{"id":61963,"date":"2018-06-25T14:08:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T19:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=61963"},"modified":"2018-06-25T14:08:30","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T19:08:30","slug":"nxt-hits-misses-6-20-war-machine-vs-the-mighty-velveteen-dreams-cryptic-promo-ec3s-new-promise-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/06\/25\/nxt-hits-misses-6-20-war-machine-vs-the-mighty-velveteen-dreams-cryptic-promo-ec3s-new-promise-more\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT HITS &#038; MISSES 6\/20: War Machine vs. The Mighty, Velveteen Dream&#8217;s cryptic promo, EC3&#8217;s new promise, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2713198184\" 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>This week\u2019s episode was the typical episode that airs after an NXT Takeover which\u00a0was mainly filled with recaps and interviews by the participants (and maybe one that didn\u2019t), but overall the show was pretty mediocre.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>There weren\u2019t any real developments nor advancements of any storylines.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Right now we are in the buildup stage to where we really don\u2019t know what to expect.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Hits: Post Takeover Promos<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>What really made these promos great was that you really didn\u2019t know what to expect.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>From the cryptic Velveteen Dream promo to EC3\u2019s promising to play a big role in the Takeovers to come, now is the time when anything can happen.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Could there be a change in the Dream\u2019s character in the works, will Ricochet reach the levels that he mentioned and which direction will Oney Lorcan and Danny Birch go after their heart aching loss to the Undisputed Era?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Will EC3 deliver on his promise to be a huge piece for Takeovers to come, who knows, but at this point, there is so much to rebuild upon (in a good way) that NXT is set up for more promising times ahead.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Misses:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>War Machine vs. The Mighty<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>This was a HUGE miss.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Yeah, the Mighty got a name change, not to mention the change in attire, but that could not save this match whatsoever.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>First of all, there is no way that the Mighty should have been in competition with War Machine and for the amount of time that they were.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I don\u2019t know if it was a time filler for this week\u2019s episode but it was horrible.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>After the War Machine has done away with pretty much the top tier of the NXT tag team\u2019s division\u2019s talent, how are they going to struggle with a team that has been out of the scene for so long and when they return, they don\u2019t have any impressive wins?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Also, are the War Machine face?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>When they first made their appearance, they beat down both a face and heel team while their next matches were against faces.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>So to see them vying for the audience\u2019s admiration is puzzling.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They are supposed to be this dominant force and opposing menaces but they are pandering to the crowd?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Its almost as if they are going into the point of having no true direction.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The Mighty are honestly not that impressive as this new heel turn seems to be a Hail Mary for them to somehow get over.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Either way, this made up for a match that overall was not that bad, but the outliers really catch your attention and make you think otherwise.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS COLUMN:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/06\/11\/nxt-hits-misses-6-6-ricochet-and-velveteen-dream-ciampa-promo-shayna-baszler-promo-tm61-squash-lacey-vs-kairi\/\">NXT HITS &amp; 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