Atlantis, CMLL Mexican National Middleweight Champion Guerrero Maya Jr. and Jesus Rodriguez def. Felino, Virus and Villano III Jr.Of all the four CMLL matches on this show, this was easily the weakest of the bunch. There were way too many sloppy moments and disjointed transitions. Perhaps this is the norm with them in CMLL, but it wasn't very good at all nor was it a strong start to the show. I know Rodriguez can actually go, but it was strange seeing him look competitive here considering he's been portrayed as a lowly ring announcer in MLW.
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Wendy Choo def. Wren SinclairChoo's last televised match was almost exactly a year ago as she's been out injured this whole time. Unfortunately, she's still doing the stupid sleepy character. I know she's a fan favorite with this Performance Center crowd and they welcomed her back with open arms, but it's one of those terrible holdover gimmicks from the NXT 2.0 days that shouldn't have a place in the current NXT. That's nothing against Choo as a competitor, though, because she's actually quite talented. This was a basic bout, but I assume that was the point as Choo looks to work off ring rust.
SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis Revealed United States Logan Paul as Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes' Next ChallengerFor a split second, when Aldis said he was about to introduce Rhodes' next opponent, I thought he might attack him from behind and reveal himself as the new number one contender. Unfortunately, that didn't happen (real ones remember their NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship clash from the first-ever All In event six years ago), but Paul certainly isn't a bad choice. Rhodes vs. Paul is a match I've wanted to see for a while now and Paul obviously has heat, but this feels abrupt, especially with Paul still being the United States champ. I don't like both belts on the line (assuming that's actually the case) because Rhodes doesn't need two titles and LA Knight really should be the one to dethrone Paul.
"Broken" Matt Hardy and Ryan Nemeth Crashed The System's Championship CelebrationComing out of Under Siege, every member of The System is now a champion, so it made sense for them to hold their own championship celebration to start this show. Hardy interrupting was predictable, but Nemeth helping him out was an interesting twist. The guy never won a match that mattered in AEW, so I truly don't care about him being in TNA and can't possibly see him as a threat, but this was designed to set up next week's huge tag team match involving them.
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