14 Ups & 0 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Oct 16)
4. Queen Of Shade
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A post-match interview with a tearful Nox and friend Dakota Kai was cruelly broken up by Shayna Baszler and the MMA Horsewomen, all of smug grins and sh*thouse intent.
A common criticism of modern wrestling, there was absolutely no doubting who were the babyfaces and heels here as the 'Queen Of Spades' rained on her return parade. Because this is NXT and not WWE, the babyfaces didn't back down from the Champion's bullsh*t, teasing a possible tag match as well as yet another Challenger for Baszler's belt.
If only Vince McMahon hadn't bastardised this phrase via Jon Moxley's Chris Jericho podcast. Because this was such good sh*t.
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