{"id":55832,"date":"2018-02-25T00:11:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T06:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=55832"},"modified":"2018-02-25T00:11:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T06:11:40","slug":"nxt-hits-misses-2-21-gargano-vs-andrade-cien-almas-velveteen-dream-vs-no-way-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/25\/nxt-hits-misses-2-21-gargano-vs-andrade-cien-almas-velveteen-dream-vs-no-way-jose\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT HITS &#038; MISSES 2\/21: Gargano vs. Andrade Cien Almas, Velveteen Dream vs. No Way Jose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3148011290\" 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>HITS<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Velveteen Dream vs. No Way Jose:\u00a0<\/b>This match served its purpose as being entertaining and opening this week\u2019s show.\u00a0 It is funny how both the Velveteen Dream and No Way Jose were over, but the Dream was over way more per the crowd\u2019s response. This match had its moments with hard-hitting moves and highly0-entertaining spots such as the Dream mocking No Way Jose\u2019s dancing moves (he did it a little too much though, taking away from the moment on certain occasions).\u00a0 In the end, it was the Dream that was victorious.\u00a0 But what this match showed also is that the Velveteen Dream is sort of a big deal.\u00a0 The only thing is, what will NXT do with him next?\u00a0 Being such a great character, he needs a feud to enter that will continue to prove his relevancy and overall greatness.\u00a0 But it doesn\u2019t seem like he has a suitable advocacy.\u00a0 He shined as he was feuding with Aleister Black as they are both enigmas, but after their battle, it appears he is drifting in the wind.\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t have the exact skillset to make the jump to the main roster, so he belongs in NXT; he just needs something that will keep in active in the storyline of the show.\u00a0 Is this someone who is currently on the roster or will it be someone that is soon to come.\u00a0 I could possibly see him playing mind games with Ricochet, and that will help to elevate both to the next level.\u00a0 Only one can dream\u2026<\/p>\n<p><b>Andrade \u201cCien\u201d Almas vs. Johnny Gargano (NXT Championship Match):\u00a0<\/b>Once again, another amazing match between these two competitors.\u00a0 What made this match so great was that they did not try to repeat the magic of their previous match from Takeover: Philadelphia.\u00a0 This match was a conclusion between these two in that if Johnny Wrestling lost, he would leave NXT.\u00a0 As usual, these two put on an impressive display of skill as none of their battles came up short in that department, but what became apparent by the end of the match was that Almas only served as a catalyst for the events to come between Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa.\u00a0 From every step of their feud, Ciampa was involved one way or another.\u00a0 If it wasn\u2019t a #DIY shirt playing a part, it was a crutch.\u00a0 The feud between Almas and Gargano helped to establish Gargano as a fan favorite, showing his moxy and heart, but also kept the feud between him and Ciampa going while taking it to another level.\u00a0 Ciampa is certainly living up to his name as the \u201cSicilian Psychopath\u201d as he has taken so much from Gargano.\u00a0 He has taken his friendship, cost him the NXT Title, and most of all, his NXT career.\u00a0 It is yet to be seen if there will be a swerve that will allow Gargano to stay in NXT, or if he is off to the main roster.\u00a0 More than likely it won\u2019t be Raw, but will it be 205 Live?\u00a0 Will it be Smackdown? Viewers will have to wait and see. Also, if he goes, will Ciampa follow serving as his nightmare as this feud is long from over.<\/p>\n<h3>MISSES<\/h3>\n<p><strong>None this week!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S COLUMN:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/18\/nxt-hits-misses-2-14-roderick-strong-vs-pete-dunne-ember-moon-vs-shayna-baszler-tm-61-squash-match\/\">NXT HITS &amp; MISSES 2\/14: Roderick Strong vs. Pete Dunne, Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler, TM-61 squash match<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1319808652\"><div id=\"pwtor-3309929038\"><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>&nbsp; HITS Velveteen Dream vs. No Way Jose:\u00a0This match served its purpose as being entertaining and opening this week\u2019s show.\u00a0 It is funny how both the Velveteen Dream and No Way Jose were over, but <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/25\/nxt-hits-misses-2-21-gargano-vs-andrade-cien-almas-velveteen-dream-vs-no-way-jose\/\" title=\"NXT HITS &#038; MISSES 2\/21: Gargano vs. Andrade Cien Almas, Velveteen Dream vs. No Way Jose\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,28,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opnionandanalysis","category-specialists_hitsandmisses","category-specialists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/07\/CienAlmas_3x2TG.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55832"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55833,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55832\/revisions\/55833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}