WWE NXT received a big boost to viewership this week, with World Heavyweight Champion Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins making his way down to Orlando.
Rollins defended the World Heavyweight Championship against former NXT Champion Bron Breakker in the main event of NXT Gold Rush night one on this week’s show.
WWE Hall of Famer Booker T was at ringside, providing commentary for the match, and he gave his thoughts on the bout on his Hall of Fame podcast this week.
He said:
“The Seth Rollins match with Bron Breakker, I thought it was a hell of a match. The thing is, you guys didn’t get a chance to see all of it because some of it happened in the commercial breaks. But the NXT Universe there man, they got a chance to see exactly what Bron Breakker was all about.
“But what I liked about Bron, he was calm cool and collected. He was walking and talking, of course he was in there with a pro. He was in there with a vet, a guy that was going to be able to take him to the promised land and let him feel something while he’s out there doing it, as opposed to just doing it, you know? So, yeah.
“Seth Rollins took it to another level. Coming in, hurt, bruised, battered, and torn. Still going up to the top rope, coming down with the greatest of ease on the table and that. So for me, man, it was, they, they knocked over my bang. Other than that, man, it was a great night. It was a great night! And I’m looking forward to night two.
Booker continued on, claiming that nobody lost in the match, and that Breakker’s performance helped put him on the map.
He added:
“Nobody, nobody lost in that match right there. Even the fans, man, they got a chance to see Seth come back to NXT [first time] in over a decade since he’d been in that arena. And he was the first NXT Heavyweight Champion. So for him to actually come back and do that with Bron, it shows a lot, man.
“He spoke some words after the show, after we went off the air. And one thing that struck me, he said when he found out he was gonna be wrestling, Bron Breakker, it didn’t really hit him, it didn’t make him feel a certain way or anything like that. Until he got in the middle of that ring, and heard those fans. And I know exactly what he’s talking about, and you forget about everything. Because then you get off into the match. Oh, man.
“Then once the match is over with all the sweat, you know, all the bruises, the culmination of going through that and giving it to the fans, man. It was beautiful. I loved it. To be able to sit there and watch it for me, man, I had the best seat in the house, dog, best seat in the house. And I can’t wait. I cannot wait, for night two. It’s gonna be good.”
Next week’s NXT Gold Rush show is set to see Baron Corbin challenge Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Championship.
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