CRAZY NIKKI CROSS CUTS A CRAZY PROMO IN A MIST-FILLED HALLWAY- This did a decent job of building up to her rematch with Bianca Belair. She ended it by grabbing the camera and repeating “I KNOW!” over and over again. I’m pretty sure they were deliberately trying to make this look like something out of The Ring.

CANDICE LERAE vs. LACEY EVANS- 5.25/10
Candice has new music. Boo! I liked her old music.
The match was fine for the time it got, with a good storyline finish of Candice’s anger at Lacey provocations causing her to lose focus and costing her the match.

COLE VS. RICOCHET VS. DUNNE VIDEO PACKAGE- GREAT!

FORGOTTEN SONS VIDEO PACKAGE- fine

TOMMASO CIAMPA PROMO- GREAT!
He warns The Velveteen Dream to keep his theories to himself and keep himself out of the champ’s spotlight or else “I am going to turn your dream into a nightmare.”

FORGOTTEN SONS vs. THREE JOBBERS- squash

SHAYNA BASZLER TRAINING VIDEO- fine

CATHY KELLEY INTERVIEWS TONY NESE- meh
He has come to NXT because that’s where the best competitors are. He is apparently facing Johnny Gargano next.

CATHY KELLEY INTERVIEWS BIANCA BELAIR- great

JOHNNY GARGANO vs. TONY NESE- 7.75/10
A good, strong, exciting win for Gargano.

BURCH & LORCAN VIDEO PACKAGE- F*CKING AWESOME!

EC III vs. LARS SULLIVAN- 7/10
Ethan actually took most of the match after getting an early advantage by repeatedly ramming Lars into the ring steps. These guys just threw haymakers at each other for a while and it was awesome. The finish was Lars Sullivan hitting a diving headbutt.

Yet another great episode of NXT.