{"id":13615,"date":"2019-11-01T00:39:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T00:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/?p=13615"},"modified":"2019-11-01T00:40:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T00:40:03","slug":"nxt-report-card-10-30-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/01\/nxt-report-card-10-30-19\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT Report Card 10\/30\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Io Shirai vs Candice LeRae<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poppy was decidedly less scary than when she first\npopped up in NXT last year. This match was great, definitely a hot start to the\nshow. It didn\u2019t reach the heights of their Takeover match but it was still\nbrutal and Shirai and LeRae still work wonderfully together. Ripley making the\nsave during the post-match attack was a great way to get her involved as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Io Shirai<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Your Prince is showing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finn Balor\u2019s promo here was amazing. I think picking Johnny Gargano as his first heel feud was the perfect move because Gargano is such an organic babyface. This turn has certainly rekindled my interest in Balor so let\u2019s see where we go from here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade: A- <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bronson Reed vs Shane Thorne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a fast, fun little match. It was pretty\ngood, getting Reed a nice win and giving Thorne some more television time. I\nfeel like this match functioned as a placeholder, as it was somewhat out of\nplace amongst the other matches that were furthering over stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Bronson Reed<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Kairi Sane and Asuka vs Tegan Nox and Dakota Kai-Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The women\u2019s tag titles are officially back on the\nmap! This match had a great runtime, solid glimpses at a potential title\nchange, and all four worked so well together. It was wonderful getting to see\nAsuka and Sane really deliver like we know they can. Plus, I don\u2019t think this\nwill be the last tag title match for Team Kick!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Kairi Sane and Asuka<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

But wait, there\u2019s more!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The women\u2019s brawl after the tag title match was so\ngood. It was the culmination of all the little interactions and digs we\u2019ve been\nseeing over the past couple of weeks. And now we\u2019re going to get the first-ever\nwomen\u2019s War Games match! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade: A-<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cameron Grimes vs Tyler Bate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t really have any issues with the match. It\nwas fairly standard if we\u2019re being honest. The ending was to be expected since\nKillian Dain is trying to get his message across to Pete Dunne via his friend\nand tag partner Tyler Bate. I don\u2019t really like that they pulled Bate back to\nthe United States just to be a tool of emotional response but hey, things could\nbe worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Kyle O\u2019Reilly and Bobby Fish vs Matt Riddle and Keith Lee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could watch O\u2019Reilly and Fish tag team matches all\nday. They\u2019re so good together and I love them as champions. I can see a\npotential feud here between O\u2019Reilly\/Fish and Riddle\/Lee in some capacity as\nwell; Riddle and Lee meshed well as a team and it\u2019s always nice to have another\ntag team in the cut ready to go. It was another distraction finish but I find\nthat this one was a bit more intriguing as it lead to the post-match angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Kyle O\u2019Reilly and Bobby Fish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

We\u2019ve got another War Games match!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was another wild brawl after this match and it\nlooks like UE is headed to another War Games match. I\u2019m all for this and I hope\nDominik Dijakovic or a returning Velveteen Dream rounds out the team of Keith\nLee, Matt Riddle, and Tommaso Ciampa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade: A-<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

In my opinion, this was a very solid and well-booked\nshow. I\u2019m glad we\u2019re starting War Games builds early; there\u2019s plenty of time to\nadd drama. The only real complaint I had was the filler match between Reed and\nThorne<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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