14 Ups & 0 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Oct 16)

By Michael Hamflett /

8. Regal Rules

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Adding drama to the already-dramatic, William Regal confirmed that the upcoming Keith Lee/Dominik Dijakovic superclash would be for a North American Title Number One Contender spot after Undisputed Era's attack on Velveteen Dream.

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Simplistically elegant stuff, this - having to potentially face one of these beasts acted as cruel and unusual punishment from the General Manager for their crime.

It was also just nice to see an authority figure acting quickly and with pro wrestling parity. It's always been a strength of Regal's character since he took over several years ago, but this was the first major example of it in the USA Network era.

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It also lit another fire under a match that was already ablaze...