{"id":137661,"date":"2022-04-13T16:02:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T21:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=137661"},"modified":"2022-04-13T16:02:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T21:02:24","slug":"nxt-2-0-receipt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/04\/13\/nxt-2-0-receipt-2\/","title":{"rendered":"HEYDORN&#8217;S NXT 2.0 RECEIPT 4\/12: Natalya heel turn leads championship match heavy show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-674344548\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>This week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/04\/12\/4-12-nxt-on-usa-report-wellss-report-on-dakota-kai-vs-mandy-rose-cameron-grimes-vs-solo-sikoa-tag-team-championship-gauntlet-more\/\">episode of NXT 2.0<\/a> has wrapped. Let\u2019s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness.<\/p>\n<p>-Solo Sikoa and Cameron Grimes really brought it in their opening North American Championship match. Smooth, but aggressive work that looked like a fight. Grimes is becoming one of those guys that can have a great match with anybody.<\/p>\n<p>-The booking, though? That\u2019s where I have some questions. As a babyface, Grimes winning the match the way he did \u2013 essentially with the help of the heels he\u2019s feuding with \u2013 doesn\u2019t paint him in the greatest light. If you need that kind of escape hatch to protect both Grimes and Sikoa, just don\u2019t do the match, as good as it may have been.<\/p>\n<p>-Bron Breakker needs to take the cookie cut performance out of his entrance when he&#8217;s tell an emotional story. After his father getting abducted last week, he needed to hone in on that feeling with his facial expressions and body language to drive that narrative forward.<\/p>\n<p>-Joe Gacy as a NXT Championship contender? Sorry, don\u2019t see it. Even if the endgame is Harland, I still don\u2019t see it. Their act is too corny and nothing showcased that more than Gacy\u2019s silly attempt at a maniacal laugh as he tossed Rick Steiner\u2019s Hall of Fame ring into the fire.<\/p>\n<p>-Von Wagner continues to be a miss. A personality and charisma behind it don\u2019t exist. He\u2019ll likely get opportunities because he is big, but at this point, I\u2019ll take Omos all day long.<\/p>\n<p>-Pretty Deadly have something and their backstage vignette showcased the personality of the act really well. For better or worse, they have a place in NXT 2.0 and likely the main roster.<\/p>\n<p>-A good little match between Dakota Kai and Mandy Rose. Especially given the fact that drama was hard to come by out of the gate with the outcome a virtual certainty.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1212396573\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-Wendy Choo and squirt guns don\u2019t belong near the NXT Women\u2019s Championship. Sorry, still not buying the act.<\/p>\n<p>-A tale of two promos for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoraJadeWWE\/status\/1514290353553170446\">Cora Jade<\/a>. The mission statement, \u201cI\u2019m going to win the championship\u201d part? Excellent. The star struck fangirl part? No. Just no. Jade needs to find a way to be taken seriously and lovingly looking at your idle like a five-year-old doesn\u2019t help find it. The heel turn by Natalya was fine and it\u2019s a decent program for Jade to be in as long as she plays it the right way.<\/p>\n<p>-Nathan Frazer (Ben Carter) was a hot free agent and has been hidden away in NXT UK for far too long. Good to see that he\u2019ll get his shot on the main NXT 2.0 brand.<\/p>\n<p>-Xyon Quinn has a presence about it him, but that\u2019s about it at this point. Lots of development is still needed.<\/p>\n<p>-The NXT Tag Team Championship Gauntlet Match was fine and worked to get over the right talent, but was completely predictable. Not a knock, but a fact. Sometimes predictability is necessary and, in this case, it was.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/04\/12\/heydorns-raw-receipt\/\">HEYDORN\u2019S RAW RECEIPT 4\/11: RK-Bro vs. The Usos teased to genuine intrigue from the live audience<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3104167111\"><div id=\"pwtor-1420741117\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>This week\u2019s episode of NXT 2.0 has wrapped. 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