Post by hbkid718 on Jan 23, 2024 22:16:07 GMT -5
Here are my NXT Thoughts, Facts & Stats:
Axiom & Nathan Frazer VS Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin was incredible. My favorite Tag Team Match of 2024. I can't believe how well Breakker & Corbin work as a team. I hope they become a permanent team. FACTS: This was Axiom & Nathan Frazer's 1st NXT since January 9 & their 1st NXT opener of 2024. This was the 1st time Axiom teamed with the same wrestler 2 matches in a row on NXT since he & SCRYPTS lost to Dabba-Kato (June 13, 2023) & Bronco Nima & Lucien Price (July 18, 2023). This was the 1st time in his Career that Nathan Frazer teamed with someone 2 matches in a row. This was Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin's 1st NXT since January 9 & their 1st NXT opener of 2024. This was the 1st time that Breakker teamed up with the same wrestler 2 matches in a row since he & Tommaso Ciampa defeated The Dirty Dawgs on NXT on March 1, 2022 & Raw on March 7, 2022. This was the 1st time that Baron Corbin teamed with the same wrestler 2 matches in a row since he & Madcap Moss defeated The Viking Raiders (January 7, 2022) & lost to The New Day (January 28, 2022) on Smackdown.
Interesting segment with Josh Briggs, Ilja Dragunov, & Trick Williams to set-up the main event.
OK 1st promo for Wren Sinclair with Fallon Henley.
Wow, William Regal back on NXT. Good segment with Ava. What a day for the Johnson Family.
I will not be commenting on Wren Sinclair VS Lash Legend since I said I wasn't going to be negative in 2024. I did like Fallon Henley coming to Wren's aid. FACTS: This was Wren Sinclair's 2nd week in a row on NXT & her 1st 1-on-1 Match in her Career. This was Lash Legend's 2nd week in a row on NXT & her 1st 1-on-1 Match since she defeated Roxanne Perez on November 14, 2023.
I guess the feud between The Family & OTM will be continuing.
Wow, Elektra Lopez is mad.
Guess I won't be needing these facts tonight since we're not getting a match between Joe Gacy & Dijak. FACTS: It would have been Dijak's 2nd week in a row on NXT, Gacy's 1st NXT match of 2024 & 1st NXT match since he defeated Joe Coffey on December 26, 2023. But the brawl was fun.
I won't be commenting on that segment with Arianna Grace & Elektra Lopez.
Cool promo by Lexis King.
Mr. Stone & Von Wagner's segment was silly but I liked it.
Trey Bearhill VS Lexis King was short, but a good match. FACTS: This was Trey Bearhill's 2nd week in a row on NXT. This was Lexis King's 1st NXT since January 9.
Another intriguing segment with Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams.
I was in the kitchen watching popcorn pop in the microwave. That was probably more entertaining than the SuperNova Sessions with Noam Dar, Lola Vice, & Elektra Lopez.
OK segment with The Family. I like how it was filmed.
Sad day for Andre Chase & Chase University. They should have brought back Repo Man.
Dragon Lee VS SCRYPTS was an excellent match. But the brawl with The Family took away from the finish. I like Oba Femi accepting Lee's challenge for Vengeance Day. FACTS: This was Dragon Lee's 1st NXT since January 9. This was SCRYPTS' 1st NXT of 2024, 1st NXT match since he & Axiom lost to Bronco NIma & Lucien Price on July 18, 2023, & 1st 1-on-1 Match on NXT since he defeated Dabba-Kato on June 6, 2023.
The segment with Malik Blade, Edris Enofe, & Brinley Reece was weird.
Another weird segment with Lyra Valkyria & Tautm Paxley.
Karmen Petrovic VS Blair Davenport was pretty good. FACTS: This was Karmen Petrovic's 2nd week in row on NXT & 1st 1-on-1 Match since she lost to Cora Jade on December 26, 2023. This was Blair Davenport's 4th week in a row on NXT, making her the only wrestler to wrestle on every NXT of 2024. This was the 4th week in a row that NXT had 2 Women's Matches.
OK promo by Ridge Holland. I'm interested in seeing what happens with him & Gallus.
The Dusty Cup Match will be excellent, the Heritage Cup might be OK, but Lola VS Elektra will probably suck. So, next week's NXT will be a mixed bag.
Trick Williams VS Josh Briggs was an excellent match. I like what happened afterwards with Carmelo Hayes & Ilja Dragunov to continue the build to the break-up of Hayes & Williams. FACTS: This was Trick Williams' 2nd week in a row on NXT, 1st NXT main event since January 2, & he was the 1st wrestler of 2024 to go from the NXT opener to the following week's main event. This was Josh Briggs' 1st NXT since January 9 & 1st NXT main event of 2024.
Alright segment with Thea Hail, Jacy Jayne, Lexis King, & Riley Osbourne.
And a final great segment with Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams. I like the addition of the Mixed Tag at Vengeance Day with The Family & OTM instead of a Tag Team Title Match.
Ava did a great job presiding over her 1st Contract Signing but it was weird that she's taller than both Lyra & Roxanne. Both Roxanne Perez & Lyra Valkyria were great with their promos. They will have an amazing match at Vengeance Day. Tatum Paxley attacking Roxanne behind Lyra's back was OK.
Here are my NXT Match Rankings:
1) Axiom & Nathan Frazer VS Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin
2) Trick Williams VS Josh Briggs
3) Dragon Lee VS SCRYPTS
4) Karmen Petrovic VS Blair Davenport
5) Trey Bearhill VS Lexis King
6) Wren Sinclair VS Lash Legend
A pretty good NXT. The matches were solid except for 1 match which I knew I wouldn't like going in. The non-wrestling segments were OK except for 1 segment & again I wasn't expecting to like it. I'm still looking forward to Vengeance Day.
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Axiom & Nathan Frazer VS Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin was incredible. My favorite Tag Team Match of 2024. I can't believe how well Breakker & Corbin work as a team. I hope they become a permanent team. FACTS: This was Axiom & Nathan Frazer's 1st NXT since January 9 & their 1st NXT opener of 2024. This was the 1st time Axiom teamed with the same wrestler 2 matches in a row on NXT since he & SCRYPTS lost to Dabba-Kato (June 13, 2023) & Bronco Nima & Lucien Price (July 18, 2023). This was the 1st time in his Career that Nathan Frazer teamed with someone 2 matches in a row. This was Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin's 1st NXT since January 9 & their 1st NXT opener of 2024. This was the 1st time that Breakker teamed up with the same wrestler 2 matches in a row since he & Tommaso Ciampa defeated The Dirty Dawgs on NXT on March 1, 2022 & Raw on March 7, 2022. This was the 1st time that Baron Corbin teamed with the same wrestler 2 matches in a row since he & Madcap Moss defeated The Viking Raiders (January 7, 2022) & lost to The New Day (January 28, 2022) on Smackdown.
Interesting segment with Josh Briggs, Ilja Dragunov, & Trick Williams to set-up the main event.
OK 1st promo for Wren Sinclair with Fallon Henley.
Wow, William Regal back on NXT. Good segment with Ava. What a day for the Johnson Family.
I will not be commenting on Wren Sinclair VS Lash Legend since I said I wasn't going to be negative in 2024. I did like Fallon Henley coming to Wren's aid. FACTS: This was Wren Sinclair's 2nd week in a row on NXT & her 1st 1-on-1 Match in her Career. This was Lash Legend's 2nd week in a row on NXT & her 1st 1-on-1 Match since she defeated Roxanne Perez on November 14, 2023.
I guess the feud between The Family & OTM will be continuing.
Wow, Elektra Lopez is mad.
Guess I won't be needing these facts tonight since we're not getting a match between Joe Gacy & Dijak. FACTS: It would have been Dijak's 2nd week in a row on NXT, Gacy's 1st NXT match of 2024 & 1st NXT match since he defeated Joe Coffey on December 26, 2023. But the brawl was fun.
I won't be commenting on that segment with Arianna Grace & Elektra Lopez.
Cool promo by Lexis King.
Mr. Stone & Von Wagner's segment was silly but I liked it.
Trey Bearhill VS Lexis King was short, but a good match. FACTS: This was Trey Bearhill's 2nd week in a row on NXT. This was Lexis King's 1st NXT since January 9.
Another intriguing segment with Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams.
I was in the kitchen watching popcorn pop in the microwave. That was probably more entertaining than the SuperNova Sessions with Noam Dar, Lola Vice, & Elektra Lopez.
OK segment with The Family. I like how it was filmed.
Sad day for Andre Chase & Chase University. They should have brought back Repo Man.
Dragon Lee VS SCRYPTS was an excellent match. But the brawl with The Family took away from the finish. I like Oba Femi accepting Lee's challenge for Vengeance Day. FACTS: This was Dragon Lee's 1st NXT since January 9. This was SCRYPTS' 1st NXT of 2024, 1st NXT match since he & Axiom lost to Bronco NIma & Lucien Price on July 18, 2023, & 1st 1-on-1 Match on NXT since he defeated Dabba-Kato on June 6, 2023.
The segment with Malik Blade, Edris Enofe, & Brinley Reece was weird.
Another weird segment with Lyra Valkyria & Tautm Paxley.
Karmen Petrovic VS Blair Davenport was pretty good. FACTS: This was Karmen Petrovic's 2nd week in row on NXT & 1st 1-on-1 Match since she lost to Cora Jade on December 26, 2023. This was Blair Davenport's 4th week in a row on NXT, making her the only wrestler to wrestle on every NXT of 2024. This was the 4th week in a row that NXT had 2 Women's Matches.
OK promo by Ridge Holland. I'm interested in seeing what happens with him & Gallus.
The Dusty Cup Match will be excellent, the Heritage Cup might be OK, but Lola VS Elektra will probably suck. So, next week's NXT will be a mixed bag.
Trick Williams VS Josh Briggs was an excellent match. I like what happened afterwards with Carmelo Hayes & Ilja Dragunov to continue the build to the break-up of Hayes & Williams. FACTS: This was Trick Williams' 2nd week in a row on NXT, 1st NXT main event since January 2, & he was the 1st wrestler of 2024 to go from the NXT opener to the following week's main event. This was Josh Briggs' 1st NXT since January 9 & 1st NXT main event of 2024.
Alright segment with Thea Hail, Jacy Jayne, Lexis King, & Riley Osbourne.
And a final great segment with Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams. I like the addition of the Mixed Tag at Vengeance Day with The Family & OTM instead of a Tag Team Title Match.
Ava did a great job presiding over her 1st Contract Signing but it was weird that she's taller than both Lyra & Roxanne. Both Roxanne Perez & Lyra Valkyria were great with their promos. They will have an amazing match at Vengeance Day. Tatum Paxley attacking Roxanne behind Lyra's back was OK.
Here are my NXT Match Rankings:
1) Axiom & Nathan Frazer VS Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin
2) Trick Williams VS Josh Briggs
3) Dragon Lee VS SCRYPTS
4) Karmen Petrovic VS Blair Davenport
5) Trey Bearhill VS Lexis King
6) Wren Sinclair VS Lash Legend
A pretty good NXT. The matches were solid except for 1 match which I knew I wouldn't like going in. The non-wrestling segments were OK except for 1 segment & again I wasn't expecting to like it. I'm still looking forward to Vengeance Day.
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