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3. Ember Moon Vs Ruby Riot
It felt like both these women have been waiting for a while to show what they can really do and they got the chance in the episode's opening match. Spooky Amazon Moon and believable punk Riot are NXT's most badass-looking women and got the audience on their side with duelling chants even before the bell rang.
The match transitioned from the rapid near-falls of the opening into multiple series of move and counter-move, and then into selling and highspots including Riot's spinning headscissors takedown and Frankensteiner, and Ember's old-school bow-and-arrow submission hold.
This was a quality exhibition with both women using their ten minutes wisely. The smart, mouthy NXT crowd appreciated the technical skill as well as the effervescent characters involved.
It also served to jazz up the anaemic women's title scene by demonstrating just how good these two are. It's likely one of them will be facing Asuka at Takeover, and on this evidence an outstanding match could result.