6 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE NXT UK (Nov 7)
4. The Love Within
Eddie Dennis' deep affection for pro wrestling teased him out of a full-time teaching job and into the squared circle, but NXT UK's version of the former headmaster has brought his demonic hatred from PROGRESS onto the WWE Network.
His deeply sinister vignettes spoke of a man made miserable by his friends' successes, and he made his debut count with an emphatic victory over Sid Scala.
Dennis was was so convincing as a hard-partying babyface with Mark Andrews because there's clearly a decent man underneath the pro wrestling persona. The growling sub-psycopath that decimated the brand's jobber-for-hire won't be smiling any time soon.
The gimmick's not yet perfect - Dennis needs better gear and his gangly frame undermines his height somewhat - but his anger's believable and his story's true. It made a refreshing change from the identi-kit debutants elsewhere on the show.