Here are my NXT Thoughts, Facts, & Stats:
Chad Gable VS Noam Dar was an awesome match. I love another match between them, but don't have Lash Legend wrestle. FACTS: This was Chad Gable's 1st Heritage Cup Rules Match in his Career. This was his 1st NXT match since he & Jason Jordan lost to The Authors of Pain on 7/20/16 & 1st 1-on-1 Match on NXT since he lost to Tyler Breeze on 1/8/15. If he would have won, Chad Gable would have been the 1st 1st-time Heritage Cup Champion since Nathan Frazer & the 3rd to be a former NXT Tag Team Champion after Tyler Bate & Mark Coffey & 1st to be a former Raw & Smackdown Tag Team Champion. This was Noam Dar's 20th Heritage Cup Rules Match in his Career & 1st since NXT on 11/7, giving him a Heritage Cup Rules Record of 14-4-2. This was Noam Dar’s 3rd Heritage Cup Championship Defense, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1st since Tyler Bate who lost to Noam Dar on NXT UK on 10/28/21 to lose in his 3rd Defense. As of NXT, Noam Dar’s Heritage Cup Championship Reign has lasted 91 Days, which is the 3rd Shortest Reign of All-Time ahead of Nathan Frazer (6/13/23-8/22/23, 70 Days) & Mark Coffey (7/14/22-8/25/22, 42 Days). This was the 2nd time that a Heritage Cup Championship Match ended in a Draw after A-Kid VS Noam Dar (1/20/22 NXT UK).
I forgot to comment I like JBL's picks for the Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifying Matches. Carmelo Hayes VS Josh Briggs & Thea Hail VS Blair Davenport will both be great.
Stupid segment with The Family. Stop with that horrific fake Italian accent. Not all Italians talk like that.
Good segment with Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams.
Wow, Xia Li attacked Lyra Valkyria. I read the spoilers so I know what's going to happen.
Malik Blade & Edris Enofe VS Humberto Carrillo & Angel Garza was a great match. FACTS: This was Malik Blade & Edris Enofe's 1st 2-on-2 Match on NXT since they lost to The Creed Brothers on 9/12. This was Humberto Carrillo & Angel Garza's 1st 2-on-2 Match since they lost to The Creed Brothers on 10/31. This was Carrillo & Garza's 1st 2-on-2 win since they defeated Jinder Mahal & Shanky on Smackdown on 5/27/22 & 1st on NXT.
Cool segment with Josh Briggs, Brooks Jensen, & Fallon Henley.
Carmelo Hayes VS Josh Briggs was excellent even with Lexis King's interference. JBL made a great decision to give Briggs this opportunity. FACTS: This was Carmelo Hayes' 1st NXT since 10/31. This was Josh Briggs' 1st 1-on-1 Match on NXT since he lost to Baron Corbin on 9/26. This was the 2nd 1-on-1 Match between them after NXT on 7/27/21, which was won by Hayes, so they each won 1 match. This was the 1st time since he lost to Kushida (6/1/21) & Adam Cole (6/22/21), which were his 1st 2 matches in NXT that Hayes lost 2 1-on-1 Matches back-to-back. This was Briggs' 1st 1-on-1 win since he defeated Von Wagner on NXT on 6/7/22.
Good interview with Lyra Valkyria. I'm glad she's OK & will wrestle Xia Lia later.
Fun segment with Von Wagner & Mr. Stone's house with his wife, kids, & dog. I would eat the spaghetti & sausages that they ate. The brownies looked delicious. And for the record, I like Asparagus. I'm still waiting for an appearance from Wayne Bloom.
Excellent promo by Wes Lee. Dominik Mysterio was pretty good. I'm intrigued to find out which 3 former North American Champions Lee will have to wrestle next week to get a Championship Match against Mysterio at Deadline, but I can see 2 of them being Damian Priest & Solo Sikoa, since The Judgment Day & Bloodline have a connection. The other options are Ricochet, Johnny Gargano, Bronson Reed, Carmelo Hayes, Cameron Grimes, & Trick Williams. Everyone else: Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Keith Lee, & Isaiah Scott are in AEW, Leon Ruff is in the indies, & Velveteen Dream is piece of crap.
I can't wait to find out what Andre Chase did next week. That was a good segment. OK promos by Thea Hail & Jacy Jayne.
OK segment with Josh Briggs, Brooks Jensen, Fallon Henley, & Tiffany Stratton.
Thea Hail VS Blair Davenport was OK. But there are too many heels in the Women's Iron Survivor Challenge Match. FACTS: This was Thea Hail's 1st 1-on-1 Match on NXT since she defeated Dani Palmer on 9/26. This was Blair Davenport's 1st NXT since she defeated Gigi Dolin on 10/24.
Good video package on Ilja Dragunov & Baron Corbin. But if Corbin was "Bum Ass Broke (TM Pat McAfee)" last year, how did he get all of that money for that house?
Eddy Thorpe VS Charlie Dempsey was short but still a good match. I like the beatdown afterwards with Drew Gulak & Myles Borne. FACTS: This was Eddy Thorpe's 1st NXT since he defeated Dijak on 9/26 & the 1st time he wrestled someone other than Dijak since he lost to Oro Mensah on 7/18. This was Charlie Dempsey's 1st 1-on-1 Match on NXT since he lost to Butch on 8/29, his 1st NXT overall since he, Drew Gulak, & Damon Kemp defeated Myles Borne, Josh Briggs, & Brooks Jensen on 9/12, & his 1-on-1 overall since he lost to Axiom on Level Up on 9/22.
Wow after some more bad acting, I like Carrillo & Garza attacking D'Angelo & Lorenzo to get themselves a Tag Team Championship Match.
Awful promo by Arianna Grace. She needs help from her aunt Santina.
Next week's NXT looks good. I thought Wes Lee was going to have to wrestle a Gauntlet. It's a 4-Way against Cameron Grimes, Bronson Reed, & Johnny Gargano which will be awesome. It will be great to see them back on NXT. Cool, the Tag Title Match is next week & not at Deadline. I'm interested in seeing who Jerry Lawler will pick. Next week's NXT will be the day before Lawler's birthday.
Lyra Valkyria VS Xia Li was an excellent match. Kudos to Xia Li for having 2 great matches back-to-back. FACTS: This was Lyra Valkyria's 1st NXT Women's Championship Defense so if she would have lost, she would have been the 1st since Kairi Sane who lost to Shayna Baszler at Evolution on 10/28/18 to lose in her 1st Defense. As of NXT, Lyra Valkyria's Women's Championship Reign has lasted 28 Days, which is the Shortest Reign of All-Time below Indi Hartwell (4/1/23-5/2/23, 31 Days). This was Xia Li's 1st NXT match since she lost to Raquel Gonzalez on 7/20/21. If she would have won, she would have been the 9th 1st-time Women's Champion in a row. This was the 1st match in NXT History between an Irish woman & a Chinese woman.
Here are my NXT Match Rankings:
1) Carmelo Hayes VS Josh Briggs
2) Chad Gable VS Noam Dar
3) Lyra Valkyria VS Xia Li
4) Eddy Thorpe VS Charlie Dempsey
5) Malik Blade & Edris Enofe VS Humberto Carrillo & Angel Garza
6) Thea Hail VS Blair Davenport
Overall, a pretty good NXT despite it being a taped show. The matches were all good. Nice build to NXT Deadline & next week. There wasn't much crap like last week.
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