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Good: A shining midcard
Last weekend saw the coronation of two new mid-card champions on two different brands. Firstly, Seth Rollins regained the Intercontinental Championship from Dolph Ziggler in a match of the night candidate. While I was expecting a turn by Rollins' corner man Dean Ambrose, I wouldn't mind if that happens after a few more weeks have gone by and we get closer to Survivor Series. In the meantime, we will be getting an Ambrose/McIntyre match somewhere down the line, which will be a doozy.
Meanwhile, on the gold brand, Ricochet defeated Adam Cole for the NXT North American Championship in a match of the night candidate. Adam Cole's ring savvy and Ricochet's freak athleticism came together quite nicely in this match, with a perfect example being the most amazing mid-air superkick I have ever seen. If you haven't seen it yet, do yourself a favour and check it out now. It is arguably better than Shawn Michaels' iconic superkick on Shelton Benjamin.
Both the main roster and NXT have some great mid-card talent on showcase during the weekend, including a fantastic match between Daniel Bryan and The Miz, a solid title defence for Shinsuke Nakamura, and The Velveteen Dream getting probably the biggest win of his career. Those tights were to die for, by the way. Say what you want about the rest of the show, but you cannot deny these men did what they could to make their respective pay-per-views a memorable one.
