9 Ups And 1 Down For WWE NXT (May 18)
A new North American Champion is crowned on the latest WWE NXT.
The main roster and the wrestling community's overall discourse may have been infected by a horde of zombies a few days ago, but never forget that the black and gold brand dealt with this infestation long before the general WWE fan had to endure the undead. Cameron Grimes was fighting off zombies before it was cool... or uncool, it's hard to keep track.
However, you'll be pleased to hear that the living dead were kept well away from this week's black and gold show, with the only person resembling a corpse being Johnny Gargano in the wake of his steel cage North American Championship defence. (Spoiler! It did not go his Way.)
Away from titanic main events inside of unforgiving structures, though, we had a team of always captivating luchadores tapping into some of their grit opposite NXT's resident hard asses, a top star finally earning herself a vital tick in the win column, and Paul Heyman refusing to unleash a spoiler on his adoring flock for a change.
Not even the sight of everyone's least favourite stalker invading a spa to massage his crush's temple could take the fun out of this night either, as The Million Dollar Man made his first-ever CWC appearance during his nemesis' match. (Spoiler! It did not go Grimes' way.)
But which segments and showdowns earned the honour of being a bona fide Up, and who found themselves burdened with this week's one and only Down? (Spoiler! It did not go Dexter Lumis' way.)