{"id":9395,"date":"2016-01-29T14:01:48","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T20:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=9395"},"modified":"2016-01-29T14:02:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T20:02:24","slug":"jan27nxthitsmisses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/29\/jan27nxthitsmisses\/","title":{"rendered":"HITS &#038; MISSES &#8211; 1\/27 WWE NXT: #1 contender match, Enzo, Nia Jax, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3685658281\" 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>PWTorch specialist Tony Donofrio breaks down this week&#8217;s NXT episode with the Hits &amp; Misses&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>1\/27 WWE NXT Episode<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NXT Hits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>American Alpha vs. Blake &amp; Murphy:<\/strong> I wouldn\u2019t say this was one of the better outings for American Alpha. (However, I do like the new name they christened themselves with last week.) It wasn\u2019t bad enough to be considered a miss; making this a minor hit. It looks like American Alpha is on a collision course with Dash &amp; Dawson, which\u00a0should be a great match-up when they get there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Enzo Amore\u2019s backstage promo:<\/strong> Amore\u2019s strength has always been his ability to cut promos, but this may have been one of his best ones to date. An angry Enzo was awesome to see cutting a promo and it could be argued that Carmella and Cass\u2019s reaction to the promo was more shoot than work. I don\u2019t know if Enzo has a future on the main roster as a wrestler, but he sure does as a manager if they choose to go that route.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Alex Riley vs Bull Dempsey:<\/strong> Boy, has Dempsey taken the biggest fall of anyone in NXT over the past 12 months? He\u2019s been relegated to losing to\u00a0guys that are either debuting and returning. However, I can\u2019t say that this is the wrong role for him at this point. As for Riley, I liked the intensity upon his return and he could turn out to be a great monster heel going forward in NXT playing the \u201cdisrespect card\u201d as his post-match promo pointed towards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Elias Samson squash match:<\/strong> Samson continues to roll on with another squash match. I\u2019m still very interested in seeing him cut a longer promo than he was given last week in addition to seeing who his first real feud will be with. The mysteriousness behind his character intrigues me and I want to see where he is headed. I don\u2019t mind the slow burn but after the series of squash matches he\u2019s had, I\u2019m read for him to take the next step.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Baron Corbin vs. Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe (Number One Contender for NXT Title):<\/strong> The main event was put together very well. If last month was a worry to anyone, all worries should be buried as Zayn looks to be fully recovered and back to his old self. Usually a convoluted finish is something that I wouldn\u2019t want to see in NXT (or any promotion for that matter), but this was pulled off really well considering how it was dealt with after the match with Samoa Joe, Zayn, the referee, and GM William Regal. I don\u2019t read ahead on NXT spoilers and was definitely left looking forward to how this will be settled next week.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3415075586\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>NXT MISSES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Nia Jax vs. Liv Morgan:<\/strong> A minor miss here. After seeing Liv Morgan in action, I think she deserves better than to be fed to Jax in a squash match. The squash itself was perfectly executed but I feel like there have to be some NXT Women that aren\u2019t quite to Morgan\u2019s level that could\u2019ve been fed to Jax. Having said that, I am optimistic for the \u201csecond generation\u201d of the NXT Women that are coming through.<\/p>\n<div><em>Tony Donofrio is a Specialist for PWTorch covering a variety of topics and promotions. 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