On last night’s episode of WWE NXT from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA, Ridge Holland picked up a win over NXT World Champion Trick Williams in a tag team match.
Holland and Ethan Page teamed up to beat Williams and WWE Hall of Famer Bubba Ray Dudley.
Following the show, D-Von Dudley gave a pep talk to Williams backstage. He said,
“Listen, we all lose. We’ve lost many a times, but we’ve been successful at it. And when I say successful, even though we’ve lost, we’ve had a lot of successful matches after that follow, and you’ll do the same. You’re young, you’re hungry, and you’re a hell of a talent. So, keep your head up and don’t you dare look down.”
During a recent edition of the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, Nic Nemeth commented on Ridge Holland’s big win and his belief that the seeds have been planted for some long-term booking.
You can check out highlights from the podcast below:
On Ridge Holland’s performance: “I don’t think it ends here. I think it plants seeds for long-term booking. But also, when it comes down to it…you can’t just always get what you want. Sometimes it’s got to be taken away from you. So you talk some trash, sometimes you get your mouth cracked and sometimes you go through a table. But eventually, on the outside looking in, everybody got something in that segment I thought, which was very cool.”
On the passing the torch moment after the match: “We got to see the legend, we got to see Bubba get a little bit of revenge, clean house, kick ass, everything. And then you still get that special moment where it’s like the theoretical passing of a torch, but going ‘Hey, this is the guy. This is the next up and coming guy. Let’s go with him.’ And you get that in the ECW Arena, with Bubba in the old school gear, and it’s like…you still get the feeling of that nostalgia mixed in with anointing of an up and coming guy. Very cool I thought.”
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