3 Ups & 5 Downs From NXT 403

1. Raul Mendoza

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Another short, inconsequential segment saw Raul Mendoza giving a bland promo about an upcoming match with Johnny Gargano. He didn't seem confident on the mic and his sudden addition as a competitor for Gargano is a strange development which doesn't seem to have much to do with anything.

Mendoza hasn't done much in the WWE so far other than have a pretty good match at the Cruiserweight Classic. The angle, such as it is, suggests he's a potential feature player in NXT, and he's presumably also being used to give Gargano something to do before his feud with Tommaso Ciampa develops (possibly with a match at TakeOver).

More Gargano and a potentially skilled new member of the roster are both welcome, but the segment did the bare minimum to put Mendoza into the ring with Gargano.

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