{"id":13937,"date":"2020-03-13T22:29:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T22:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/?p=13937"},"modified":"2020-03-13T22:29:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T22:29:31","slug":"nxt-report-card-3-11-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/13\/nxt-report-card-3-11-20\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT Report Card 3\/11\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Keith Lee vs Cameron Grimes-North American Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a fun little defense for Lee, giving the\nchampion time to shine without having high stakes. Grimes was okay as well, but\nI highly doubt that\u2019ll be enough to dampen the disdain of the crowd. I also\nliked the bait and switch after the match with Damian Priest attacking Lee with\na nightstick but scampering off and Lee thinking it was Dominik Dijakovic. I\u2019m\nnot sure if Spirit Bombing Dijakovic necessarily counts as a heel turn but we\nshall see what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Mia Yim vs Dakota Kai-Qualifying Match for the Number One Contender\u2019s Ladder Match<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay the match itself was fairly good. I\u2019m still not\nreally buying Kai as a heel or as the brains of this partnership with Raquel\nGonzales. I think Yim was the smarter choice as she has proven her greatness in\nladder matches. But with losing, Kai lost some of that momentum she had gained\nfrom her feud with Tegan Nox. That\u2019s probably why they had Gonzales powerbomb\nYim, just for good measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Mia Yim<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Kushida vs Raul Mendoza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a little on the short side and didn\u2019t spark\nmuch joy for me. It mostly just seemed like an opportunity to get Kushida a W.\nCan you believe Kushida slid onto the backburner that fast?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Kushida<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Flash in the pan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyler Breeze called Austin Theory a flash in the\npan. I don\u2019t what it is about Tyler Breeze and his almost grade school comments\nbut somehow they work for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u201cI made here.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charlotte Flair putting over Rhea before immediately\nknocking her down a peg, locking her in the Figure Four, and then standing over\nher was the highlight of the night for me. This is easily the match I\u2019m most\nlooking forward to. Also Flair was killing it while fighting in those\nthigh-high boots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Another NXT kidnapping?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some dudes in masks rolled up and kidnapped Raul Mendoza. This is the second or third time someone\u2019s been kidnapped from the Performance Center. Security there sucks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Tegan Nox vs Deonna Purrazzo-Qualifying Match for the Number One Contender\u2019s Ladder Match<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short, sweet, and to the point. Maybe with all these losses, Purrazzo will find herself a personality because she risks becoming another Aliyah if she doesn\u2019t find something that clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Tegan Nox<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Always been Adam?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was a little confused by Velveteen Dream\u2019s proclamation that his attention has always been on Adam Cole. That seems like it glosses over the fact that Roderick Strong was the one that put him out of action and buries the weird psychological games that have been going on but I digress. I don\u2019t write the show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Broserweights vs Undisputed Era<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do feel like we rushed through earlier matches in\norder to give this match a proper time but it wasn\u2019t in vain. The Takeover was\nobjectively better but no one was a slouch in this match. The Broserweights\nhave really gelled into a fantastic team and an established team like Kyle\nO\u2019Reilly and Bobby Fish is always a great way to test their mettle. The\nGrizzled Young Veterans also just won\u2019t stay so I predict we\u2019ll be seeing them\nin Tampa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Broserweights<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

I have to say it was a bit of an average show for\nme. It wasn\u2019t bad but I wasn\u2019t all that invested other than the confrontation\nbetween Charlotte and Rhea. Also I don\u2019t know what I expected from the\nPerformance Center layout but it didn\u2019t look bad at all. It seems like everyone\nthere had a good time. I do think that the fact that they had to hold it at the\nPerformance Center because Full Sail had a prior engagement is proof that NXT\nshould go on the road. They don\u2019t have to do the whole country, but maybe do a\nlittle southern circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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