205 Live

The injury to Lio Rush seems to have thrust Isaiah Scott into the forefront of the NXT cruiserweights in their rivalry with the 205 Originals. He echo that sentiment by delivering the work to Aria Davari following his commanding statement. A+

Elimination Chamber

Friday Night SmackDown

The top performers had to come out to play for this one. There was no crowd to drop the huge pop. That works well for mic magnets, Sasha Banks and Bayley. They would be challenged by Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss, who are also Performance Center veterans. Banks and Bayley put on for the leading ladies while their opponents were focused on making a move on the tag titles. The move was costly when Asuka paid a visit helping Banks submit Cross. A-

NXT

Coming in with a lot of confidence, Tahuti Miles made a television debut against Killian Dain. It would be expected that he’d put Dain over, but the surprise came in the manner in which the contest played. Miles endured a rather longer version of a squash where he managed to deliver a number of offensive moves. B-

A triple threat situation is playing out over the North American Championship. Keith Lee set out to apologize to Dominik Dijakovic for a recent attack; the apology would be rejected, and Damien Priest joined the mix. The brief brawl that commenced set the table for the upcoming grudge match. A