{"id":181710,"date":"2024-07-17T11:57:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T16:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=181710"},"modified":"2024-07-18T19:39:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T00:39:16","slug":"nxt-hits-misses-7-16-gallows-anderson-vs-otm-oba-femi-vs-duke-hudson-tatum-paxley-vs-izzi-dame-ethan-page-vs-dante-chen-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/07\/17\/nxt-hits-misses-7-16-gallows-anderson-vs-otm-oba-femi-vs-duke-hudson-tatum-paxley-vs-izzi-dame-ethan-page-vs-dante-chen-more\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT HITS &#038; MISSES (7\/16): Gallows &#038; Anderson vs. OTM, Oba Femi vs. Duke Hudson, Tatum Paxley vs. Izzi Dame, Ethan Page vs. Dante Chen, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3463037243\" 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><strong>The Rascalz vs. Gallus: Hit (with a bit of a Miss)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the Miss: I hate seeing Gallus as the Gatekeepers in NXT, BUT the Hit comes from The Rascalz reunion with the NXT audience seemed to eat up. The match itself was fun to watch and I think the right team went over. Good on Gallus for putting over more superstars\/teams then I feel they should be.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Hendry: Hit<\/p>\n<p><strong>I believe in Joe Hendry!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Je\u2019von Evans vs. Brooks Jensen: Hit<\/p>\n<p>I give this a Hit for Evans work and a slight Hit for Jensen who I think is working towards an angle with Shawn Spears. Jensen is all over the place, but I\u2019m hoping for a decent payoff at the end of everything.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ethan Page vs. Dante Chen: Hit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Man, people are into Dante big time (which I LOVE). Page getting the victory was obvious, but I enjoyed the match (short as it was). Page has a great start has a heel Champ so far.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1156651307\" 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><strong>Tatum Paxley vs. Izzi Dame: Hit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Tatum Paxley: what else was I going to give this?? The match was good and I\u2019m definitely into whatever weird combo the Paxley\/Choo pairing brings into the storyline (I have a dark side \u2013 what can I say???)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lola Vice vs. Jacy Jayne: Hit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not much too this match at under 3 minutes, but I give NXT props for embracing the fact that Vice is over with the fans and making her a face, instead of trying to embrace a heel persona. Man, that backfist looks amazing!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTM vs. Gallows &amp; Anderson: Hit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although I think OTM hits more wins, I think a feud with Gallows &amp; Anderson will make a huge bump in their careers. They\u2019ve traded wins and losses and I\u2019d like to see OTM come out on top with this feud would give them a great push.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oba Femi vs. Duke Hudson: Mega Hit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Man, did I enjoy this match up! Femi has shown an incredible amount of talent based on his relative short time in wrestling and Hudson is an amazing talent who has grown immensely during his run in Chase U. His \u2018short\u2019 main roster run was unimpressive (to this viewer), but he has come such a long way and his matches never fail to impress me. Oba is from another world in my opinion. The guy has every tool in the box to become a major player in the industry over the years!<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-422948848\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> Great show overall, I thought. The continued TNA\/NXT partnership has gotten amazing and I would love to see more NXT wrestlers show up on AXS to help boost that brand. 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