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Punk put up Roman’s OTC1 finger, telling the crowd to Acknowledge him. Landing Roman’s signature Superman Punch, the antics did not stop there. Punk picked up a fan’s Ula Fala, before doing Roman’s signature OOOH-AAA chant and attempting his finishing Spear. All of it beautifully came along as an insecure man mocking the things he wished he had. A life that would’ve made his path easier.

The Voice and Soul of NXT respectively, Vic Joseph and Booker T always do a fantastic job of elevating NXT characters. Most of the NXT roster is still in a learning phase, so they may fail to properly convey some of the story beats TV-ready wrestlers easily can. This is why commentary is so important, and both Joseph and Booker understand the characters to a fundamental degree.

The match was kind of sloppy after the first two minutes or so, with Braun dominating most of it as I assume they didn’t plan on fleshing the story out. It was like when Brock worked with Omos, they opted for a simple storyline: Brock is a monster, but there are taller and bigger monsters. The appeal came in Brock being in a rare underdog role.