{"id":11102,"date":"2019-01-31T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T19:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/?p=11102"},"modified":"2019-01-31T14:06:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T19:06:12","slug":"nxt-review-30-01-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/31\/nxt-review-30-01-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT Review 30\/01\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NXT\n1\/30\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s good, wrestling fam? Your favorite\nbabyface authority figure is back again to talk about the yellow brand! NXT\naired from the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, the site of NXT Takeover:\nPhoenix, Monday Night Raw, and Smackdown Live. I\u2019ve finally come down from the\nhigh of Rumble weekend so let\u2019s dive in to our hour of Wednesday night action!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We got a recap of Takeover that ended with\nGargano and Ciampa raising their titles at the end of the event. I\u2019m not going\nto grade this but I have to say this was a spectacular visual live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Io\nShirai and Kairi Sane vs Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Io and Kairi\u2019s team is called the Sky\nPirates! They were on point and in sync in this tag match. The UFC horsewomen\nhad some considerable size advantage, but it was all about the Sky Pirates. We\ngot some opposing boos and yays for a ground and pound sequence. Io managed to\nfight her way out of a dragon sleeper. Ultimately the match was won by Kairi as\nshe the insane elbow off the top rope onto Marina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Io Shirai and Kairi Sane<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thoughts: Io and Kairi\u2019s team name is adorable. Marina\nand Jessamyn had a pretty good showing even if they\u2019re still really green. I\ncan\u2019t wait to see what the Sky Pirates do against other tag teams; maybe\nthey\u2019ll get a tag team championship run later on.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade: B<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We got a series of videos recapping\nTakeover again with the announcers calling it. Highlights included the War\nRaiders saying the Undisputed Era earned their respect, the dramatic NXT\nChampionship match video, the backstage brawl, and the NXT talent who appeared\nin the rumble matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thoughts: If you watched Takeover, this part was\nrepetitive and unnecessary. But if you didn\u2019t watch the event, it was a good\nrecap and gave you everything you need to know moving forward. I\u2019m not sure if\nthe backstage brawl was aired on the Network but I am glad that they have a\nsix-man tag team match for SuperBowl Sunday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade: B<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nStreet Profits vs The Forgotten Sons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a little bit of chaos in the\nbeginning as all the match participants got in the ring, but once the match was\nunderway, the Profits had a hot start. The Sons did a double Rock Bottom.\nMontez did a straight vertical leap into a tope con hilo which garnered the\nwonderful NXT chant from the crowd. The Sons won the match with a reverse DDT\nand double stomp combination, which is called the Memory Remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thoughts: I didn\u2019t have much for the Forgotten Sons\nwhen they first banded together as a stable, but this match has gotten my\nattention for them. If they are indeed being set up as the next challengers to\nthe War Raiders, it\u2019ll be an uphill battle for them.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade: B-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While NXT wasn\u2019t firing on all cylinders\nthis week, nevertheless it was a solid show. I think there was too much focus\non recapping the weekend for how short of a runtime there is and not enough\nforward momentum. Most of the viewers have some form of social media and\nprobably know what happened even if they didn\u2019t watch Takeover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall\ngrade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                                                        -Wynter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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