{"id":187471,"date":"2024-11-02T17:58:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T22:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=187471"},"modified":"2024-11-02T17:58:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T22:58:04","slug":"nxt-hits-misses-10-29-trick-williams-and-bubba-ray-dudley-frazer-axiom-vs-jevon-cedric-dempsey-vs-lexis-king-paxley-vs-choo-in-first-womens-casket-match-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/11\/02\/nxt-hits-misses-10-29-trick-williams-and-bubba-ray-dudley-frazer-axiom-vs-jevon-cedric-dempsey-vs-lexis-king-paxley-vs-choo-in-first-womens-casket-match-more\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT HITS &#038; MISSES (10\/29): Trick Williams and Bubba Ray Dudley, Frazer &#038; Axiom vs. Je&#8217;von &#038; Cedric, Dempsey vs. Lexis King, Paxley vs. Choo in first women&#8217;s Casket Match, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-815071007\" 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><h3>Tatum Paxley vs. Wendy Choo in a casket match: Hit<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a regular reader of my column, you&#8217;ll know it would take the act of a Deity for me to give a Miss to Tatum, but this is an actual genuine Hit. I liked this match more than I thought I would. Just enough Halloween silliness, but when there was actual wrestling, I thought Tatum showed her improvements since a year or so ago. Paxley is over with the fans, so I&#8217;d like to see her get a decent push. As for Choo, I wouldn&#8217;t mind if they found a way to bring back her Mei Ying character. She was awesome in that role.<\/p>\n<h3>Trick Williams and Bubba Ray segment: Hit<\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes I forget just how good Bubba is on the mic. Although I know he said No, I&#8217;m sure by the end of the night, something will happen where he&#8217;ll accept Trick&#8217;s invitation&#8230;and they turn on him. No offense Bubba, but I think Trick might be the ONLY guy you haven&#8217;t turned on (and you&#8217;re so damn good at it!) Addendum: later in the show, Bubba did indeed accept. Watch your back, Trick!<\/p>\n<h3>Charlie Dempsey vs. Lexis King: Hit<\/h3>\n<p>First, this was the best King has looked since coming to NXT. When the wrestling was mat based, I thought King looked solid against Dempsey. I also like the two straight falls finish. Too often there is a &#8220;need&#8221; to even things up, so I like the different approach. I&#8217;m not sure what to think of the King character: is it a face turn or a ruse? It happened like in one week, there wasn&#8217;t even a slow burn. I am intrigued where they go next with Lexis King. But man, was it great to see William Regal back on TV. One of my all time favorites.<\/p>\n<h3>Zaria vs. Brinley Reece: Hit<\/h3>\n<p>My first ever look at Zaria in the ring. I love the whole Mad Max look. Reece&#8217;s ability to torque her arm that way is both awesome and gross. Nice squash from the newcomer. But then&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>The best damn Women&#8217;s Division in wrestling going face to face: Hittus Maximus<\/h3>\n<p>Wow&#8230;just wow. I re-watched that segment multiple times simply because it was awesome. Guilia, Zaria, Kelani Jordan, Stephanie Vaquer (my new favorite&#8230;I&#8217;m so sorry Tatum!!!) and the woman I pop for the most on NXT TV, Jordynne Grace (Tatum, I&#8217;m sorry!!!). I love the upcoming 10 woman tag team match. (I just went and re-watched again as I was writing this&#8230;Very little gets me out of my seat, but I thought this whole thing was awesome)<\/p>\n<h3>Kelani Jordan vs. Nikkita Lyons: Hit<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure how a heel Lyons will work, but I&#8217;m game. She&#8217;s going to be some sort of a fan favorite, based solely on her social media posts (which I have never seen&#8230;ahem&#8230;cough cough). Lyons looks so much smoother in the ring. When she was pushed hard initially, she lacked that smoothness, but she&#8217;s come a long way. The distraction finish was fine and it&#8217;s nice to see how Rizzo can perform physically, instead of being a mouthpiece for the family.<\/p>\n<h3>Nathan Frazer &amp; Axiom vs. Je&#8217;von Evans &amp; Cedric Alexander: Hit<\/h3>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think I have ever given Frazer and Axiom a Miss, they&#8217;re that damn good. Evans and Alexander are no slouches, either. The friction between Axiom and Frazer subtly continues and now I wonder if there will be beef between Alexander and Evans, for Evans walking out on him during a match. 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