Bubba Ray Dudley meets with Braxton Cole, a former football defensive lineman who managed to get a tryout with WWE out of the blue after college and managed to make the cut. He also meets with Trill London, and tells him to do his own thing and make him forget about Jeff Hardy. Bubba wants Braxton to put his brain over and outsmart Trill in the ring and Trill to do what he does best in the ring.
Trill London beats Braxton Cole. During the match, Trill London performs what looks like a single arm flapjack but comes up short in the execution, which causes Booker T to believe that Trill London needs better balance. They also noticed that Trill got gassed near the end of the match. After the match, Bubba Ray says things went well, but Trill needs to do the moves that he does best and drop the moves that he can't do as well. Trill mentions that he always challenges himself by trying to do new moves until he gets them right, but takes the advice well. Matt Bloom says that Trill needs to find a move set that lets him stay healthy, or else he will not get booked. Braxton Cole noticed that he and Trill had the crowd in their hands but started losing them near the end, and chalks it up to the learning process.
We are introduced to Masyn Holiday, who talks about her athletic background and how she prefers to be part of a tag team match. Layla Diggs admits that she and Masyn are used to working heel, but says that working babyface will get easier from understanding and memorizing the flow of a wrestling match.
Layla Diggs and Masyn Holiday beat Sirena Linton and PJ Vasa. Bubba Ray and Booker T agree that the match went well. Afterwards, Booker tells all four women that they did a great job and that their match is a blueprint for what they all need to do going forward. Matt Bloom asks Layla and Masyn to make it more clear if they are heel or babyface. Sirena Linton comes out of the meeting with Matt Bloom that there is always something to improve on.
We are introduced to Tate Wilder, who has a background in extreme sports and rodeo. He has spent two years in the Performance Center, with the first fifteen months injured, which he feels fits him. We are re-introduced to Anthony Luke, now Kam Hendrix, who says that everything matters in presentation and that he has prepared himself to be Kam Hendrix. Natalya works with Kam Hendrix and tells him that he should be "the chandelier in the house." Kevin Owens works with Tate Wilder regarding a pre-match promo, and Tate Wilder gets inspired. Owens sees Wilder as "level-headed."
Before the next match, Tate Wilder introduces himself and says that while there are a lot of talented people in the locker room, he is willing to take the crazy risk and jump off the cliff to see if he can . He says that he acts first and thinks second, and while he makes mistakes, he is ready to make them and he is still standing. He says that to make a name for one's self, you have to call out the baddest, and he calls out Kam Hendrix to show that it is not showtime and that it is his time. Kam Hendrix shows up and says LFG is his show and that he has been watching Wilder's come-up, then says that Tate Wilder is foolish to call him out as he is going to succeed where Wilder will fail. It is noticed by both Natalya and the commentary team that Kam Hendrix is at a loss at points during his promo.
Kam Hendrix beats Tate Wilder. After the match, Hendrix says that tonight was not his best performance. Owens tells Wilder that his promo was , but Hendrix pie-facing him at the end of the match is brought up. Hendrix says that he tripped, and that it will be very evident in the match footage. Afterwards, Hendrix says that he is disappointed with himself and that this could be his last chance. Matt Bloom says that Kam Hendrix should take a step back and see how he can get better.
Kam Hendrix meets with Matt Bloom regarding the recent match. Matt Bloom says that mistakes are needed to grow, then pulls Hendrix from LFG for a brief time and tells him to get to work.
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