9 Ups & 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Sept 18)
7. Building Blocks
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Far more than a mere promotional package, the video building up to next week's sure-fire scorcher between Dominik Dijakovic and Keith Lee fused striking visuals from their prior encounters with live commentary from the Mauro and team that added urgency and prestige to the impending explosion.
Mostly inseparable during this feud thus far, next week seems set to be the blowoff (for now) in order to facilitate a heel turn by Lee on his protege Jordan Myles.
The two could alternatively get all the way to November's TakeOver if the company dared to book the second screwy finish to an advertised match in as many weeks, but that's the exact reason not to wait around for it.
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