What a silly opening by Triple H.
The series as a whole reminds me of the Punk vs. Samoa Joe ROH trilogy, and last night's match between Zayn and Cesaro reminded me of the last match between Joe and Punk, the no limit ROH World Championship match. Cesaro played Joe, while Zayn played Punk. Zayn, like Punk, gained more by losing; like Joe, Cesaro played off of spectacular moments from their previous matches, like uppercutting Zayn as he went for the through the ring ropes across the ring corner DDT. They played off of Cesaro's freakish strength spot from the 2/3 falls match with another Cesaro catch. Cesaro busted out the Ricola bomb, which he hasn't used since joining WWE, but that was reversed by Zayn. This was an outstanding match that blew off the feud between them, and it moved Cesaro one step closer to his face turn when he picked Zayn up and hugged him.
C.J. Parker is awful.
The Ascension is laughably bad. Did Scotty 2 Hotty sell his hair for gas money? The tag team scene is NXT's weak spot right now.
Paige vs. Emma was very solid. Emma has a better powerbomb than Batista, as the crowd took delight in highlighting. I wasn't digging Paige's make-up; it doesn't make sense, since she's the anti-diva. Emma's Tarantula hold, her powerbomb, Paige's Paige Turner, and her Scorpion Cross Lock were definite highlights. You can definitely see the Sara Del Rey influence here.
Rusev's fine, for what he is.
The ladder match felt a little slow; Dallas just doesn't do very much in the ring. Neville had two great athletic moments (the corkscrew shooting star press, called the Red Arrow, and the jump to the top of the ladder from a ring corner), and hopefully he can really impress new viewers with his high-flying offense.
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