6 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE NXT UK (Nov 7)

By Michael Hamflett / November 14, 2018

2. Little Thoughts

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Jordan Devlin had his finisher named this week, which was another small detail added to what should be a bigger overall presentation of potential breakout star Jordan Devlin.

This contest unfortunately followed the format of several misunderstood squash matches on the brand thus far. Kenny Williams' six-out-of-ten aerial game got more shine than anything other than Devlin's 'Ireland's Call' finisher, but it wasn't so great that the match itself would linger long in the memory.

There are two persistent major problems with NXT UK - lousy character development and poorly-structured squash matches. This fell victim to both.

Authored by Michael Hamflett

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for nearly 10 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett

Posted On: 8th Nov 2018

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