Last night, we saw Punishment Martinez make his NXT TV debut against Matt Riddle in a losing effort.
After a decent, if far too brief back-and-forth match, The King of Bros forced Martinez to tap out - but despite coming up short in his first outing, big things are expected for the former Ring of Honor champion on the black and gold brand moving forward.
We're hearing that he will be getting a pretty big push, but that it may not happen for a while as Riddle is the "shiny new toy" (to borrow a term from Kassius Ohno) that's currently in the spotlight.
Here's a backstage interview with Punishment that was conducted after the match.