9 Ups & 4 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Nov 6)
3. Mia Culpa
A bad, bad week for the women's division reached its nadir in a woeful segment featuring Rhea Ripley and her gang of babyfaces readying themselves for... peace?
The hook was clear from WWE's blocking of the segment - Mia Yim was about to be selected by the Aussie instead of the battered Dakota Kai after her kendo stick assault on the heels (and more on that in the Ups, at least). Knowing wasn't half the battle though - did any of these nerds even remember they were supposed to be going into one?
Ripley's motivation upto and including last week was to get her overdue and deserved shot against Shayna Baszler. This week, it appeared like she was using WarGames to assemble new group of mates. The fact that they were selected, off camera, by match graphic didn't help either.
This flushed much of the exceptional universe creation the brand had built in the run-up to the double cage spectacular, even if some of it is eventually rewarded in next week's Ladder Match between Yim and division Ace Io Shirai.