NXT Minus 6: Sexist Pigs

The stereotype has always been that male wrestling fans are sexist pigs. In 100 years, has anything changed?

6. Poor Damian Priest. NXT spends all year building him as the next big thing, and now they stick him in a feud he can’t win. Karrion Kross is an unbeatable monster who can’t work a match longer than 8 minutes. I don’t see this ending well for the infinite archer of rock & roll.    

5. I’m a Xia Li fan. I wasn’t a fan of this mystery torture angle. But if you watched the promo closely, for a brief moment Xia flashed this crazy grin that said she was starting to enjoy the beatings. Now I can’t wait for her to return & start kicking peoples’ heads off. 

4. The tag team division has been disappointing this year. Undisputed Era hasn’t done much. Fandango is blah. Dain/Maverick went AWOL. Then Wednesday night happened, and NXT made up for months of neglect. Ever-Rise is growing on me. I could watch Imperium versus Grizzled Young Veterans every day. As an added bonus, Dain & Maverick are back! The tag team division is fully loaded, and life is good again.

3. Back in March, Raquel Gonzalez made her return to deafening silence. She attacked Tegan Nox, leaving the world to ask “Who are you???” This week, she defeats Ember Moon, a former women’s champion, clean in the main event. I feel like Mr. Annoying Indie Music Guy, but I liked Reina Gonzalez & I’m happy to see her get a chance to shine.  

2. Earlier this week, some troll dummy took shots at the NXT women’s division, and the comment had nothing to do with in-ring product. Dakota Kai shut the troll dummy down as easily as she kicks an opponent in the face. Now more than ever, I’m a Dakota Guy. But that’s not the end of the story… 

1. Male wrestling fans have historically been stereotyped as sexist pigs. Admittedly, that’s been accurate…until now. The support for Dakota Kai in her recent Twitter squash match has been overwhelmingly positive. Men are speaking out against the troll dummy who tried to fight above his weight class. No one is telling Kai that she overreacted, just smile and get over it. I get a sense that men actually understand Kai’s frustration with the troll dummy. It’s been a slow turn, but maybe men are starting to get it. As a man with a mom, sister, wife and daughter, I appreciate all the men making an effort to be something other than a sexist pig troll dummy.