10 Ups & 2 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Nov 20)
7. Bro...
Bro bro bro bro, where was this on a TakeOver before Ricochet was taken away? Will there be even more of it if Matt Riddle is included on Team NXT on Sunday? Can a "Fight Forever" chant be justified after a mere 3:48 of actual action?
More questions than answers here, but these two had changed them all like a Roddy Piper promo within 60 seconds after going for the throat as if they knew they were on borrowed time from a blue-shirted attack.
AEW has been the home of the cocaine classic since the start of the Wednesday Night War, but Riddle's near-miss against Adam Cole remains one of the great in-ring firework displays of the USA Network era. This 228 second sprint can now be added to the list.
'The Original Bro' won with a roll-up after everything went (stayed?) mad again. Two more former NXT faves were on the prowl...
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