The first match was pretty pointless, and I have to say that I'm really worried about Rose coming back to NXT. I really dislike watching him. He worked a little better on NXT though, just because the crowd is so vocal and enthusiastic about everything. Them singing Rose's (admittedly brilliant) theme gave the match some energy. Breeze chasing away the groupies with his selfie stick was kinda funny, but there wasn't much to this one. I didn't know that random kick was Breeze's finisher either. It's almost as lame as Itami's.
Blake & Murphy's match was decent. Whoever they had them against, they were good enough for the job that was being asked of them (pun intended). Blake and Murphy have a lot of energy. And do a lot of nice tag team offense. I like these guys. The feud that's kicked off between them and Enzo and Big Cass should help both teams.
The time for Corbin to squash people at random is over. He's had one terrible one-sided feud with Bull, and now he's back to the drawing board. They need to shake it up with him. I love his look, I think the entrance is cool. I think he could have potential. But he's showing none of it, and eventually people will go from wanting to see more to not wanting to see him at all. It's shit or get off the pot time.
The Riley vs Owens thing is weird. It's nice to see them doing something different, and Owens bullying people makes sense for his character, so I'm on board with that. Though Regal seemed to suggest that if Riley remained a commentator then Owens could just beat the fuck out of him whenever and he couldn't do anything about it. Kinda a dick move commissioner.
Also, while the confrontation they had at ringside was done well, it's hard to buy Owens as a menacing bully when he's standing in Albert's considerably larger shadow. 
Bull Dempsey has always seemed kinda sucky, but with Rhyno on the roster he seems utterly pointless. He looks almost exactly like a Rhyno who has let himself go. Same hair, beard, black singlet and they're both named after a charging animal. But Rhinos are cooler.
This guy is going nowhere, and they're giving him too much television time. I know he's just acting as a jobber, but I'd far prefer to see CJ Parker getting those matches. As for Crowe, I still don't like him. The match was kinda bad, though Dempsey played a role there. He looks weird. His look doesn't fit his gimmick. His in-ring skills seem questionable. His finisher doesn't look like a finisher. And his gimmick hasn't been used in a single interesting way yet. I'm not quite writing him off just yet, but I'm officially not interested anymore. It's going to be an uphill struggle for him to win me over now, and I imagine it's the same with many fans.
Rhyno's video package made him look awesome, and I think NXT could be a good spot for him. They're bigging him up a lot more than The Brian Kendrick though, which is disappointing. Barely a mention of Kendrick this week. I thought his debut was week, so I hope he appears again next week to make an impact. I really dig that gimmick.
Zayn's video message was underwhelming, just because I want him back. He's been gone for too long and it's pissing me off. I don't see why they're keeping him off NXT so much. He's barely on the show despite being maybe the most over performer on the roster. It makes no sense.
The women's title match was pretty great. Slow to start, but by the end I was really into it. Charlotte still doesn't come off like a face in her promos, but in the ring she does a good job of making you support her. Her moveset is flashy, she's fired up when on offense and sympathetic when selling. She made Sasha's offense look awesome in this match. I love Sasha's moveset actually, her moves all look really violent and mean. She'd have to change her moveset a bit as a face I reckon, but I hope she doesn't turn face for a long long time. This was the only thing on the show that was worth going out of your way to see.
Overall, it wasn't a great show. Funnily enough the best parts of the show were the parts that would never be regarded as important on Raw: the tag team match, and more particularly the women's match. It does show NXT is doing something right. But with many of their best performers missing this week and bores like Rose, Dempsey, Crowe and (currently) Corbin taking up most of the air time, this was a missable show. Just try and watch the women's match if you can.
