Aleister Black — Photo Credit: Thomas Gibson

Isenberg Reacts: WWE NXT “The Course of NXT Can Be Changed Forever”

August 3, 2017

Hideo Itami, Aleister Black and Kassius Ohno

Hideo Itami is out complaining about how nobody respects him. He gets interrupted by Aleister Black, who is in the main event. Hideo ends up getting a black mass to the face. Kyle O’Reiley makes his was to the NXT Universe in his first match. Kyle hits a few kicks, but Black grabs the ropes for the clean break. O’Reily locks in a cross armbreaker, but Black is able to slide out of it. Kyle hits a big elbow shot and then a running knee to his sternum. Black hits some massive kicks to the chest and a running clothesline. He hits a moonsault from the second rope for a two count. Black picks up O’Reily with his foot, but is blocked. Black gets tripped up on the rope and Kyle kicks him in the back of the head before a forearm in the jaw. He tries to hit a suplex, but both men hit succession boots. Kyle hits a knee to the face and another axe kick, but Black Mass ends the night for these two.

Man, this was a fight. A great combination of submission and kicking, Aleister Black works one of his longest matches since being in NXT. This was old school and physical, something that we do not see as much on a weekly basis on NXT. Aleister Black is a damn star and Kyle O’Reily has arrived in NXT. Both men looked great and NXT Takeover should be fun, if they can get Aleister Black the right opponent.

Aleister Black avoiding an attack after NXT went off the air from Hideo Itami tells us that they might be going with an Itami vs. Black match at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn. I am not sure if this is the route they are going or possibly sticking with Ohno vs. Itami. One has a deep and developed story, but Aleister Black is a must-see attraction.

If I am WWE, I book Black vs. Eric Young. Have an open challenge and have the leader of Sanity answer the call. Keep Ohno and Itami together. It would not make sense to put so much time into it and not have their payoff in Brooklyn. Either way, NXT Takeover looks to be a card that is stacked with talent and stacked with the future of the WWE.

WZ 7.5

@JoshIsenberg4 on Twitter. WWE NXT Rating:

WZ 7

Josh controls most of the creative writing and ideas for the show on a weekly basis, as well as an on-air talent.
Aside from working with WrestleZone, Isenberg began his career in Broadcast Journalism interning at ESPN and worked with CBS Radio for three years. He has also had the opportunity to interview some of the best athletes and performers alive, including Andrew McCutchen, Ben Roethlisberger, Chris Jericho, Billy Gunn, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Steven Strasburg and others.
Currently, Josh Isenberg works for Major League Baseball in their Advanced Media Productions. He grew up in Pittsburgh and went to Point Park University, which is where Chair Shot Reality is filmed each week.
His life outside of his obsession with wrestling include being a savant for Seinfeld, NFL, NBA, MLB and many television shows. He also has an undying love for musicals, which includes many shows he was a part of in high school. Some of his favorite wrestling moments can be linked to such superstars as Edge, The Rock, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and The Great Khali.

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