NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Katana Chance and Kayden Carter def. Zoey Stark and Nikkita LyonsThis was a smart choice for the opener because it had a really nice energy to it and the crowd was into both teams. Although I'm no fan of Lyons, I think she and Stark compliment each other well and make for a quality team. The false finish should set up a rematch and I'm totally fine with that after what we saw here. This was an example of how women's tag team wrestling can work when crowds care.
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Finn Balor def. Karl AndersonKudos to WWE/Triple H for making me care about The Judgment Day lately much more than I did a month or two ago. They seem to be finally finding their footing as a group, which is an encouraging sign for their future. The verbal exchange that preceded the match was well done and the match itself was entertaining. Balor and Anderson getting a chance to do their thing on the WWE stage was cool and they worked as well together as you'd expect. Anderson is actually very talented on his own, it's just his team with Luke Gallows I don't care about. Speaking of Gallows, Rhea Ripley slamming him at ringside was damn impressive.
Preston "10" Vance def. Baron BlackBlack was one of the enhancement guys AEW used regularly early on in the pandemic. He actually went winless until beating Brandon Cutler not too long ago. Well, he was back to losing here as he was completely killed by Vance in record time. Vance failed to win the AEW All-Atlantic Championship last week on Rampage, so this helped him get back on track and I appreciated how it was a straightforward squash.
Wes Lee def. Carmelo Hayes, Oro Mensah, Nathan Frazer and Von Wagner in a Fatal 5-Way Ladder Match to Win the NXT North American ChampionshipAs tired as I am of seeing Ladder matches in NXT (specifically over the NXT North American Championship), this was excellent as expected. There was a ton of talent involved and everyone had their time to shine. Okay, so Wagner stuck out like a sore thumb, but he had a passable performance. Lee winning made the most sense given the story they've told with him leading up to this event and it made for a memorable moment.
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