{"id":56152,"date":"2018-03-03T09:32:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T15:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=56152"},"modified":"2018-03-03T09:32:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T15:32:22","slug":"nxt-hits-misses-2-28-velveteen-dream-vs-tyler-bate-kairi-sane-vs-shayna-baszler-garganos-promo-adam-cole-vs-bononi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/03\/nxt-hits-misses-2-28-velveteen-dream-vs-tyler-bate-kairi-sane-vs-shayna-baszler-garganos-promo-adam-cole-vs-bononi\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT HITS &#038; MISSES 2\/28: Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Bate, Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler, Gargano&#8217;s promo, Adam Cole vs. Bononi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3147483725\" 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><b>HITS<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>The Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Bate:<\/b> Great match highlighting each competitor\u2019s strengths; Velveteen Dream\u2019s power and charisma opposed to Tyler Bate\u2019s speed and resilience.\u00a0 There was a very entertaining exchange of moves at the beginning of the match that showed the Dream could hang with a smaller faster opponent when the opportunity presents itself. These two really gelled together as Bate served as the elder stateman, which is odd being that he\u2019s only 20 years old, but his experience speaks for itself.\u00a0 It was also beneficial for the Dream as at times he looks as if he can\u2019t control his body because he\u2019s still getting used to it, kind of like in <i>Avatar<\/i>.\u00a0 But there\u2019s no denying his talent as he moves outstanding for someone of his stature.\u00a0 The match is somewhat irrelevant because no matter who won, were does it go from there? With the Dream, its somewhat of a lateral move, but for Bate, its more of a downward spiral, and its too early to run with the Gargano angle, so what\u2019s next?\u00a0 Overall, what puts this match over the top was that it showcased the talents of each of them while they put on a wonderful performance, bravo!<\/p>\n<p><b>Kari Sane vs. Shayna Baszler:<\/b> Outstanding and entertaining match. Kari Sane is a future star in the division as Shayna Baszler is destined to be the Bully of NXT.\u00a0 We are witnessing the beginning of a soon to come feud for the NXT Women\u2019s title.\u00a0 Their chemistry is great and Sane makes Baszler\u2019s in the ring transition look effortless.\u00a0 It was a good win for Baszler versus a main roster competitor, especially one of Sane\u2019s stature as the inaugural winner of the Mae Young Classic, while Sane can withstand the loss as she doesn\u2019t take too many of them very often. Sane\u2019s interceptor spear was as fantastic as Baszler\u2019s Kirifuda Driver, a pure thing of beauty.\u00a0 After watching this, one could only expect good things from them in the future.<\/p>\n<h3><b>MISSES<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Johnny Gargano Promo:<\/b> Ok, where do I begin? First, this\u201d Good-Bye Johnny\u201d tour must stop, immediately!\u00a0 It takes away from the mystique of him leaving, just dragging it on.\u00a0 And Gargano\u2019s promo skills don\u2019t help, I love Johnny Wrestling, but he really needs work in that area. And why was the referee there?\u00a0 He just looked out of place.\u00a0 And once again, terrible promo work, as he went on about making a mistake.\u00a0 At first, one may have thought he was going to say something that might overturn the loss, but he just states he\u2019s sorry for making the three-count.\u00a0 That\u2019s not making a mistake, that doing your job! Just let this whole thing rest, simmer down, so it makes Gargano\u2019s main roster appearance that much better.<\/p>\n<p><b>Adam Cole vs. Cezar Bononi:\u00a0<\/b>This match was just pointless. To have your most dominant faction involved in a match of this caliber was a waste, and just served as a filler in the show.\u00a0 The whole Adam Cole offering Cezar Bononi a place in the Undisputed Era just came off as a house show move. It serves the audience well, but it just was out of place for the show.\u00a0 Nothing more to say.<\/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\/25\/nxt-hits-misses-2-21-gargano-vs-andrade-cien-almas-velveteen-dream-vs-no-way-jose\/\">NXT HITS &amp; MISSES 2\/21: Gargano vs. Andrade Cien Almas, Velveteen Dream vs. No Way Jose<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2108102735\"><div id=\"pwtor-1805450652\"><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>HITS The Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Bate: Great match highlighting each competitor\u2019s strengths; Velveteen Dream\u2019s power and charisma opposed to Tyler Bate\u2019s speed and resilience.\u00a0 There was a very entertaining exchange of moves at the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/03\/nxt-hits-misses-2-28-velveteen-dream-vs-tyler-bate-kairi-sane-vs-shayna-baszler-garganos-promo-adam-cole-vs-bononi\/\" title=\"NXT HITS &#038; MISSES 2\/28: Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Bate, Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler, Gargano&#8217;s promo, Adam Cole vs. Bononi\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22501,"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-56152","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\/06\/ColeAdam_3x2ROH.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56152","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=56152"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56153,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56152\/revisions\/56153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}