3 Ups And 4 Downs From WWE NXT 402 according to : WhatCulture

This episode saw NXT trying to address the title picture as well as establish a rivalry for Asuka's women's title, which will presumably be defended at Takeover. He doesn't currently have a Nakamura, Samoa Joe or Sami Zayne to match him in audience reaction, especially when it comes to building a title match for Takeover. It also showed the brand is trying to bring out new stars and rebuild previous ones, but not always with the same levels of success... Bobby Roode is untouched in star stakes, as his Glorious character has been established so well he seems like a big deal even if you never heard of him before his NXT debut. WWE.comNXT 402 gave the WWE universe four matches, a couple of returns, and an important part of the forthcoming Takeover: Brooklyn III card as well as more action in the women's division and an attempt to build up a new rivalry between some previous bit players.




To that end, Birch and Riot didn't make any progress, but they both had folks talking about their performance en route to defeat. Meanwhile, No Way Jose was unimpressive, and Killian Dain didn't maximize his spot in the main event. WrestleView.com was among those handing out praise to both women:This was the best Riot has looked in NXT to date. Riot had her best NXT match to date. Jose didn't show as much energy during the bout as we're used to seeing.

WWE NXT recap, reactions, video highlights (July 19, 2017): Sparks a fire

#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/HPpPvVe84b — WWE (@WWE) July 20, 2017No Way Jose def. Drew McIntyre def. Heck, just seeing the acrobatic standoff and test of strength at the start of Riot/Moon felt novel from ladies on a WWE show. Killian Dain to become #1 contender to the NXT championshipWhy was this nearly my least favorite match on the show? While the latter would be bad, the former doesn't necessarily have to be a 2017 update on WWE and pro wrestling's problems depicting race.