Last Time in Action: Je’Von Evans and Leon Slater defeated The Culling (NXT, September 30); La Parka, Mr. Iguana and Laredo Kid defeated Los Vipers (AAA, October 19).
While Evans and Slater had trouble matching the chaotic energy of Iguana and Parka, their sheer athleticism won out. The X-Division champion won it with Swanton 450 Splash.
While the crowd enjoying the exciting action, this never felt like it needed to be on a premium live event stage. This was a thrown-together match that was relying heavily on the action alone.
The Young OG and X-Division champion are consistently good together and could take over NXT’s tag division if TNA is willing to keep sending their champion for that role.
The main issue was that Iguana and Parka never had a chance to keep up.
NXT took a big risk with betting on Parka for this spot, and he stood out as a weakest link throughout this contest. He was not as fast as his competition, and his execution was sloppy in moments.
Iguana is fun and popular with the crowd, but his signature style feels a bit out of place against two babyface high fliers. He works best messing with heels.
The right teams obviously won, especially since Evans and Slater have unfinished business with DarkState.
Evans and Slater def. Parka and Iguana by pinfall.
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