5 Things NXT got right on this week’s episode (Oct 9, 2019)

#2 A Strong match to set up future challenges

Isaiah "Swerve" Scott made his way out for a huge match against the NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong on this week’s show. While Strong is able to give top-level performances no matter whoever his opponent is, Swerve was able to match all that and more to give a great performance of his own.

Thanks to a distraction from the other three members of The Undisputed Era, Strong was able to defeat Swerve after delivering the End of Heartache into a Stonghold for the tap out victory.

The victory allowed Strong to show his dominance in a non-title match, and Cole got an opportunity to brag about the achievements of his faction before The Velveteen Dream made his way out. The former NXT North American Champion announced that Strong will defend his title against The Dream two weeks later.

Things weren’t over just yet as Tomasso Ciampa also made his way out to the middle and announced that he will be coming for Goldie very soon.

The entire match and the segment that followed showed what NXT is all about, and how closely the Championships and the Superstars are knitted to each other even though the roster is loaded with talent.