I missed the very end of NXT this week.
@CBoz what's the word on this?
From Ridge's promo it seemed like he wanted a new start in NXT and wash away the stigma that he is unsafe. The angle seems to be he has the bad luck of hurting himself and others.
He had the under rotated power slam on Gargano where Johnny landed on his head but was OK.
Then Ridge injured himself catching Oney Lorcan on a plancha to the outside. fukked up his knees and leg on that.
The Big E incident, of course. Where Big E puts no blame on Ridge and actually has said it was on himself.
The Elton Prince spot which was more Elton taking the landing wrong.
It just seems to be playing into it. Gotta let it play out.
It's nothing new to the industry. After Owen broke Austin's neck, they played into. Had Owen wearing "Owen 3:16 says I just broke you neck" T-Shirts. They set up an angle where Owen would do the same to Dan Severn.
Here's the promo, it helps to understand. Ridge shows up after 2:00
The spot of the "injury" in the match. Timestamped.
If WWE wants you to see it, they will show you. When Charlotte got injured, they kept the cameras off her while the medical personal checked on her. That's how you can tell if something is legit or not.