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#1. WWE NXT

Adam Cole, Finn Balor and Tommaso Ciampa on WWE NXT this week

While this week's episode of WWE NXT was not a "premiere" broadcast, it was the first two-hour broadcast of the show on USA Network, making it feel like a premiere along with Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.

NXT was the best pro wrestling show of the much-hyped week that featured several major highlights.

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The show kicked off with the best match of the week and an instant classic when Adam Cole successfully defended his title against Matt Riddle. Riddle offered a near career-best performance in the bout against the NXT Champ, and while he was unsuccessful in the winning the NXT title, he proved he is a major star on the rise in WWE.

NXT also featured two very impactful surprises, as Finn Balor made his return to WWE TV and rejoined the NXT brand, and former NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa made his return to TV, following an injury and surgery which left his pro wrestling future very much in question.

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Nick has over ten years of experience covering the pro wrestling world, is the former managing editor of WrestleZone and ProWrestling.com, and previously worked as an associate editor for The Floor Seat. In addition to his website work, Nick has been the co-host of "The Voice of Wrestling", which has been featured on FITE TV, since 2005.

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Edited by Lennard Surrao