Jakara Jackson def. Arianna GraceThis was a weird matchup considering both women are heels. Jakara isn't doing anything important in The Meta-Four at the moment while Grace is in the midst of a storyline with Gigi Dolin, so why would Jakara win? That was definitely a questionable outcome. Not having Dolin out there was also illogical with Dolin in the process of giving her a total makeover (or at least attempting to). Worst of all, the match itself wasn't very good and the crowd didn't care. Jaida Parker def. Carlee BrightI've been skeptical regarding the decision to push Parker aggressively on NXT TV before she's ready, but to her credit, she's improving with each performance and getting over with this crowd. Bright is generic as I've mentioned before, but she played her role just fine here in what felt like a glorified showcase for Parker. This had a bit more life to it than the opener and ended up being perfectly passable. Malik Blade and Edris Enofe def. Dante Chen and Dion LennoxChen and Lennox discussed coming together as a team in a backstage interview earlier in the episode with Lennox saying he'd like to team with the gatekeeper of NXT instead of facing him. They didn't have much luck, but Enofe and Blade going over was absolutely the right call. They lose a lot and have no business losing to a makeshift team. There was miscommunication between Chen and Lennox down the stretch, so I'm curious if that will eventually lead to something or just be forgotten. It was a nice match while it lasted despite not being entirely smooth. Overall ShowAs you could probably tell, there was nothing I liked about Grace vs. Parker and I'm not sure why it was even booked. This episode got better from there with Parker vs. Bright being what it needed to be and the main event being the best of the bunch (even if it was only decent). Kiana James being drafted to Raw on Night 1 of the 2024 WWE Draft means anyone on Level Up could one day wind up on the bigger state, so the show is worth watching for that alone if you have roughly 30 minutes to spare.
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