Sorry for the delay.
Here's my NXT No Mercy Preview.Here are my NXT Thoughts:
Butch VS Joe Coffey was an awesome match to end the Global Heritage Invitational. Butch VS Noam Dar will be a banger at No Mercy. FACT: This was the 2nd 1-on-1 Match between Butch & Joe Coffey after NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool on 1/12/19, which was also won by Butch.
Good promo by Dominik Mysterio.
OK segment with Tony D'Angelo & Channing Lorenzo & Los Lotharios. This will be a different way to determine the #1 Contender's for the Tag Titles.
Trick Williams VS Joe Gacy was OK. The finish was cool. Good promo by Williams afterwards. FACT: This was Trick Williams' 1st match since he lost to Ilja Dragunov on 8/22. This was Joe Gacy's 1st 1-on-1 Match since he lost to Mustafa Ali on NXT on 6/6.
Alright promo by Blair Davenport.
Stupid segment with Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, Thea Hail, & Jacy Jayne.
Josh Briggs VS Baron Corbin was decent. Corbin's promo wasn't anything special. Good brawl with Corbin & Bron Breakker. FACT: This was Josh Briggs' 1st 1-on-1 Match since he defeated Von Wagner on NXT on 6/7/22 & only his 10th Singles Match on TV in WWE & NXT. This was Baron Corbin's 1st match since he defeated Andre Chase on NXT on 8/1.
What does Trick Williams has to say to Shawn Michaels? Good video package on Becky Lynch & Tiffany Stratton, but I thought they both were supposed to be on the show tonight.
Tank Ledger & Hank Walker VS Bronco Nima & Lucien Price wasn't anything special. I like that both teams now have team names, but that means I have to move them on my site. FACT: This was Ledger & Walker's 1st NXT since they lost a Triple Threat to Malik Blade & Edris Enofe along with Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen on 6/20 & 1st 2-on-2 match on NXT since they lost to Briggs & Jensen on 5/9. This was Nima & Price's 1st NXT since they lost to Tony D'Angelo & Channing Lorenzo on 7/25.
Damn, what did Blair Davenport do to Gigi Dolin?
Another good segment with D'Angelo & Lorenzo & The Creed Brothers being added to the party.
Interesting segment with Trick Williams adding himself to the #1 Contender's Match for the North American Title.
Eddy Thorpe VS Dijak was a hard-hitting Strap Match. I guess the feud is not over. Dijak's a monster for doing that in front of Thorpe's family. FACT: This was the 1st Strap Match of 2023, 1st since Drew McIntyre VS Karrion Kross at Extreme Rules on 10/8/22, 1st for NXT since Cameron Grimes VS Dexter Lumis at Takeover War Games on 12/6/20 & 1st on NXT TV since Dexter Lumis VS Roderick Strong on 7/1/20, & both Thorpe & Dijak's 1st Strap Match in their Career. This was the 3rd 1-on-1 Match between them after NXT on 8/1 & 8/29, which were both won by Dijak.
Dani Palmer VS Thea Hail was OK. I like the new look of Thea Hail. FACT: This was Palmer's 1st NXT since she lost to Blair Davenport on 6/6. This was the 2nd 1-on-1 Match between them after Level Up on 11/18/22, which was won by Hail.
Thanks to Blair Davenport's attack on Gigi Dolin, this was the 1st NXT since 1/10 to have only 1 Women's Match.
Interesting conversation with Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams.
Another fun brawl between Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin. BTW, Saturday, Corbin will be the only wrestler to wrestle on both the WWE & NXT Version of No Mercy.
Axiom VS Tyler Bate VS Dragon Lee VS Trick Williams was an incredible 4-Way. I didn't care who won. But I'm happy for Williams. He VS Dominik Mysterio will be a good one. FACT: This was the 2nd week in a row that someone wrestled multiple times on NXT & the 2nd week in a row someone wrestled on Raw & NXT in the same week.
Another good segment with Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams, good promo by Dominik Mysterio, & attack by Dragon Lee.
That vignette had to be for Brian Pillman Jr.
Great contract signing with Carmelo Hayes & Ilja Dragunov.
Love Dragon Lee being added as Special Guest Ref for Williams VS Mysterio.
Awesome brawl with Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin, especially when they crashed though Shawn Michaels' office wall.
Here are my NXT Match Rankings:
1) Axiom VS Tyler Bate VS Dragon Lee VS Trick Williams
2) Butch VS Joe Coffey
3) Eddy Thorpe VS Dijak
4) Trick Williams VS Joe Gacy
5) Josh Briggs VS Baron Corbin
6) Tank Ledger & Hank Walker VS Brono Nima & Lucien Price
7) Dani Palmer VS Thea Hail
Overall, a really good NXT. The matches were pretty solid, the promos were good, & it got me more excited for No Mercy.