{"id":13423,"date":"2019-09-27T01:33:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T00:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/?p=13423"},"modified":"2019-09-27T01:33:19","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T00:33:19","slug":"nxt-report-card-9-25-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/27\/nxt-report-card-9-25-19\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT Report Card 9\/25\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Undisputed Era posing for the crowd with all their belts gets an automatic A+. I don\u2019t make the rules.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keith Lee vs Dominik Dijakovic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When two big dudes get up to the top rope, you just\nknow something wild is about to happen. When Dijakovic hit the avalanche\nCanadian destroyer, I was in shock that it didn\u2019t end the match. I really liked\nthis match and thought it was a strong opener for the shows. This series is now\nat 1-1-1 and I\u2019d very much like for it to continue, perhaps onto a Takeover as\na street fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Keith Lee<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Dakota Kai vs Taynara Conti<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kai had so much emotion on her face as she made her\nentrance! I would\u2019ve preferred her to have an easier win for her first\ntelevised match post-injury but Taynara is no slouch and I\u2019m glad they didn\u2019t\nmake her look like a chump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Dakota Kai<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade: C+<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt Riddle vs Killian Dain-#1 Contender\u2019s Street Fight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Street fights on regular television can be tricky.\nThere\u2019s a bit more of a time constraint but it also has to have some impact or\nit\u2019s pretty much a wasted stipulation. Here, the match started off on the slow\nside but it picked up nicely. It looked brutal and Riddle came away with a\nhard-fought victory. As an aside, how does Riddle manage to not hurt his feet\nwhile wrestling barefoot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Matt Riddle<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Rhea Ripley vs Kayden Carter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ugh, I hate Lacey Lane\u2019s new name change. Other than\nthat, Ripley basically dominated this match and she continues to look like an\nabsolute monster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Rhea Ripley<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not Graded<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch vs Ever-Rise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am not too familiar with Ever-Rise but they did\nlook good here. And it seems as though they have lots of potential. This was a\nsolid, straightforward tag team match with no bells or whistles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade: C+<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cameron Grimes vs Raul Mendoza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite a rough beginning, Grimes and Mendoza put on a decent match. I am a bit puzzled by the booking of this though. Grimes had a ridiculously short win last and now this week we\u2019re back to some kind of weird 50\/50 booking. It seems as though there isn\u2019t a clear direction for Grimes at this moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Cameron Grimes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade: C+<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kushida, Fandango, and Tyler Breeze vs Fabian Aichner, Marcel Bartel, and Alexander Wolfe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a few things to unpack here. First of all, the match itself was pretty good. I can’t complain about any of the ring work and there wasn’t any sloppiness. However, I think Breezango as the mystery partners didn’t quite live up to everyone’s expectations. Kushida won, which is great because he keeps him in good light, but he really didn’t participate in the match all that much. But I definitely liked Walter showing up to lay out Kushida. It keeps the people on their toes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Kushida, Fandango, and Tyler Breeze<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This episode was really good and a strong showing for the second week of television. I also didn’t have issues transitioning over to the network. I can’t wait to see how this goes as they are now able to air the full two hours on television!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall Grade: B+<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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