DUSTY RHODES TAG TEAM CLASSIC FIRST-ROUND MATCH: Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano vs. Ho Ho Lun & Tian Bing- 5/10

KOTA IBUSHI & TJP PROMO- this “video games” TJP character comes off like a joke.

SAMOA JOE PROMO- good

ALIYAH vs. BILLIE KAY (w/Peyton Royce)- 2/10
Nice to see Liv Morgan getting some revenge, but the Aussies beat them up anyway because we need to come out of this with some heat (although I think it would have been find to let the babyfaces go over here and then have the heels cut a promo next week complaining about Liv sticking her nose in their business to lead to a tag match at Takeover.

NOAH POTJES vs. TYE DILLINGER- squash

TYE DILLINGER INTERVIEW- Roode jumps him from behind hits him with the Implant DDT on the stage.

TM61 PROMO- fine

ASUKA vs. THEA TRINIDAD- squash
I can only imagine how the conversation in which Thea learned about this booking went:
Thea: Austin, did you manage to convince them to get me an NXT booking?
Aries: Yes, but...

REGAL INTRODUCES ASUKA’S NEXT CHALLENGER…
IT’S MICKE F*CKING JAMES. She cut a promo, but you could barely hear her due to a combination of bad audio and the huge pop she got.

CHARLY INTERVIEWS PAUL ELLERING (& THE AUTHORS OF PAIN)- meh

DUSTY RHODES TAG TEAM CLASSIC FIRST-ROUND MATCH: Kota Ibushi & TJ Perkins vs. Lince Dorado & Mustafa Ali- 7.25/10
The outcome was never in doubt, but Ali definitely established that the he can hang with these three better-known cruiserweights.

A very good show from NXT.