8 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE NXT Halloween Havoc 2022

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The Main Event’s Story

WWE NXT Halloween Havoc 2022 Ilja Dragunov JD McDonagh Bron Breakker
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Bron Breakker previously lost his NXT Title without being pinned during another Triple Threat match. At Roadblock in March, Dolph Ziggler covered Tommaso Ciampa to take the strap. Vic Joseph pointed that out right before the bell sounded for Havoc's main event.

This storytelling made it clear that Bron was exorcising a demon by winning one of these three-ways, and the match was better for it. There was so much talent in that ring - Ilja Dragunov's energy is hard to top, JD McDonagh is an ace annoying heel and Breakker is a smash mouth throwback to the days of Rick and Scott Steiner.

A false finish that saw JD grab the ref's hand during Ilja's pin on Bron was tremendous stuff, and so was Breakker rallying back to score the win and redeem past losses. Some (including this guy) might've preferred a singles between Bron and Dragunov, but it was a top, top match generally.

Go out of your way to see it.

What did you think of NXT Halloween Havoc 2022? For more like this, check out 5 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Oct 21) and 4 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (Oct 21)!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.