8 Ups And 3 Downs From Last Night's NXT (5 Feb)

2. Save Kushida

They don't give out Academy Awards for poetic irony, but whoever pitched the idea of the Undisputed Era dumping Kushida in bin almost certainly deserves one. I wouldn't even put it past WWE to know exactly what they're doing here, hoping to inspire thousands of outraged fans into tweeting out the GIF with the caption "THEY LITERALLY JUST PUT KUSHIDA IN A BIN! HAHA SYMBOLIC OMG".

And far be it from me to play along with this but... they literally put Kushida in a bin and the symbolism of this will haunt my dreams for a lifetime.

The man was, at the time, NXT's biggest signing since Nakamura. They put hin ringside at TakeOver New York, proudly unveiled him for the world's media (with Triple H alongside for good measure) and fed the audience umpteen video packages to make sure the former 6-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion got the reverence he deserved.

Since then he's tagged with Breezango, been demolished by Walter, exited the Dusty Classic in the first round, and gone 50/50 with Cameron Grimes over a hat. Yes, injuries have played their part in this, but... they literally put Kushida in a bin.