{"id":62199,"date":"2018-06-29T03:04:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T08:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=62199"},"modified":"2018-06-29T03:04:11","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T08:04:11","slug":"nxt-hits-misses-6-27-aleister-black-promo-ricochet-mustache-mountain-vs-undisputed-era-garganos-big-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/06\/29\/nxt-hits-misses-6-27-aleister-black-promo-ricochet-mustache-mountain-vs-undisputed-era-garganos-big-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT HITS &#038; MISSES 6\/27: Aleister Black promo, Ricochet &#038; Mustache Mountain vs. Undisputed Era, Gargano&#8217;s big miss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3425824262\" 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>Aleister Black Promo:<\/b>\u00a0 This was pretty good, mainly because it soon became the Tomasso Ciampa show.\u00a0 As Black spoke of his victory at NXT Takeover: Chicago II, Ciampa came out to mock the champion in great heel fashion.\u00a0 He spoke of Black\u2019s mystique and how he will not only take it from him, but also his title.\u00a0 Black seemed to be visibly agitated by Ciampa\u2019s antics which will serve as a backdrop for the mind games that he will play in the next coming weeks.\u00a0 The last time we saw Black in a rivalry like this it was with the Velveteen Dream and we saw how classic that turned out.\u00a0 One would expect great things for this battle, but it might have been good to see Ciampa have a few more feuds or matches with some other competitors before making his stake for the NXT title.\u00a0 Will Gargano play a part in this as Ciampa took away his title shot?\u00a0 Maybe this will become a triple threat match with Gargano being added. Knowing NXT, something will develop and more than likely it won\u2019t disappoint.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ricochet &amp; Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed Era:<\/b>\u00a0 Great match that gave one everything that they could ask for.\u00a0 The tone was set when Undisputed Era attacked the enhancement talent that was set to face Moustache Mountain as they were making their way to the ring.\u00a0 As they crowded the ring, Ricochet came out to make the save leading to Regal making it a six-man tag team match.\u00a0 Why did Ricochet come out in the first place?\u00a0 It\u2019s good to see that it\u2019s possible that there is a Ricochet-Adam Cole rivalry for the North American Championship as Ricochet doesn\u2019t need to be shot to the top right now.\u00a0 This will give him time to become more established and reputable if he goes after the brand\u2019s secondary title.\u00a0 This match had all that one could want; great collaborative moves, hard strikes from each team and plenty of near falls that kept the crowd on the edge of their seats.\u00a0 Ricochet was truly the star of the match but unfortunately his team didn\u2019t pick up the win after Roderick Strong delivered an End of Heartache on the ring apron to the \u201cone and only\u201d.\u00a0 He was then rolled into the ring where Cole made the pin.\u00a0 No one came out looking bad from this match; Moustache Mountain didn\u2019t take the pin so they don\u2019t look weak as the tag champions, Ricochet was the highlight of the match so it was okay that he took the pin, plus it wasn\u2019t in single competition and the Undisputed Era picked up the win while Cole making the pin on his possible future rival so it was all a win-win.<\/p>\n<h3><b>MISSES<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Johnny Gargano Promo:<\/b>\u00a0 Honestly, this was horrible. Johnny Wrestling was backstage watching his wife\u2019s victory looking befuddled.\u00a0 He went on to say that he wants one more match with Ciampa, not caring what kind of match, but wants it as soon as possible.\u00a0 As great as the feud with Ciampa was, it\u2019s time to move on, or at least take a break.\u00a0 I agree with William Regal on this one, Gargano needs to find a new opponent as neither of the two should be defined by their feud.\u00a0 Ciampa has now moved on to the NXT Championship picture, so Gargano should do the same.\u00a0 Their epic rubber match can come later on down the road, but right now a break is needed.<\/p>\n<p><b>FINAL THOUGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It was a solid show with a great main event.\u00a0 Kona Reeves looked his best this week in singles action as he was not over the top and annoying but used heel tactics just right to be tolerable.\u00a0 He also was better in the ring as he wasn\u2019t overly aggressive that doesn\u2019t go with his persona.\u00a0 Candice LaRae battled Lacey Evans in a decent effort picking up the hard fought victory with an injured arm.\u00a0 The momentum is building for the next storylines this week to where the lines are being drawn.\u00a0 The other promos this week were awful.\u00a0 Vanessa Borne\u2019s promo was pointless as a set up for a feud with Kairi Sane.\u00a0 It just came off catty.\u00a0 Heavy Machinery\u2019s promo was also not needed and if they are all about steaks and weights, why were there only sausage on the grill? 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