Indi Hartwell def. Jakara JacksonI'm convinced Hartwell is earmarked for a main roster call-up after WrestleMania 39 because if not, I have no idea what NXT is doing with her. She's been the gatekeeper of the NXT women's division for a little while now and has lost to pretty much everyone by this point. She won here, so that's something. This was a fairly basic bout that featured nothing out of the ordinary from either competitor, but it was fine for what it was. Scrypts def. Quincy ElliottIt was the battle of two of the worst characters in NXT at the moment. The Scrypts shtick is the shits and I have no idea why the plug hasn't been pulled on that yet. That said, at least he's somewhat useful in the ring because as athletic as he is. Elliott, based on what I've seen so far from him, brings absolutely nothing to the table. The gimmick is garbage and he's abysmal in the ring to boot. I honestly forgot he was even gone with an injury until now. This was total throwaway. Thankfully, this was relegated to Level Up and didn't happen on NXT TV. Odyssey Jones def. Von WagnerI'm disappointed that, like Oro Mensah, Jones had some momentum upon returning from his injury and in his recent run on NXT TV, but he ran into the roadblock that was Schism and has barely been featured since then. Level Up is a good place for him to get reps in, but he should be in a program on NXT TV. Nonetheless, this was a solid hoss fight with Wagner continuing to lose and tease tension with Mr. Stone. I don't have much interest in a babyface turn for him if that's where this is leading, but time will tell. Overall ShowThe main event was the best bout of the bunch this week and had "star power" by Level Up standards, but I still wouldn't call this a particularly strong show by any means. The women's match was decent but nothing great, and Scrypts vs. Elliott was just awful. Throw both gimmicks in the garbage, please. That dragged down the overall quality of the episode and earned it a barely-average rating in my book.
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