4 Ups And 6 Downs From WWE NXT 2.0 (Nov 23)

3. Gacy Gets A Cruiserweight Title Shot... For Reasons?

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With LA Knight being jumped from behind by current sparring partner and fellow heel Grayson Waller before he could even get his hands on Joe Gacy - seriously, what is going on with this feud - The Leader of the Woke Brigade opted to take this moment to address his flock. However, Malcolm Bivens' Diamond Mine soon had other ideas, taking the time to interrupt Gacy as he had them a week earlier.

And Gacy's reward for being a cheeky b*ast*rd? A title shot against Roderick Strong, apparently. Despite the fact that Gacy classes the Cruiserweight Championship as a beacon of divisiveness, weight shaming, and exclusivity, the star who most definitely doesn't fall into the 205 category was suddenly positioned as Strong's next "money match" as the champ himself put it.

So, even though Gacy's last victory came via weird possessed Boa DQ and despite the fact he's not overcome anyone of any note since arriving on the scene, the eerie lad has somehow landed himself a shot at the gold at WarGames? Sure, this being his route to a challenge, in theory, should generate that always longed for "nuclear heat". But instead it just feels like another contrived way to get this jarring character in the spotlight. Just have Bivens tear him a new one for 20 minutes straight. It'd definitely make for better TV.

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