The episode of NXT that originally aired on July 24th, 2014, is kind of a weird one, and not weird in that delightful, "we're just a bunch of theater nerds who happen to also like working out, check out our improv" kind of way. More like a "why is nothing silly or fun happening, this isn't the NXT we're used to" kind of way. But will we let this episode's slightly sub-par quality prevent us from having a good time covering it? Come on now, you know us better than that! We have tons of stuff to tell you about, including:

• Why heel vs. heel matches don't typically work
• Did we just witness a burial?
• Vladimir Putin's NXT debut
• Alexa Bliss' stealth iced tea marketing campaign 
• The disqualification finish vs. referees looking like morons
• Pec-and-Shoulder Shimmy 2: Vampiric Boogaloo
• Ring general, explained
• The Phantom says respect women's wrestling

Our theme song is called "Learnbuckle" and it was created by the uniquely talented Rafael Medina, whose work you can and should follow via his Twitter account, @EarthMeauxFaux! You can also follow Miles @mjschneiderman, MeganBob @meganbobness, and the show itself @nxtwrestlingfan. And if you'd like to support the show, check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/nxtwrestlingfan. Additional music and sound credit to: Greta Sting by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3827-greta-sting License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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