WWE NXT Level Up Review - October 11, 2024

By Graham "GSM" Matthews

Tatum Paxley def. Kali Armstrong

Props to Armstrong for messing with Paxley's mom in the crowd as she was making her entrance to get some heel heat. Paxley performing/winning in front of her mom was a cool moment. The match itself was decent. Armstrong is still new, so working with someone who's been around for a bit like Paxley will only help her in the long run. Paxley's a fan favorite, so the crowd enjoyed this, too.

Gallus (Wolfgang and Mark Coffey) def. Cutler James and Shiloh Hill

When Gallus told Stevie Turner in that backstage segment that this wasn't much of a feud, they weren't wrong. Gallus have won every single match they've had on Level Up against the rookies, so how is it an actual feud? Don't get me wrong, I appreciate that we're getting a storyline on Level Up (which is obviously rare), but the rookies have to get one over on them eventually. It didn't happen here, but it was another well-wrestled match from these guys.

Overall Show

Similar to last week's episode, this was also taped a few weeks back due to NXT's road shows the past two weeks. I imagine Level Up will be back to the three-match format next week with NXT returning to the Performance Center, though I personally prefer two matches. At any rate, this was a quality show with two solid matches. Paxley's a notable name by NXT standards and Gallus progressed their storyline with James and Hill, though there has to be a satisfying payoff at some point.

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