2024-10-27 WWE NXT Halloween Havoc - REVIEW

Commentary: Vic Joseph, Booker T

Location: Hershey, PA

Venue: GIANT Center

Attendance: 4618 (wrestletix)

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The Malapert Smark Podcast Review System:

🤯 - Mind Completely Blown!!! [+10]

🔥 - This Was Fire!! [+5]

👍👍 - Loved It! [+2]

👍 - Liked It [+1]

OrangeCassidy 1/2 👍- Kinda Liked It [+0.5]

👊 - Indifferent [0]

👎 - Didn’t Like it [-1]

👎👎 - Hated It [-2]

🤮 - Made Me Sick [-5]

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13 Angles

Totals for NXT Halloween Havoc 2024:

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark 

👍 6.5

👎 1

👊 3

TOTAL SCORE: +6.5

Robert TheFrozenAsian 

👍 6.5

👎 0

👊 4

TOTAL SCORE: +6.5

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Angles:

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*1) Toni D'Angelo Uses Help From the Family To Defeat Oba Femi In Tables, Ladders & Scares

ONE SEGMENT (22:29)

-Match: D'Angelo def. Oba Femi... enter Luca, Stacks, Adriana

-Backstage Sarah Schreiber Interview: Toni D'Angelo, Adriana, Stacks, Luca

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “I didn’t mind all the interference from the Family. There comes a time when a heel is so evil that it’s ok for the babyface to cheat. Oba Femi, who looked to have  had intentions of attacking Adriana, seemed like he deserved any comeupance he got. I was a little disappointed that Nikkita wasn’t introduced into this program here. I still think this feud can continue if they get Nikkita to join Oba and continue the war. There’s been enough hatred in this that I still feel there’s some juice left in this one.”

⭐️Robert: ""

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*2) William Regal Offers To Be Lexis King's Corner Man In Heritage Cup

ONE SEGMENT (1:31)

-Backstage Sarah Schreiber Interview: Lexis King... enter William Regal

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “All riiight.😎 Not bad. Not bad. This should be pretty nice.”

⭐️Robert: ""

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*3) Kelani Jordan Fails To Defeat All 3 Members of Fatal Influence In Gauntlet Match, Fallon Henley Wins Women's North American Championship... Zaria Leaves All of Fatal Influence Laying

SIX SEGMENTS (20:26)

-Video from earlier in the day: Ava, Jazmyne, Jacy, Fallon, Kelani

-[GAUNLET MATCH: Kelani vs Jazmyn, Jacy, Fallon

-Match: Kelani def. Jazmyn

-Match: Kelani def. Jacy

-Post Match Afterbirth: Jacy attacks Kelani

-Match: Fallon def. Kelani...enter Jazmyn, Jacy

-Postmatch: Fallon promo... enter Zaria... Zaria

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “Honestly wasn’t into the match. With the odds stacked against Kelani so bad it, it woulda just made Fatal Influence look awful if they lost. So no suspense there for me. But I gave this some credit for Zaria cleaning house at the end. They sure have done a fantastic job presenting her.”

⭐️Robert: ""

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*4) Stephanie Vaquer & Giulia Defeat Cora Jade & Roxanne Perez in Tag Team Grudge Match... Zaria Makes Her Presence Known Post Match

TWO SEGMENTS (19:46)

-Match: Giulia & Stephanie def. Cora & Roxanne

-Post Match Afterbirth: ... enter Zaria

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “Everyone in this match looks fantastic. Roxanne has a size issue that’ll make her situation a little sticky heading up to the main roster. But other than that everything here is a win for WWE. A lotta ammo here for WWE to bring up to the main roster on the women’s side.”

⭐️Robert: ""

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5) Je'Von Evans Doubts If He Did the Right Thing Slapping Nathon Frazier on NXT This Past Tuesday

ONE SEGMENT (1:26)

-Backstage Segment: Cedric, Je'Von

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “So the here angle is Je’Von is a super baby face, always striving to do the right thing morally. Well. I guess they gotta have some characters like that. In that Cody ultimate good mode. But these scenes don’t do a lot for me. I’ll avoid giving it a 👎 since it seems to have an overall purpose for Je’Von Evans’ character.”

⭐️Robert: ""

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6) Ridge Holland Defeats Andre Chase In Ambulance Match

ONE SEGMENT (22:37)

-Match: Holland def. Chase

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “I thought this feud had a decent premise. I wasn’t so fond of the whole ambulance match idea. Doesn’t seem like it’s very definitive to just get someone in a car and close the door. But I’ll give this some credit for the part where Ridge is raking at Andre’s eyes while Andre is trying to slam the door shut on him. Great imagery.”

⭐️Robert: "Didn't really pay attention to this.”

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7) Nikkita Lyons Ready For Come Back

ONE SEGMENT (1:00)

-Video Package: Nikkita promo

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “Someone high up in management likes Nikkita. Despite the stop and go issues because of her injuries, every time she comes back they really try to feature her. I have hopes for her. It just seems to me that with her build, I have trouble seeing her not get injured often. Especially with the athletic style she’s trying to pull of. But hopefully I am wrong.” 

⭐️Robert: ""

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8) Fraxiom Drama Continues

ONE SEGMENT (1:11)

-Video: Nathan Frazer, Axiom

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “I am tired of seeing these two bicker at each other. These scenes are not good. I wish they’d make them more serious. If there’s issues between them, let if show in the ring. These guys are great workers. They should acentúate that aspect.”

⭐️Robert: ""

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9) GM Gives Updates on NXT, Including Booking Hardcore Match Between Lola Vice & Jaida Parker at ECW Arena Show

ONE SEGMENT (1:24)

-Backstage Sarah Schreiber Interview: Ava

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “Hell yeah. I been calling for it! Well I’ve been calling for Jaida & Lola inside Hell in a Cell! But this’ll do. Hardcore match at ECW Arena to settle the beef!😆 I honestly don’t know if they’ll pull it off. I’m interested.”

⭐️Robert: ""

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10) Adriana Rizzo Knows Who Attacked Her On Tuesday's NXT, To Handle It On Upcoming NXT

ONE SEGMENT (0:33)

-Backstage Sarah Interview: Adriana & the Family

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “I mentioned earlier that I was disappointed Nikkita didn’t participate in today’s angles. But hopefully they got something in store. Glad they at least got this in to give the audience an anticipation for something.”

⭐️Robert: ""

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11) Tatum Paxley Finally Freed From Chest Wendy Choo Locked Her In, Asks Ava For Match With Choo... Casket Match Set For NXT

ONE SEGMENT (1:43)

-In-Arena Segment: Vic, Booker, Ava, Tatum Paxley

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “All right so I was disappointed watching iMPACT on Thursday to see that Wendy Choo wasn’t holding  Tatum Paxley hostage in her locker room, and no mention of Paxley getting abducted on NXT was even made. So I was disappointed in the lack of continuity. But this at least explained what happened. I guess Wendy Choo was too busy with TNA obligations to keep an eye on Paxley. Just left in the crate until they opened it here. Lol. All right. That’s kinda funny. But I will also say that I liked Paxley’s demented reaction to learning she had a Casket Match with Choo looming.”

⭐️Robert: ""

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12) Trick Williams Defeats Ethan Page In Devil's Playground Match To Retain NXT Championship

ONE SEGMENT (23:52)

-Match: Trick def. E Page

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “Maybe it was the nature of the hardcore match they were having that just killed this match for me. There was a lot of that going on all night too. The stipulation wheel was a bad aspect of Halloween Havoc for me.” 

⭐️Robert: ""

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*13) Bubba Ray Saves Trick Williams From Post Match Attack At Hands of Ridge Holland and Ethan Page, Having Been Disrespected By Ridge Twice Earlier In the Night

THREE SEGMENTS (6:43)

-In-Audience Segment: Dave LaGreca, Bubba Ray

-In-Audience Segment: Dave LaGreca, Bubba Ray... enter Ridge Holland

-Post-Match Afterbirtch: After Trick defeated E Page... enter Ridge Holland... enter Bubba Ray

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “I’ll have to take points off for the phony work from Bubba Ray and everyone just bumping around for him. It’s nice that he’s a legend and all that but Savio Vega didn’t look this bad at Backlash last year. But anyways! I’ll give this some credit for the subtle humor of Bubba being offended that Holland disrepected him TWICE! ✌️Not once, but twice! That’s why Bubba had to get involved.😆… but btw. I have to mention. How stupid is it to use thumbtacks in a match knowing there was gonna be an Afterbirth like this? Then everyone was bumping around on the thumbtacks and not selling. That’s awful. Rare WWE mistake.”

⭐️Robert: ""

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