show that’s outdoing its older brethren. This show certainly knows how to use its time better than Raw and Smackdown. As for the matches this week, this episode opened strong and closed just as strong. Along the way we got a couple of average matches and a really good tag team title match. When all’s said and done this was a great week for NXT.
