Pre-Show: Joe Gacy def. Shawn SpearsThe "Kickoff" shows are apparently now known as "Countdown" shows, but I'll refer to them as the pre-show in my reviews for the sake of clarity. Anyway, this match was just added to the card on Tuesday's NXT. They've been feuding for a few weeks and I don't know why. Hey, this got them on the card in front of a capacity crowd, so there was that. This was solid albeit unspectacular. Spears was made to look like a total loser by being beaten by a guy who was attacked by Ridge Holland with a chair beforehand.
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Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin def. Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams to Win the 2024 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team ClassicBreakker and Corbin have turned into a terrific team and Hayes and Williams have always had strong chemistry as partners, so unsurprisingly, this was a very enjoyable opener. The action was great, but there wasn't any underlying tension between Hayes and Williams. Hayes sacrificed himself for Williams at the end, but that's about it. Obviously, that stuff was saved for the main event. Breakker and Corbin winning the cup was the correct outcome, but it's a shame they were put together at a time when Breakker appears to be main roster bound.
Kickoff Show: Axiom def. Nathan FrazerI totally forgot that these two had a series of matches against each other around this time a year ago. They haven't done much of note since, but they got to rekindle their rivalry for one night and have the match we know they're capable of. It was smart to put this on the Kickoff show as the crowd was into all of the action. My only regret is that I arrived late to the building and couldn't see it in person.
Kickoff Show: Blair Davenport def. Kelani JordanBoth of these women had their stories interrupted as Dana Brooke (Kelani's mentor who was in the midst of a heel turn) was released and Gigi Dolin (who Davenport was supposed to face this past Tuesday on NXT) got hurt. Dolin must not be too hurt if she showed up after this was over and attacked Davenport. At any rate, Davenport and Jordan had a decent pre-show match. The experienced Davenport was able to carry Jordan for a majority of it, but Jordan impressed when she was on offense. She isn't ready to be on a live special and there's plenty of room for improvement, but it's clear Shawn Michaels is high on her and her potential.
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