Carmelo Hayes was rolling until Trick Williams' music hit. The distraction allowed Tony D'Angelo to hit a single-arm powerbomb and Forget About It for the victory.
Afterward, The Don admitted he set up the entrance music to play, but he had a "present" for Melo. Trick's music hit again, and he arrived, taking out Melo and his security until Hayes bailed.
While it was fun to see The Don lean into his power advantage against Melo, this was not as good as it could have been. The pacing was slow, followed by a lame finish. These two can do a lot more.
More importantly, NXT kept it simple and will let Melo and Trick have their one-on-one fight on WrestleMania weekend. Even without gold, this will likely main event and be worthy of that spot.
