10 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Sept 25)
2. MENDOZA!!!
Sean Maluta was a victim to Cameron Grimes' sh*thot central weapon last week, falling in just nine seconds after Grimes nailed his wicked double stomp.
From the moment the bell rang this week, Raul Mendoza worked supremely hard not to be another victim. He had to use a lightning quick dodge in the first second to avoid the same fate.
Though he fell short with his loss, the match went anything but underserved. Mendoza is an exciting performer to watch, and extracted a frustrated rage from Grimes that finally added some stock to his uneven and unfinished act.
As fans, all we know so far is that he can flatten guys and that he loves that f*cking hat, but Grimes remains unwittingly enigmatic beyond those obvious clues. With a host of scintillating counters, (including a joyous mid-match Spanish Fly) Mendoza unlocked his desperate side here, with both the match and man substantially better for it.