5 Ups And 4 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (July 29)

NXT Tag Team Division > Main Roster Tag Team Division.

With three, count 'em, three tag matches on last night's card, the NXT tag division took a minor victory lap last night, quietly demonstrating the power of distinct gimmicks, surprise booking and effective ringwork. Last night the division looked flush with talent, culminating in a tag title match that served as a star-making bout for The Vaudevillains. Despite taping a month of shows on one night, NXT have proven themselves supremely capable of subtly programming weekly television in order to give equal rotation to each of its championships. For three weeks in a row each episode has been main-evented by a different title; two weeks ago Sasha Banks and Charlotte closed the show in grand fashion with a instant-classic match for the Women's Championship, last week the main event was a contract signing for the NXT Championship, and this week the show went to black after a last lingering shot of Blake and Murphy, desperately clutching their tag team gold. It was also a stacked card, with NXT managing to squeeze six matches into an hour, without any of them feeling too rushed. Last night's card w/ finishes: Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder vs Enzo and Big Cass Dash Wilder pinned Enzo after a Shatter Machine. Baron Corbin vs Jesse Sorenson Corbin hit End of Days for the win. Jason Jordan and Chad Gable vs Elias Sampson and Levis Valenzuela Jr Gable pinned Valenzuela after a Grand Amplitude. Dana Brooke vs Charlotte Charlotte hit Natural Selection for the pin. Kevin Owens vs Martin Stone Owens pinned Stone after the Pop-Up Powerbomb. The Vaudevillains vs Blake & Murphy (NXT Tag Team Championship Match) After a distraction from Alexa Bliss, Murphy rolls up English to retain the titles.
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