WWE NXT 05/13/20
Cameron Grimes vs. Finn Bálor
Goes about 6-minutes & it's pretty awesome. Grimes is just lovely with everything he does; he smashes Bálor with some vicious kicks, elbows, knees, clothesline while growling wildly, and it's fantaaastic. Bálor himself works well from underneath in this one -- none of his weaknesses get time to "shine", as they keep it nice n' tight in its structure & runtime, so it's a jolly good time all the way through. Big fan of the result, too. ***
Matt Riddle vs. Timothy Thatcher
Always loved this pairing, so I unsurprisingly loved this. It's almost all contested on the mat with some great grappling throughout, plus of course there's also some gnarly strikes thrown in there as well. Every exchange in the match rules & comes with a good sense of urgency. It's essentially Thatcher & Riddle doing Thatcher vs. Riddle, and it's real lovely stuff. ***3/4
Always loved this pairing, so I unsurprisingly loved this. It's almost all contested on the mat with some great grappling throughout, plus of course there's also some gnarly strikes thrown in there as well. Every exchange in the match rules & comes with a good sense of urgency. It's essentially Thatcher & Riddle doing Thatcher vs. Riddle, and it's real lovely stuff. ***3/4
Grimes winning that match over Bálor is so epic! Huge victory! Hope he beats Keith Lee for the NA title down the line.
ReplyDeleteRiddle vs Thatcher was a lesser version of Gulak vs Bryan. 7/10
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