Pre-Show: Karmen Petrovic and Arianna Grace def. Jacy Jane and Jazmyn NyxWhen this was announced earlier this week on NXT, I wasn't sure if it was slated for the pre-show or not, but I'm glad it was because it was easily the weakest match of the night. That isn't to say it was terrible, but it felt like something you'd see on Level Up or any ordinary edition of NXT TV. What we got was decent, but keeping it on the shorter side was smart. Petrovic and Grace aren't regular partners, but it was cool that they got their moment in their native Canada.
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Kelani Jordan def. Fallon Henley, Jaida Parker, Michin, Sol Ruca and Lash Legend in a Ladder Match to Become the Inaugural NXT Women's North American ChampionI'm numb to Ladder matches at this point because we see so many of them in wrestling nowadays, but this was a good one and the women worked hard. It was certainly a risk with so many of these competitors being inexperienced, but there weren't any obvious issues with it and there were some cool (but nothing too crazy) spots. Henley was my pick to win, but I can't complain about it being Jordan instead. She's been very impressive since debuting and has a bright future ahead of her.
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.
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.
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