NXT Minus 6: The Next Damian Priest

Do we have a new Damian Priest in WWE NXT? Bradley Jay seems to think so! Find out why…

Someone is the next Archer of Infamy, and not for the right reasons.

6. Free Fandango! He’s obviously an amazing athlete and top notch in-ring worker. Breezango has run its course. Their matches are tired and repetitive. I want to see what Johnny C. can do on his own, but we do NOT need the obligatory tag team breakup feud to make that happen. And no more B.S. dancing crap either. Good things happen when you let wrestlers WRESTLE!  

5. I’m a huuuuge fan of the Thicc Boy, but you have to know that Bronson Reed is not the original fat guy in a little coat. While I’m glad he shredded that silly jacket, Chris Farley did it better. While we’re at it…

4. Cameron Grimes, Grimey, King of the Carolina Two-Step, been a big fan since your debut in the Breakout Stars tournament. But Flo called. She wants a cut of your Gamestop money because you stole her catchphrase. People were kissing Flo’s grits long before you were a glimmer in your daddy’s eye. 

3. LA Knight is from…Maryland? Not California? Who else didn’t see that coming? And the guy who keeps it simple, nothing flashy, is wearing a custom Gucci coat? When Damian Priest arrived, his character work was trash. He was an immortal, partying archer attacking people with a nightstick. Once he worked out the kinks, he took off. Knight is dookie. Dude has been here a month and only wrestled one match. He could have used that time to work on his character. On the bright side, he can only go up from here. That is a fact of life.  

2. If you’re looking for a candidate to steal the entire WrestleMania Weekend, look no further than NXT UK Prelude. Noam Dar takes on Tyler Bate in a Heritage Cup Rules match. They have history. They have talent. Winner gets a shot at the Cup. Between now and ‘Mania, I don’t know if any match will occupy as much of my head space as this one. Except for maybe the unsanctioned match between Kyle O’Reilly versus Adam Cole.   

1. I hate when Scarlett is right. It looks like the end is here. I get the bad feeling Finn Balor’s match with Doomsday Saito Karrion Kross will be his NXT swan song. He is running so hot right now, I don’t see any way to avoid losing him to RawDown. I hope I’m wrong. Really. Reeeeeeeally. It makes me sad to think we might not get Balor-O’Reilly III. And it make me sadder to think of Saito headlining multiple Takeovers.