EARLY: NXT MATCH RATINGS FROM SRS 6/19/19

With Warren out of town, I (SRS) am covering NXT/UK/205 Live, so I’m gonna hit you guys with my notes!

Damian Priest defeated Raul Mendoza
5.5/10

  • I’m so excited for Damian Priest. He’s so much better than many know. He’s going to excel in NXT.
  • Mendoza gets a ton of offense, which I’m not too fond of. Quite frankly, he dominated the match.
  • Priest hits a chokeslam on the apron and a rolling cutter for the win.

Other Stuff

  • We see a Mia Yim vignette. This goes a long way in helping her out. 
  • The Street Profits have their own championship parade, and it’s excellent. 
  • The NXT Breakout tournament is announced. Some of these names are just miserable.
  • Shane Thorne is livid about the Breakout tournament. Good. I like that. The brief promo sucked, though.

Xia Li defeated Taynara Conti
4.25/10

  • If Taynara Conti can put it together, she’ll be a huge star. Same with Xia. They shake hands before this one. 
  • Conti’s offense looks way too choreographed for someone who has the background she has. 
  • We see a ton of throws from Conti, but none of them really look good. You could say the same for most of Xia’s kicks until the great one at the end. 

Undisputed Era defeated Velveteen Dream, Tyler Breeze & Matt Riddle
5.75/10

  • Undisputed Era cut a promo about remaking NXT into their image.
  • Kyle O’Reilly has the best throw to video ever, saying he literally produced it the night before. 
  • Velveteen Dream says he wants to touch Adam Cole. Matt Riddle is out next and cuts his lame scripted promo as well as he could. Tyler Breeze is next and we have a six-man tag tonight
  • Matt Riddle is arguably the best seller in wrestling today. Kind of funny since he came from a sport that didn’t want you to sell for obvious reasons.
  • Dream almost crushes Fish’s face with a moonsault. 
  • I can’t pretend Breeze, Riddle, Dream were a trio I ever thought I’d see. 
  • Riddle does the reverse powerslam we’ve seen out of Eli Drake in the past. 
  • Dream takes an insane bump off the apron. This helps add to the Tyler Breeze hot tag.
  • Strong hits Dream with End of Heartache for the win.
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