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The Voice and Soul of NXT respectively, Vic Joseph and Booker T always do a fantastic job of elevating NXT characters. Most of the NXT roster is still in a learning phase, so they may fail to properly convey some of the story beats TV-ready wrestlers easily can. This is why commentary is so important, and both Joseph and Booker understand the characters to a fundamental degree.

Paul: “You had 3 weeks—3 whole WEEKS—since the offer was extended to challenge Brock Lesnar, yet you were busy spending your precious time beating up Kit Wilson and 5-year has-been Johnny Gargano? You, you you you call yourself the RULER? But it took you all this time to muster up some courage… just to catch my client when he was distracted by that weasel Seth Rollins. Someone else could have taken that WrestleMania open challenge in those 3 weeks...

But then we wouldn’t get him at his full potential. To win championships, Ciampa must tap back into the Psycho Killer. For a guy whose latest theme song echoes the words “My shadow knows my story”, this is a welcome return to roots.