{"id":14001,"date":"2020-05-14T22:40:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T21:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/?p=14001"},"modified":"2020-05-14T22:40:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T21:40:34","slug":"nxt-report-card-5-13-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/14\/nxt-report-card-5-13-20\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT Report Card 5\/13\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher vs Imperium-NXT Tag Team Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a solid match to start off the night and I enjoyed it for the most part. However, we kind of all saw this Thatcher drama coming from a mile away so it fell a little flat in the match itself. Even the post-match brawl was a little meh. I\u2019m happy about the title change; it\u2019s a crime that it\u2019s taken this long for Imperium to get their hands on one of the sets of tag titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Tegan Nox vs Indi Hartwell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a cakewalk of a match for Nox but Hartwell sold that shiniest wizard so well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Rhea Ripley, who\u2019s not in Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t care if I have to wait until the pandemic lessens. Give me that Charlotte Flair vs Rhea Ripley vs Io Shirai triple threat. Inject it into my veins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Jake Atlas vs Tony Nese<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This match was still much shorter than it should\u2019ve been but it least wasn\u2019t two blinks and a sneeze like last week\u2019s. Atlas looked pretty good here, getting a win over a former Cruiserweight Champion and all of his abs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Jake Atlas<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Video Packages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I miss seeing Undisputed Era together, though I am getting my fix through watching their streams of playing games together. Also what if Roddy loses to Dexter Lumis and he gets kicked out of the group? Or what if they replace Roddy with Lumi? The betrayal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t know much about Karrion Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux but there\u2019s a lot of buzz around them and I hope I like what I see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah Scott \u2018s \u201cI\u2019m going to win\u201d promo was okay, nothing special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Cameron Grimes vs Finn Balor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yo, we finally figured out who attacked Balor! I\u2019m not exactly surprised since Damian Priest has been swinging that nightstick around for a few weeks but this is still pretty good storytelling. Grimes got to look good with a victory over the Prince and we just started a rivalry between Balor and Priest. Double win!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Isaiah Scott vs Jack Gallagher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh my gosh, these two were completely screwed on time! They get some bonus points for trying to bang out a good match but it\u2019s just so hard to do when you don\u2019t even get five minutes. And now Scott\u2019s eliminated from the tournament too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Jack Gallagher<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Aliyah vs Kayden Carter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poor Aliyah\u2026they really teased her joining the Robert Stone Brand and then she just lost in about 3 minutes. This girl is gonna be on NXT forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner: Kayden Carter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Dinner at the Garganos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really like cheesy drama so these dinner vignettes are absolutely perfect for me. And they\u2019re helping establish the Garganos as heels in a creative, and safely distanced, way. I love that they use references from both their opponents and the IWC in these videos too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Matt Riddle vs Timothy Thatcher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only real negative I have for this match is that we went straight from the heel turn to a singles match. Judging from the fact that an arm bar ended the show, we\u2019re most likely not done with this rivalry but I still would\u2019ve preferred a bit more time between the turn and the first singles match. On the positive side, Riddle and Thatcher had great chemistry and the ring work was superb! It probably comes from having worked together and also having similar ring styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

It really sucks that the Interim Cruiserweight Championship tournament has been completed gutted of proper length matches. There\u2019s too many short matches in general and some of them have added nothing and easily could\u2019ve been cut to allow the tournament competitors more time. It kind of undercuts what they can do if they to try to throw everything in a match that\u2019s shorter than five minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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