{"id":204203,"date":"2025-09-10T12:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=204203"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:49:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T16:49:34","slug":"wwe-nxt-hits-misses-9-9-stephanie-vaquer-finally-shows-up-on-tv-tyler-breezes-shocking-return-plus-diy-return-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/09\/10\/wwe-nxt-hits-misses-9-9-stephanie-vaquer-finally-shows-up-on-tv-tyler-breezes-shocking-return-plus-diy-return-home\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE NXT HITS &#038; MISSES (9\/9): Stephanie Vaquer finally shows up on TV! Tyler Breeze&#8217;s shocking return! Plus, DIY return home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3883298054\" 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>Je\u2019von Evans vs. Josh Briggs: Hit<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m all for a Josh Briggs push. They seemed to have done this one other time and it fell by the wayside. He has the potential to be a great mid-card heel and although it wasn\u2019t a clean win over Je&#8217;von Evans, I think it worked for him. Briggs has become a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Evans, on the other hand, loses nothing with the defeat, as he is consistently pushed as the underdog, especially to larger talent. I felt these two worked well together and I wouldn\u2019t mind revisiting this down the road.<\/p>\n<h3>Trick Williams\/Carmello Hayes\/DIY Segment: Hit<\/h3>\n<p>I like the direction of NXT vs. NXT 2.0 matchups. I was slightly discouraged with Melo until he started to turn on Trick, rather than ignore their past differences, as well as bringing up the dynamic of betrayal between Chiampa and Gargano. This will more than likely be a fun matchup between these two teams for Homecoming<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;PWT Talks NXT&#8221; with Kelly Wells and Nate Lindberg, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/pwt-talks-nxt-wells-lindberg-discuss-heavy-promotion-for-nxt-homecoming-featuring-rhea-ripley-stephanie-vaquer-more--67697297\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PWT Talks NXT - Wells &amp; Lindberg discuss heavy promotion for NXT Homecoming featuring Rhea Ripley, Stephanie Vaquer, more\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=67697297&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Lainey Reid vs. Faby Apache: Minor Hit<\/h3>\n<p>Okay matchup (I\u2019m still adjusting to the Speed matches, sorry). I like Natalya and I hope to see more of the &#8220;Nattie&#8221; character, rather than Natalya moving forward. Her aggressiveness is awesome. I\u2019m relatively new to Apache and Reid, but they put on a decent, short speed matchup.<\/p>\n<h3>Dark State vs. Hank &amp; Tank: Hit<\/h3>\n<p>Another important win for Dark State. If they are going to be credible tag champs, they need to compile wins (even distraction wins). The Joe Hendry reveals can be silly at times, but people (myself included) love them, so why fix what isn\u2019t broken. Hank &amp; Tank are still a fun underdog team and I enjoy what they do in the ring. In my opinion though: I think sometimes Dark State needs to be more\u2026well, Dark. I think they need a deeper edge.<\/p>\n<h3>Ethan Page vs. Tavion Heights: Minor Hit<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m not necessarily a fan of Flag Matches (flashback: Corporal Kirshner vs. Nikolai Volkoff), but this was okay. What saved this match for me was the return of Tyler Breeze. I forgot how much I missed his flamboyancy. I think the after match was more enjoyable than the matchup. Fun use of Breeze here\u2026wouldn\u2019t mind a run by him again.<\/p>\n<h3>Sol Ruca &amp; Zaria vs. Fatal Influence vs. The Culling: Hit<\/h3>\n<p>This match exceeded my expectations. I like the advancement (although it has become slightly dragged out) of dissension between members of Fatal Influence and the Ruca\/Zaria pairing. The biggest news out of this matchup was of course the return on Stephanie Vaquer (Favorite #1) and Rhea Ripley (Favorite #2) to challenge Fatal Influence at Homecoming. I\u2019m excited by the concept of NXT (Black &amp; Gold) s. NXT 2.0. 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