{"id":13657,"date":"2019-11-08T00:08:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T00:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/?p=13657"},"modified":"2019-11-08T00:08:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T00:08:30","slug":"nxt-report-card-11-6-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/08\/nxt-report-card-11-6-19\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT Report Card 11\/6\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The OC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While I\u2019m still not overly fond of the name as it\nreminds of the show by the same title, I loved having them open the episode.\nThey didn\u2019t have any music, didn\u2019t come down the ramp, just showed up in Full\nSail after whooping up on the Undisputed Era. This, plus their acceptance of a\nmatch for later on, really solidified the NXT invasion angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Grade: A<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pete Dunne vs Damian Priest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was a case of 50-50 booking that actually\nworks. The match itself was very good and thus Dunne avenging his loss didn\u2019t\nseem like a cop-out. There was also the post-match brawl between Dunne and\nKillian Dain to further that feud so all around this match worked well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Winner: Pete Dunne<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Grade: B+<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Taynara Conti vs Santana Garrett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was\u2026not good. It looked like they were\nrehearsing the match, not actively competing. The moves were so slow and\nclunky. I don\u2019t know what happened here but it better not happen again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Winner: Taynara Conti<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Grade: D-<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shayna Baszler vs Dakota Kai<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be still, our Shaykota hearts! This was a really\ngood match and Kai came off as such a babyface. Kai escaping the clutch once\nonly to ultimately fall to it was a great ending as well. Afterwards there was\nanother great brawl with Mia Yim coming in to be the deciding factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Winner: Shayna Baszler<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Grade: B+ <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Angel Garza vs Tony Neese<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garza\u2019s been looking like a potential contender for\nthe cruiserweight title. Beating a former champion only adds to his stock. The\nmatch itself was great and I like that Garza has been bringing out a little\nmore of his personality, displaying by stepping to the current champion Lio\nRush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Winner: Angel Garza<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Grade: B<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gang Gang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dakota Kai looked so sad when Rhea Ripley picked Mia\nYim instead of her for her War Games team. But at the same time\u2026maybe Kai will\nturn up on Shayna Baszler\u2019s team\u2026do it for the Shaykota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Grade: A<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dominik Dijakovic vs Isaiah Scott<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was definitely a wild sprint of a match, but I\nenjoyed it. Dijak is a monster and Scott has some of the most eye-catching\noffense I\u2019ve seen. Neither guy came away from this match looking bad. Plus, it\nwas a nice little appetizer before the main event that had been established at\nthe top of the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Winner: Dominik Dijakovic<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Grade: B<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keith Lee, Matt Riddle, and Tommaso Ciampa vs The OC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First off, this match was an awesome main event! I\nhad to get that out of the way. I\u2019m pretty sure we were all expecting the\nnon-finish, but I did like the way it was handled. It definitely added to the\nSurvivor Series and War Games build. I think having the OC on NXT was cool\nbecause those three bypassed it altogether and went straight to the main\nroster. Seeing them at Full Sail was a special occurrence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Winner: No Contest<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Grade: A-<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can smell War Games and Survivor Series in the\nair! This is such a great year for these two events as we\u2019re having a full NXT\ninvasion. You never know who\u2019s going to pop up and get into it. And even the\nnetworks are in on it. This is probably going to go down as one of the most fun\nlead-ups in recent history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Overall Grade: B+ <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OC While I\u2019m still not overly fond of the name as it reminds of the show by the same title, I loved having them open the episode. 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