The Good, Bad And Ugly: WWE NXT (2/13/19)

Bobby Fernandes reviews WWE NXT for 2/13/19 in the Good, Bad, and Ugly format. How did the show rank?

Raw was Earth shattering, SmackDown was ridiculously Good!  Now for the best part of the week.  NXT is upon us.  Last week was literally on fire in every way.  It was Takeover worthy, with a ton of action and some of the best content of any promotion in recent memory.  Can NXT shine that bright again?  Or will they be taking a break and keeping it simple?

GOOD

Dominik Dijakovik vs. Shane Thorn

Dijakovik is big, trained well and has a lot of power.  He can work but so far nothing major to see.  It could be his opponents but we need to see more of him.  He is unique and can be a force if pushed.  Shane Thorn is like a stray bullet in there, all over the place.  He for sure can work and did his best to stand out.  Dijakovik took a beating.  The crowd was behind Dijakovik but it seemed like he was the heel.  Very confusing roles and psychology.  The action looked Good though and this was by far the best Dijakovik has done.  It really shows that the booking directly effects your opportunities out there.  When the big man from Western Mass finally got going, Dijakovik couldn’t be stopped.  He devastated Shane Thorn and took the victory.  Solid opener.  May have benefited being later in the show.  Sleeper before the Main Event.  This worked though and was entertaining enough.

Kassius Ohno

Kassius Ohno lost his mind.  He just pipe-bombed and quit.  Maybe?  Keith Lee knocked him out clean with an elbow.  Keith Lee shined a little as the hero of NXT and the “hated” Full Sail Audience. 

Humberto Carillo and Stacey Ervin Jr. vs. Street Profits

If Street Profits don’t get you amped up when they come out, you cannot be helped and I’m sorry.  They were pumped up this week and just had a certain bit of extra swag.  Montez Ford is a showoff in the very best way.  Pure charisma and some Good talent.  Carillo has been working his ass off as much as possible and I believe he is getting noticed as a hard worker.  That can take him far and a long stable career.  He can certainly move around the ring well.  Dawkins and Ford took it to the new comer Ervin Jr.  Street Profits looked tight in there and did some great work this week.  Ford “back suplexed” Ervin Jr., straight down hard but Irving Jr. bounced back and made the tag to Carillo. The rest was Street Profits hitting a “Super Blockbuster” for the impressive win. 

Street Profits made their claim in NXT and while puffing out their chest they were visited by Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel, Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch and the NXT Tag Team Champions and by far on of the hottest Tag Teams in Pro Wrestling, The War Raiders.  Undisputed Era then jumped the Champs and threw them to the wolves.  The War Raiders fought with everything they had and cleared the ring.  The Tag Team Champs are no joke and will beat down any and all rivals.   

Taynara Conti vs. Aliyah

Taynara Conti has great energy.  Pro Wrestling landing a Brazilian badass is a great thing all around.  Aliyah was very aggressive both with her look and her in ring style.  Conti had her martial arts on display and really made it look Good.  Vanessa Vaughn came out randomly and caused a mishap for Conti which gave Aliyah time to trap her and heel kick her into submission.  The NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler came out with her goons and attacked both Aliyah and Vaughn.  They completely took them out of commission.  Baszler’s message is “don’t piss us off” and she means it and can really do some incredible damage whenever she feels like it, with little to no repercussions.  Back to the match.  It was okay nothing special but definitely not Bad.  The run-in after was very Good though.    

Ricochet vs. Adam Cole

It is almost to Good to be a match on weekly television.  We have Ricochet who by far is the most impressive athlete NXT has right now.  Then there is the Future Hall of Famer Adam Cole “Bay Bay” who is an unreal talent and Superstar.  The first time was epic and this should be just as Good if not even better.  Adam Cole was on the offensive here.  He completely disabled Ricochets knee, making him unable to fly around.  Cole had some Good submissions and a ton of variety in his arsenal.  He is so precise on his delivery, everything just goes smooth.  Ricochet is also just such a talent, they work well together because they are so Good.  Even with a bad wheel Ricochet still managed to defy gravity and put on his own bit of offense.  It started going back and forth, each move bigger and harder than the next.  Adam Cole seemed to have Ricochet beat but again back and forth.  Ricochet hit a huge “frankensteiner, a series of suplexes and a Vertigo” to finish off the extremely difficult Adam Cole.  Undisputed Era then jumped Ricochet and beat him down.  Aleister Black ran in for the save but was also dropped.  Altough Ricochet won the Mega Match of the night, it was Undisputed Era that closed the show, owing the NXT Ring. What a fantastic night with top shelf talent.   

BAD and UGLY- Must be John Cena because I couldn’t see anything. 

FINAL

GOOD- 5

BAD and UGLY- 0

OVERALL- GOOD! ALL GOOD!

No surprise we had another fantastic week of NXT action.  The best wrestling around delivered again, and the Main Event Alone was an instant classic.  Street Profits finally landed and ran with it, the War Raiders dominated yet again, and Kassius Ohno had a shoot.  This was a very Good, successful week and most enjoyable to watch as a fan. 

Elimination Chamber is next on the agenda and a Pre-Show will be getting the Good, Bad and Ugly treatment.  The PPV is looking to be a pretty solid show so we should expect a decent report.  NXT was on fire this time around and it looks like it won’t end anytime soon.  That is Good news all around.  Don’t forget to like, comment, share, tell your friends!