X-Pac thought Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano had an incredible match, but he can’t help but wonder when the good guy is finally going to come through with the victory in this feud. He notes that the babyface has to win at the end, but he cuts NXT some slack because he knows this match was put together at the last minute, presumably because of the injury to Aleister Black.
Moving onto his thoughts about SummerSlam, X-Pac enjoyed the opening match between Dolph Ziggler and Seth Rollins. He notes that the match really picked up steam in the second half, and since these guys have made a habit of tearing the house down, this match was just okay.
He points out that it’s getting harder and harder to take The New Day seriously, especially since there wasn’t a real grudge between them and Bludgeon Brothers heading into SummerSlam. They’re great entertainers who are in a weird spot right now because he doesn’t know what WWE should do with them moving forward. Perhaps instead of splitting them up a short break is in order for them.
X-Pac notes that at first he didn’t think Braun Strowman made sense as the Money in the Briefcase contract holder, but he has since partially changed his mind. He doesn’t think the briefcase makes Strowman look silly, and he likes how WWE is presenting him as a straight forward challenger for the Universal Title. He notes that Strowman was an intentional distraction during the Universal Title match to ensure the fans wouldn’t hijack the match, and it worked.
