WWE NXT Level Up Review - September 23, 2022

By Graham "GSM" Matthews

Dante Chen def. Bryson Montana

​Chen has settled nicely into his enhancement role on Level Up where he helps the lesser-experienced prospects get better. I haven't seen too much of Montana yet on his own to get a grasp of what he's capable of, but he's passable from what I can gather and I thought he had a decent showing here. This was an adequate opener with a nice pace and the crowd was into Chen.

Indi Hartwell def. Valentina Feroz

I'm convinced they're waiting for the right time to call up Hartwell to the main roster and that's why we haven't seen her on NXT TV at all since her reunion with Dexter Lumis. Thus, she's only on Level Up to keep her busy, but it would also be acceptable if she was taken off WWE TV completely until the time comes for her to debut on Raw (which will hopefully be soon). Meanwhile, Feroz is without a tag team partner for the foreseeable future with Yulisa Leon getting hurt recently. This was a basic bout with the right result.

Andre Chase def. Myles Borne

It would have been pretty dumb for Chase to lose coming off his pinfall win over Carmelo Hayes in tag team action on Tuesday's NXT. That said, Borne is an impressive athlete and I'm glad he's getting more reps. It was actually revealed in his backstage interview earlier in the episode that Borne is deaf and I'm not sure if that would make him WWE's first deaf Superstar. Either way, that'll be an incredible story if he can continue to improve and find success. This was a nice match and Chase was the perfect veteran for him to work with.

Overall Show

Even with NXT hitting the reset button again recently by rebranding again, I don't expect the same to happen with Level Up. The show is what it is at this point, and that's a platform for the up-and-comers to gain exposure and experience. The in-ring action will always be average at best, but this was a solid edition I thought with all three matches being serviceable.

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