7 Ups & 0 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Feb 14)
3. RIP Ember Moon's Arm
Last night's episode was built around the promise of two potentially epic title matches. Only one lived up to this billing, but that's absolutely fine, as while Shayna Baszler vs. Ember Moon wasn't any kind of high-workrate classic, the storytelling was excellent.
The Women's Champion's shoulder was still messed up following 'The Queen Of Spades'' brutal assault at TakeOver: Philadelphia. She wasn't going to back down, though, and marched into battle regardless. This proved to be a terrible idea. Moon made a fiery start, but Baszler soon took over, continuing where she left off in Philly. She systematically picked Ember's damaged limb apart, attacking with such ferocity that it looked like she was trying to rip the arm from its socket, before the match ended via disqualification.
Again, Baszler came off like the biggest badass in the division. Her presentation has been excellent, and any damage done by the TakeOver loss has long been erased.
The feud with Moon now has enough gas to carry them all the way to New Orleans, though it looks like there'll be a third party...