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That was a thoroughly enjoyable watch. William Regal and Matt Striker are two of my favourite speakers in the entire WWE, and I'm glad they get the chance to do so on NXT.
I've gone on the record before and said that I think JTG could be money down the track. This was back in the Cryme Tyme days, anyway. For the past year or so I just haven't cared about the man, however. But gosh-darnit if people didn't pop when he came out and said that they want to see more JTG. The guy has a natural energy and charisma that cannot be taught. His character make-over could be just what the doctor ordered.
Tyson Kidd is fucking amazing in the ring. He's less charismatic and worse on the mic than Daniel Bryan, but he's got the same magic spark in his ring work. The dude could be something, but I really think he needs a manager or something. They were trialling that out on Superstars for a while, but I think they actually need to go forward with it. Even if they just give him Natalya as an on-screen charge.
Johnny Curtis is the man.
Alex Riley still has all the tools to be a major attraction in the WWE. He obviously needs some polish, but he's nowhere near as bad as #1-wwf-fan would have you think. I could really get into an angle where Michael McGillicutty turns him against Percy Watson.
And holy crap was that main event pretty amazing. Watson is fantastic as a plucky babyface. McGillicutty is really coming onto his own as a heel persona, too. Something Regal said as the guys were making their entrances stuck with me though: Regal said that he needs to hire someone to take care of the backstage area. I've always thought that Regal should be giving Ezekiel Jackson work on NXT, given their history together. Big Zeke would make a pretty great "backstage enforcer" for Regal.
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