5 Ups & 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Jan 8)
You usually want a Selection Box after Christmas, not a mixed bag...
There was an air of trepidation heading into the first live NXT of 2020.
The decade had ended on a truly magical high. Rhea Ripley's victory celebration looked like a collection of villagers toasting a dragon-slayer because it was. Shayna Baszler had been the unbeatable and unflappable end boss of the NXT Women's Division for 416 days until the Aussie stormed her castle and took her prized possession.
It was as glorious in reality for the show as it was in kayfabe - the black-and-gold brand romped home in the final ratings war of a hotly contested 2019, and performed admirably in the taped episodes that followed. What nobody had to think about then was frustratingly what fans face now - the reality of Worlds Collide.
January will be donated to the NXT Vs NXT UK stories rather than simply focusing on TakeOver: Portland in February, with this week's broadcast being the first to feel the pressure of that. But how did they do under these slightly trying circumstances?