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NXT Minus 6: The Midpoint MVPs
We are halfway through 2020, which means it’s time for Bradley Jay’s mid-year MVP ballot!

We are halfway through 2020, which means it’s time for Bradley Jay’s mid-year MVP ballot!
If real life was wrestling, 2020 would be the most poorly booked show in history. Thankfully we are halfway through. Let’s look at the wrestlers who have brought light into an otherwise dark year. These are the wrestlers who have been the most consistently entertaining in ring performers, regardless of what they’re doing or who they are doing it with.
Honorable Mention
- Io Shirai: Because she’s Io Freaking Shirai, that’s why.
- KUSHIDA: His performance in the cruiserweight tournament was scintillating. I’m finally seeing why his signing was such a big deal.
6. The Brit-Am Brawlers: Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch have been on fire. Burch in particular seems to be much angrier, like he’s trying to match Lorcan’s intensity. If there is any justice in the world, they will get their title shot versus Imperium.
5. Tony Nese: In the past, I have been very critical of Vanilla Tony. Not anymore. Starting with the cruiserweight title tournament, he’s been delivering great matches. He keeps getting better and better (remember that) and I’m all about rewarding hard work. He desperately needs something catchier than “the Premier Athlete.” So generic. That fits half the locker room. He deserves better, something I absolutely would not have said in 2019.
4. Shotzi Blackheart: Initially, I was not impressed with Blackheart. She had green hair and a tank, but not much else. Was I wrong. She’s the female Tony Nese, getting better and better every week. She consistently busts out new moves while looking faster and more confident. She uses cattle mutilation! She clearly has been putting time in at the Performance Center, and in a fully loaded women’s division, she is starting to stand out. Shotzi, you are my daddy.
3. Damian Priest: I can’t believe I’m doing this. I’ve spent months ripping on his silly archer gimmick. Why is an archer carrying a nightstick instead of a bow & arrow? Despite all that, he’s been big time in ring, delivering a string of great matches, culminating in his star making performance at Takeover: In Your House versus Finn Balor. Do you know how hard it is to steal the show in a losing effort? Speaking of…
2. Finn Balor: There’s a reason Balor is universally regarded as one of the best in the business. Every promo has been on fire & on point. His matches have been consistently excellent. I’m probably in the minority, but Prince Balor is vastly superior to the Demon. And even though we didn’t get Balor versus WALTER, the consolation prize has been entirely satisfying.
1. Isaiah Swerve Scott: Remember what I said about Nese & Blackheart? It goes triple double for Swerve. After his match in the NXT Breakout Tournament, I called him a generic 205 Live guy. I’m a dumbass. Swerve has been the most consistently entertaining wrestler in all of NXT. He can do everything. He’s got the high flying. He has the mat wrestling & counters. He can turn up the intensity & kick your teeth out. This guy is the future. I will be shocked if he’s not the cruiserweight champion by the end of the year. Actually, I’ll be more shocked if RawDown doesn’t steal him before that can happen.
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King’s WrestleMania Rewind: Stone Cold VS. Scott Hall (WrestleMania X8)
Chris King is back with another WrestleMania Rewind, looking at the NWO’s Scott Hall battling Stone Cold Steve Austin at WWE WrestleMania X8 from Toronto!

Chris King is back with another WrestleMania Rewind, looking at the NWO’s Scott Hall battling Stone Cold Steve Austin at WWE WrestleMania X8 from Toronto!
Chris King is back this week with another edition of WrestleMania Rewind, where he is rewatching all the past Mania matches and feuds. This week you’re in for a treat as we look back at ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin vs. Scott Hall at WrestleMania X8.
In late 2001, Vince McMahon bought out his competition WCW and acquired the rights to a plethora of talent including Booker T, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, and the iconic trio known as NWO. Hulk Hogan; Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall were hell raisers, and what better way to make a name for yourself than take out the two top superstars in the WWE The Rock, and Stone Cold?
The NWO cost Austin his chance at becoming the Undisputed Champion at No Way Out during his match with Chris Jericho. Adding insult to injury, the NWO spray-painted ‘The Texas Rattlesnake’ with their brand logo just like they did in WCW. As you can imagine, Austin was pissed and out for revenge against the group and primarily Scott Hall.
Hall would challenge Stone Cold to a match at WrestleMania 18. Both superstars beat the living hell out of each other leading up to this highly-anticipated match for who runs the WWE.
The glass broke and Stone Cold made his iconic entrance, and black and white NWO covered Halls’ entrance alongside Kevin Nash. With the odds stacked against ‘The Toughest S.O.B’ could Austin or NWO prove their dominance? Sadly the NWO broke up that very night when Hulk Hogan came to the aid of his adversary The Rock after their ‘iconic’ dream match. Stone Cold would ensure the victory with the Stunner. Hall would perform an Oscar-worthy sell over the finisher.
What a time to be a wrestling fan in the 2000s when nothing was impossible for WWE. Who would’ve thought WCW would go out of business and Hogan would make his long-awaited return to WWE?
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King’s WrestleMania Rewind: Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens (WWE WrestleMania 36)
Chris King takes a look at the most underrated WWE WrestleMania matches, and starts off with Seth Rollins battling Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 36!

Chris King takes a look at the most underrated WWE WrestleMania matches, and starts off with Seth Rollins battling Kevin Owens in the WWE Performance Center at WrestleMania 36!
Chris King is starting a new series heading into WrestleMania season dubbed WrestleMania Rewind. Each week he’ll be going back and sharing his insight over underrated matches at the Show of Shows. First up, is Kevin Owens vs. “The Monday Night Messiah” Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 36.
At the 2019 edition of Survivor Series, Rollins sacrificed himself during the men’s traditional match allowing SmackDown to ultimately gain the victory. The following night the self-proclaimed Messiah, berated the whole roster but KO was not having any part of it. Owens quickly became a huge barrier in Rollins’ cause for the greater good. The Authors of Pain attacked Owens with Rollins’ character in question.
Owens finally had enough of his rival’s mind games and torment and challenged Rollins to a match on the Grandest Stage Of Them All. Rollins mockingly accepted his challenge and the match was made official for night one of WrestleMania. Owens came out of the gate beating the holy hell out of the Monday Night Messiah trying to achieve his long-awaited moment at Mania but, Rollins tried to steal a disqualification victory by using the ring bell.
Owens hellbent on revenge provoked Rollins into turning their encounter into a no-disqualification contest where the fight could be taken all over the empty arena. The highlight of the match, was when KO used the WrestleMania sign to deliver a thunderous senton bomb through the announce table. Owens would secure the victory with a Stunner in an incredible match. Despite having no crowd during the pandemic era, both KO and Rollins put on an intense performance under the brightest lights.
In my personal opinion, this was a great feud that helped both superstars in their transformation as compelling characters for years to come.
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