3 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE NXT UK (26 March)

2. Sideplate Check

Pretty Deadly’s backstage promo was cringey, but it was one of the best things to come out of the episode.

Together, Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley spoke of how Lewis’ mother took a disdain to him always thinking he was right, before moving swiftly onto promising to retain their newly-won NXT UK Tag Team Championships over Kenny Williams and Amir Jordan next Thursday. They’ve got this charisma with one another that most other teams don’t. You can tell that they’re not just two guys who one booker threw together; they’re together for a reason.

Take the discussion about Mrs. Howley as an example. Yes, it’s a needless line that adds little of note to the story, but Sam didn’t overlook what Lewis had said because they have that chemistry. He added a quick remark about never having liked her, and that was that. They moved on to the matter at hand seamlessly.

It may seem like nothing, but it goes a long way in separating the genuinely great tandems from the bottom of the barrel. Good stuff.

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