Head trainer Matt Bloom meets with Kam Hendrix. Bloom tells Hendrix that he is on the right path, but he hasn't "found it" yet.
Matt Bloom meets with Bubba Ray Dudley, Booker T and Terry Taylor. Terry Taylor gets Mike DeRudder, who he does not want flipping and flying - saying less is more - and Harley Riggins, who is returning from injury after just understanding tag team psychology. Bubba Ray gets Masyn Holiday, who Matt Bloom wants to focus more on strikes more than her big moves, vs. Bayley Humphrey, who is getting things together. Bubba Ray wants to make sure that everything both women do mean something, and notes that Bayley is a little afraid of hurting people in the ring. Booker T gets Kali Armstrong, whose time in WWE is coming, vs. Layla Diggs, who has gotten comfortable in front of the camera and needs to find herself.
We hear from Jax Presley, who talks about his recent shoulder injury and how he and Harley Riggins were building momentum as a tag team.
Terry Taylor meets with Mike DeRudder and Harley Riggins. Harley holds Terry Taylor in high regard and looks forward to work with him, as does Mike DeRudder. Terry Taylor wants both men to start slowly for the first few minutes, but both men want to go straight into beating each other up right away. They all come to the compromise of 90 seconds of wrestling before they go at it.
Mike DeRudder beats Harley Riggins. After the match, Terry Taylor says he didn't want to like the match, but it was good. DeRudder and Riggins also went 85 seconds before picking up steam in the match. Riggins mentions that by doing less with more, one can do less in the ring and get more emotion and reaction out of the crowd. Matt Bloom mentions that Riggins' slaps could have been better and advises him to throw a forearm next time, and says that singles wrestling will be a whole new world for Riggins.
Bubba Ray Dudley meets with Masyn Holiday and Bayley Humphrey and tells that he wants to see and hear intent and impact. He says he wants the match to be move-for-move and size-for-size, and has both of them do a staredown before stepping back and going into a lock-up. He leads them into the corner and then into the clean break. Masyn finds this helpful when it comes to getting the audience to understand what is going on for their match.
Bayley Humphrey beats Masyn Holiday. After the match, Bubba Ray Dudley says the match was very good because they understood the story and the psychology. He reminds Bayley to "fire up big," telling her that she needs to be more vocal when yelling at the crowd and to find her inner animal. He also mentions that he was hearing the crowd more for Masyn than anyone else. Matt Bloom also praises the match, and also mentions that while Masyn had the crowd, he wants her to react when the crowd is with her.
Booker T meets with Layla Diggs and Kali Armstrong. Kali mentions that Booker T wants to focus on the little things, such as the clap before locking in a submission hold. Layla notes the passion that Booker has for the business, and Booker T coaches her on looking like she has control in the match, and also agrees that she needs to focus on the little things.
Kali Armstrong beats Layla Diggs. Shawn Michaels and Matt Bloom approve of the match, as does Booker T. Booker T notes that Layla Diggs did not give a dominant position and says that she could have fired up before going to the top rope after the backflip into the Pele Kick. He also notes that Kali worked on the little things that he wanted her to focus on. Layla feels that she is getting better. Booker T says that Kali has passed the test and that it is a matter of time, and Matt Bloom agrees, saying the possibilities for her could be endless.
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