Bodeen’s Top 5 Moments: WWE NXT (2/10/21)

With NXT TakeOver: Vengence Day just around the corner NXT delivered yet another solid episode as it built up the finals for the women’s and men’s Dusty Rhodes Classic final. So as we get ready for this Sunday, it is time yet again to look at the moments that stood out on the show.

5. MSK make it to the Dusty Rhodes Classic finals

Over time as teams like the Viking Raiders and the Street Profits have left NXT, NXT’s tag team division has lost a small sparkle. While it is still a great division, at times it feels like it has lost a touch. Luckily the team of MSK look like they can reignite that spark in NXT’s tag team division as they defeated Legado Del Fantasma to advance to the Dusty Rhodes Classic finals.

Both teams did a great job opening the show and got the blood pumping for the rest of the show with the action never going too far over the top.

With MSK in the finals, it will be interesting to see if they will go all the way and beat Grizzled Young Veterans at Takeover: Vengeance Day.

4. Xia Li continues to dominate 

NXT has constantly done an amazing job in pushing singles superstars out of nowhere, especially in their women’s division, with Xia Li being the biggest example of this. Just a few months ago she was a jobber to women who were being pushed in NXT at the time. Now she is arguably starting to be in the NXT Women’s Championship picture as she had yet another dominant showing on NXT.

Her new gimmick is intriguing and even after several weeks of video packages and live performances on NXT there seems to be more questions and answers around her new character.

Hopefully, NXT management have thought out this character in the long run and don’t leave Xia Li in limbo in the future.

3. Cameron Grimes returns and goes stonks 

Never did I think I would use the word stonks on a wrestling website, yet here we are. Pop culture references aside Cameron Grimes returning to NXT as a millionaire after investing in Gamestop and Dogecoin is one of the most oddly satisfying things I have seen in wrestling.

There are many ways this can play out for Cameron Grimes and I would not be surprised if we see Grimes using his new-found money to form his own group.

Now there’s only one thing left and that is for JBL to move out the way as Cameron Grimes is the next millionaire cowboy gimmick.

2. Grizzled Young Veterans beat Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher 

After Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa teamed up I thought it would be a matter of time until they reached the finals for the Dusty Rhodes Classic following makeshift teams like Samoa Joe and Finn Balor as well as Pete Dunne and Riddle. NXT then provided a huge shock this week as the Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa in a great match.

The match did a great job in highlighting the toughness and brutality of all four men involved. Special credit also has to be given to the Grizzled Young Veterans who cut a solid promo before the match, calling out Ciampa’s history with his last partner, Johnny Gargano.

While it is unclear where Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher will go after their loss, I personally have my fingers crossed that this isn’t the end of their alliance.

1. Johnny Gargano steals the show injured  

Heading into NXT this week many rumors circulated around the wrestling world stating the match between Kushida and Johnny Gargano this Sunday was canceled after Austin Theory sent out a tweet saying there would be no Johnny Takeover this Sunday. Luckily it was revealed that Theory was trolling fans, as well as the rest of The Way as Gargano came out in a wheelchair stating Kushida injured him.

This was a great segment with Gargano yet again playing his heel role perfectly as he contradicted the story about his injury several times.

A shoutout also has to be given to Wade Barrett on commentary who defended Gargano, even when Gargano removed his cast.

These were my top 5 moments from this week’s NXT. What were your top 5 moments and who do you think will win the Dusty Rhodes Classic this Sunday? Let us know in the comments below.