6 Ups & 1 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Jan 17)
A brand on fire.
NXT's new season is off to a flier.
One week after a tremendous first episode in Atlanta's historic Center Stage studio, WWE's most consistent weekly brand hit another home run last night, bringing several major developments on the penultimate stop before TakeOver: Philadelphia. Almost everything on the show succeeded. Sure, the matches weren't as eye-catching as last week's, but each at least told a clear, concise story, and the hour was peppered with oodles of great angles.
Though Andrade Almas was absent, his manager, Zelina Vega, was there to spit hot fire at Johnny Gargano, with the underdog responding in kind. Elsewhere, New Tag Team Title contenders were established as the Street Profits met the Authors Of Pain. In the women's division, Shayna Baszler continued her rampage, but 'The Queen Of Spades' may have met her match in Ember Moon, whom she'll now face in Philadelphia.
All this and more unfolded before a red-hot crowd who bought into every single character, and sounded like they were having a whale of a time throughout. Seriously, WWE: can't you just film here every month?
Let's dive into another successful NXT show...