The latest episode of WWE NXT featured an escalation of Bron Breakker's and Santos Escobar's feud, as well as other eventful happenings.
This week’s episode of WWE NXT aired from the WWE Performance Center and it was an eventful episode, to say the least.
The main focus of the show, of course, was on newly-crowned NXT champion Bron Breakker. And his first feud after winning the belt is set to be with Legado del Fantasma leader Santos Escobar.
The reason for their feud? Pretty simple, really. Escobar, cutting a promo in the ring, said he doesn’t like the fact that Breakker, despite being in NXT for less time, is already champion.
Meanwhile, the Mexican luchador is yet to receive a shot at the gold. It’s a simple but effective story, the kind WWE TV in general can do with more often. But that’s a digression.
Of course, Breakker came out to reply and said that if he wanted a shot all he had to do was issue a challenge. Escobar said these things are done on his time. And then left Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde to take a beating.
????@bronbreakkerwwe hit him with the cállate!#WWENXT @EscobarWWE pic.twitter.com/rTGbFrYuyE
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 26, 2022
Later in a backstage interview, Mendoza and Wilde say they’re fired up to beat up Breakker. They challenge him to a match and say if he can’t find a partner, a handicap match will do.
In the end of the show, after the main event, Breakker reveals his partner – Tomasso Ciampa, the man he beat for the NXT title. This match is of course set for next week.
Of course, there’s something of a caveat here. Will Ciampa stay true to Breakker? Will he try and get a shot at the title for himself? This should be intruiging.
Grade: B