5 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (April 15th)
4. Baron Corbin In A Holding Pattern
Baron Corbin squashed another jobber last night. At least the poor sack of meat had a name, Steve Cutler, which is more than can be said for a lot of WWE's jobbers. In fact, let's go one better. Here's a picture of Steve Cutler: You keep on, Steve Cutler. You got this. Squash matches absolutely have their place, but after progressing to a lukewarm feud with Bull Dempsey and a high profile match against Adrian Neville in the NXT Championship #1 Contender Tournament, returning to squash jobbers feels like a step sideways at best, or at worst, a significant step backwards. NXT need to find something for Corbin to do before the crowd start to turn on him. During his subpar no-DQ match against Dempsey, the NXT audience showed signs of wearying of the once-intimidating Lone Wolf. These squashes feel like a re-run. It's time to move forward and show a little bit more of what Corbin's about apart from his, admittedly excellent, finisher.
You keep on, Steve Cutler. You got this. Squash matches absolutely have their place, but after progressing to a lukewarm feud with Bull Dempsey and a high profile match against Adrian Neville in the NXT Championship #1 Contender Tournament, returning to squash jobbers feels like a step sideways at best, or at worst, a significant step backwards. NXT need to find something for Corbin to do before the crowd start to turn on him. During his subpar no-DQ match against Dempsey, the NXT audience showed signs of wearying of the once-intimidating Lone Wolf. These squashes feel like a re-run. It's time to move forward and show a little bit more of what Corbin's about apart from his, admittedly excellent, finisher.