7 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE NXT: New Year's Evil (Results & Review - 2 Jan)

2. Stratton The Ranch Hand

Come on, the minute the stipulation was announced, was there any doubt that Tiffany Stratton would be looking up at the lights against Fallon Henley at New Year’s Evil?

The very thought of the vignettes of Stratton struggling to clean horse stalls, milk cows, feed slop to pigs and other typical farm work was enough to make this outcome obvious. The match itself was fine, as Tiffany clearly has all the pieces to be a main roster success – the hope is that she’s got everything put together before WWE calls her up.

One moment provided a glimpse into Stratton’s poise: As she went for her Prettiest Moonsault Ever, she stumbled slightly on the top rope but followed through with the miss, landing on her feet and rolling through to take Henley’s attack. That slip could have derailed the entire sequence, but the former gymnast covered it so well that it was almost imperceptible if you weren’t looking closely.

Stratton being undone because she was so frustrated she couldn’t put Henley away that she attempted to use a chair was a nice beat, one that wasn’t a distraction finish but still gave Tiffany a bit of an “out” when accepting the loss.

Now, bring on the Ranch Hand Barbie vignettes!