Tomasso Ciampa came to defend his former best friend and bitter rival, along with his turf.
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NXT himself.Ī familiar tune played and the NXT champ made his way to the ring with chair in hand. You’ve seen wrestling so it was obvious where this was going.Įven more obvious when Grayson, Melo, and Tony were in prime pouncing position to injure Johnny Gargano, Mr. Grayson Waller and LA Knight, who legitimately fought backstage for almost two straight hours, spilled out ringside. The Italian’s interference gave Melo the opening he needed to shoot and score.įrom that point, all Hades broke loose. Not just to make sure his gamble paid off in the best way possible, but because Tony also has beef with NXT’s old guard. So when it looked like Dunne had the champ right where he wanted him, D’Angelo made the save. Earlier, Tony let us know he put all his money on Melo for the win. Even for a little bit.īut one man who clearly doesn’t have that problem is Tony D’Angelo. Those two know of a very different wrestling world than their opponent, one where dog ate dog because apparently cannibalism was a thing.Įven when they have a chance to put the young cat down for the count, they can’t put aside their own disdain for each other to get ahead. Their old school mentality is hard to shake. Gargano and Dunne eventually did the smart thing when they let their powers combine to neutralize the champ, but that only lasted but so long. Like another new school cat earlier in the show, Melo is compelled to prove he’s better than everyone else and belongs. Melo’s strategy was to apply beatdowns equally and without prejudice. Melo didn’t let the two NXT vets battle it out and pick the bones because he has too much ego for that. And he did it in a triple threat match with Pete Dunne in one corner, Johnny Gargano in the other, and Trick Williams by his side. We’ll get to the second in a few hundred or so words, but let’s start with the main event.Ĭarmelo Hayes defended his North American Championship for the first time. It was the basis for so much of the show this week, but none more prevalent than the two matches that bookended the two hours. NXT 2.0 really is making this generational conflict the fabric of the brand.