By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
The following matches and events are advertised for tonight’s NXT television show.
-Johnny Gargano addresses his future.
-Kyle O’Reilly vs. Von Wagner in a cage match.
-Santos Escobar vs. Xyon Quinn.
-NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes vs. Dexter Lumis in a non-title match.
-MSK meets The Shaman.
Powell’s POV: NXT added the Hayes vs. Lumis match since our previous update. Wagner turned on O’Reilly after their tag title match at NXT WarGames. O’Reilly went on to challenge Wagner to face him in the cage match. Join John Moore for his live reviews of NXT every Tuesday at 7CT/8ET. John’s NXT audio reviews are available exclusively for Dot Net Members.
I think NXT dropped the ball with Wagner and O’Reilly. Kyle should have turned on Von. Kyle has had a relatively uneventful face run; he could thrive enough for another heel run. That said, fans could embrace Von’s character even more and rally behind an actual 2.0er. That would also help somewhat to ease the fact that 3/4 of the black and gold talent was released when Vince went Def Con 1 on the brand.