Here are my NXT Thoughts:
I had a head cold today, so there won't be any Facts & Stats for tonight's episode.
Mustafa Ali, Tyler Bate, & Wes Lee VS The Schism was an incredible match. I never saw another ref stop the count of another referee. Interesting segment with Drew Gulak, Charlie Dempsey, Thea Hail, & Duke Hudson.
Good segment with Bron Breakker, Seth Rollins, & Ilja Dragunov. For the first time ever, Rollins will defend the World Heavyweight Title 2 nights in a row with his Open Challenge on Raw & then against Breakker on NXT.
This is so stupid. Dana Brooke is still listed on the Raw Roster. She should not be on NXT. I don't care if she wants to be on NXT. Follow the damn Draft. Stop treating us fans like freaking morons. And because of that, I don't give a crap about Dana Brooke feuding with Cora Jade. She should be on Main Event wrestling Tegan Nox & Xia Li. Maybe they should bring back the 24/7 Title to give Dana something to do.
Fun segment. I won't mind Mustafa Ali VS Tyler Bate with Wes Lee as Special Guest Referee to determine the #1 Contender for the North American Championship.
I miss proper Ring Announcements. They rarely announce where the wrestlers are from, especially the women. I use to write down all of the stats for wrestlers. That's how I got started doing Wins & Losses. I actually did it on paper before computers.
Thea Hail VS Cora Jade was OK, but nothing special. It was a good way to build momentum for Hail as she awaits her Women's Title Match against Tiffany Stratton. I didn't care about Brooke getting involved.
Good history lesson of the Heritage Cup though they showed it before to give people that haven't watched one before a look at the rules, but it looks like Noam Dar is hurt. Good thing, I didn't set up my Facts & Stats for the match.
Cool, NXT Gold Rush for the next 2 weeks with Seth Rollins VS Bron Breakker next week & the winner of Ilja Dragunov VS Baron Corbin VS Carmelo Hayes in 2 weeks for the NXT Title. I just wish that Shawn Michaels didn't block everyone so we can see his Tweets. Nevermind, the NXT Heritage Cup will be defended with Oro Mensah replacing Noam Dar against Nathan Frazer. I still don't have any Facts & Stats for the match.
Nathan Frazer VS Oro Mensah was excellent. I did the research. This ends Noam Dar's Heritage Cup Reign at 292 Days, which was the Longest Reign of All-Time & technically was his 2nd Defense. Frazer will be 1st 1st-time Champ since Joe Coffey.
Good video package on Lyra Valkyria. And once again WWE treating us fans that watch Level Up like stupid idiots. Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice have been teaming up for months on Level Up. Stop acting like Level Up doesn't exist.
OK segment with Mr. Stone, Von Wagner, & Dijak. It would be awesome if we get an appearance by Wayne Bloom.
Axiom & SCRYPTS VS Dabba-Kato was a horrible match even with 2 amazing wrestlers in Axiom & SCRYPTS.
What the hell, Los Lotharios are Raw Branded Wrestlers. They are not Free Agents. They shouldn't be on NXT. What was the point of the freaking Draft? I am sick of this shit. Stop treating us fans like freaking morons. I am so pissed that I don't give a crap about anything else on the show tonight.
I am so pissed that I didn't see the 2 matches that were added to Gold Rush. Wes Lee VS Tyler Bate with Mustafa Ali as Ref will be fun. I thought they said earlier that it was going to be Ali VS Bate with Lee as Ref. Thea Hail VS Tiffany Stratton could be good. I wasn't paying attention to the Channing Lorenzo segment.
Thea Hail, Duke Hudson, Tiffany Stratton, Drew Gulak, & Charlie Dempsey was OK.
Malik Blade VS Edris Enofe was really good. I love them VS Briggs & Jensen VS Tank & Hank with the winner facing Gallus, but Los Lotharios should be on Raw. They shouldn't be allowed to wrestle for the NXT Tag Titles.
OK segment to set-up another match between Eddy Thorpe & Damon Kemp.
Good video on Blair Davenport & her attacks. But unlike everyone else, Wendy Choo wasn't really injured. She wrestled on Level Up a few weeks later making it once again that they treat their fans who watch every show like stupid morons.
Roxanne Perez VS Tatum Paxley was short but a good match. I like Roxanne calling out Blair Davenport. I like the anger in her voice. I never saw that before in her.
Good segment with Gigi Dolin & Fallon Henley. At least Fallon moved on from her soap opera.
Again. Treating Level Up ike it doesn't exist. Bronco Nima & Lucien Price have been teaming up since last year on Level Up. Stop this crap now or I'm done.
Ilja Dragunov VS Baron Corbin was a great match & it ended NXT on a good note, despite how mad I was earlier. I didn't like Bron Breakker interfering, but at least it wasn't a DQ. I like Carmelo Hayes coming out afterwards to go after Corbin.
Here are my NXT Match Rankings:
1) Nathan Frazer VS Oro Mensah
2) Mustafa Ali, Tyler Bate, & Wes Lee VS The Schism
3) Ilja Dragunov VS Baron Corbin
3) Malik Blade VS Edris Enofe
4) Roxanne Perez VS Tatum Paxley
5) Thea Hail VS Cora Jade
6) Axiom & SCRYPTS VS DAbba-Kato
Despite a few segments getting me angry, which I know I shouldn't let it get to me, NXT was a good show. The matches were all really good. Gold Rush will be great the next 2 weeks.