Melina def. Kylie Rae and Chelsea Green in an NWA World Women's Championship No. 1 Contender's Three-Way MatchThese are three talented individuals, so I expected a pretty good match and they delivered. Granted, the outcome was fairly obvious that Melina was winning given all the interaction she's had with Kamille lately, but I appreciated that she had to earn her shot. It's worth noting that Rae announced just recently that she'll be stepping away from the squared circle again due to personal reasons, so this may be the last we see of her in the NWA for a while if not for good.
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"Legit" Leyla Hirsch and Ryo Mizunami def. Diamante and Xtina KayHirsch and Mizunami teamed a handful of times on the Dark shows earlier this year and were starting to hit their stride before Mizunami went back to Japan. Now that she's returned to AEW, it looks like they're going to pick up where they left off. This was an enjoyable opener with Hirsch and Mizunami working well together and Diamante looking good in defeat. Even Kay held her own.
Tony Deppen def. Rhett TitusIt's easy to forget that Deppen held the ROH World Television Championship very briefly at one point this year. The guy can go and he's been growing on me despite starting out feeling generic. Speaking of generic, Titus is the embodiment of that, but he's been better with The Foundation. They had a well-wrestled opener. Titus was upset that Homicide aided Deppen to victory and The Foundation was nowhere to be found, so we'll see if that leads to any tension in the group.
Seth Rollins, Rey Mysterio, Kevin Owens and Finn Balor Staked Their Claim for a Shot at WWE Champion Big EThis was your typical, paint-by-numbers segment with the champion being interrupted by a myriad of challengers. It served its purpose, yes, but I really wish WWE would switch up this tired formula. The mic work in this segment was fine, but my issue with it was that everyone who came out are all losers from a storyline standpoint. Rollins and Balor both lost at Crown Jewel, whereas Rey and Owens haven't won in a while. Why would any of them deserve a shot? Edge would have made the most sense, but I assume he won't be back until 2022.
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