Official NXT Takeover: The End Thread - The End of what?!!

[Lock Jaw]

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[Lock Jaw]

For the very first time, I, Lock Jaw, will be gracing a Takeover thread with my presence as I watch LIVE.

Drink it in, mannnnn

[Lock Jaw]

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I hope they use this theme in a Joe/Balor hype pack or as cage lowering music

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Pretty good promo. More excited about the woman's match. Still wish it was Bayley. :(

[Lock Jaw]

I think Bayley was supposed to be called up to help Becky against Emma/Dana, but with Emma getting injured, it has left Bayley down and out....

[Mercenary]

Bayley is way over rated

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Nice I hope they got Shatner to lend his great voice for that special too.

[owenbrown]

Vacant is in NXT?

[Lock Jaw]

Vacant is in NXT?

With a brand new hat!

[Mercenary]

Vacant is in NXT?

He hasn't been up to par as of late

[Emperor Smeat]

I think Bayley was supposed to be called up to help Becky against Emma/Dana, but with Emma getting injured, it has left Bayley down and out....

Would be odd considering Emma and Dana were only filling in for Naomi and Tamina for Becky's post-Mania feud according to the dirtsheets.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

He hasn't been up to par as of late

Yeah after you to to TNA it changes you for the worse.

[Dark One]

Triple H is going to have a Q&A after the show on Facebook, which tells me some shit's going to happen that's going to fuck up NXT.

[Dark One]

That said... LET'S DO THIS

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[Dark One]

Sweet, they dusted off the old Armageddon theme. Probably one of my favorite PPV themes.

[Lock Jaw]

10 out of 10 Dracula costume, bro

[drave]

But it is "NXT's HHH" who will "be real" or more of The AutHHHority?

[Emperor Smeat]

Triple H is going to have a Q&A after the show on Facebook, which tells me some shit's going to happen that's going to fuck up NXT.

He's going to inject his own dose of lethal poison to the brand?

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[Dark One]

New arena/stage setup. Very interesting.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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[Lock Jaw]

Love Tye Dillinger's theme.....

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

10!!!!!!!!

[Dark One]

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[Lock Jaw]

The Godfather looking good!!!

[Dark One]

Armando Estrada's little brother is pretty buff.

[Dark One]

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[Poit]

The crowd is pretty strongly behind Dillinger... perhaps not the best guy to debut Almas against.

[Poit]

Armando Estrada's little brother is pretty buff.

I think you mean ARMANDOOOOOOOOO ALEJANROOOOOOOOOO ESTRRRRADAAAAAAAAA's little brother.

[Emperor Smeat]

That multi-moonsault spot was pretty cool.

[Poit]

Almas is surprisingly good at facial expressions for a guy who just finished being a masked luchador.

[Lock Jaw]

Sweet superkick

[Dark One]

The crowd is pretty strongly behind Dillinger... perhaps not the best guy to debut Almas against.

It's like the time they booed the shit out of Joe almost winning the number one contendership over Breeze in a battle royal.

They respect the work Dillinger has done, and they want him to get a big win. I think Dillinger's going to be the next Breeze, though, and be the starmaker.

[Poit]

Oh, I agree. Dillinger is probably never going to "win the big one", unfortunately.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Guess they didn't tell Phillips the name change was the End of the Beginning.

[Poit]

Tom Phillips is looking particularly attractive with the contrast between the facial scruff and shiny suit.

[Lock Jaw]

Dillinger does seem like the new Tyler Breeze.... although, even though Breeze got cheered, he was still clearly a heel..... Dillinger seems very much like a face.... or at least he doesn't do anything overtly heelish....

But he is in the same spot of he'll win TV matches here and there, but will never seem to win any matches that matter.

[Lock Jaw]

WE GO HARD

ALL DAY ALL NIGHT

[Lock Jaw]

Seems "weird" to be simultaneously promoting two different things happening right after the show (Triple H interview and Breaking Ground)

[Emperor Smeat]

Dillinger does seem like the new Tyler Breeze.... although, even though Breeze got cheered, he was still clearly a heel..... Dillinger seems very much like a face.... or at least he doesn't do anything overtly heelish....

But he is in the same spot of he'll win TV matches here and there, but will never seem to win any matches that matter.

Feel like he's going to benefit a lot if the rumored NXT purge happens and he stays in NXT. Already has all the key things needed for a nice run in the upper card.

[Innovator]

I still don't get why people hate two dudes who go hard all day and night

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Seems "weird" to be simultaneously promoting two different things happening right after the show (Triple H interview and Breaking Ground)

Agreed but a facebook live thing is usually like 5 or 10 minutes.

[Emperor Smeat]

Sweet clothesline and spear combo by Dash

[Poit]

Oh hey. They used one of the WGTT's moves.

[Dark One]

Welp, hope American Alpha enjoys their trip to Smackdown.

[Lock Jaw]

Great match... wow, was not expecting that result. I ain't mad at it, though.

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Revival actually won

Tag match was really good.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

:eek:

[Dark One]

Lots of crazy double team spots and counters. Maybe too much, but it was nice seeing all the double teams actually flow into each other and be a fluid part of the match, rather than just a spot here and there.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

First ever two timers in NXT history.

[Dark One]

TOP GUY BUSINESS

[Poit]

INVASION

[Lock Jaw]

Two dudes with attitudes manhandling American Alpha!

[Dark One]

The Buffet Club strikes.

[Emperor Smeat]

Baw Gawd its the Fat Guys Shield.

[Poit]

Man, Jordan & Gable didn't even get three minutes to rest...

[Dark One]

Ben Kingsley's fallen pretty far.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Da almost baldies.

[Lock Jaw]

Good way to debut these guys, whoever they are.... beat down and with a "big name" manager

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

PAUL FUCKING ELLERING

[Dark One]

Supposedly "Authors of Pain" who have been on the local shows.

I'm still going to call them the buffet club.

[Mercenary]

where's the puppet Paul?

[Poit]

First ever two timers in NXT history.

Well, the first team to win the NXT tag titles twice. Neither is the first person to do so.

[Lock Jaw]

Dude Asuka training with looked so terrified....

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Well, the first team to win the NXT tag titles twice. Neither is the first person to do so.

They are the first two to win any title in NXT twice.

[Lock Jaw]

Neville won the tag titles twice....

[Lock Jaw]

Love Corey Graves screaming "KINSHASAAAAAAAA" at the top of his lungs....

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Ah shit. Forgot about that.

[Dark One]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Also, the Full Sail arena chanting &quot;who are you?&quot; at Paul Ellering is a great example of why I'm glad I don't wrestle there anymore.</p>&mdash; Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) <a href="https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/740705049844813825">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[Poit]

Does Aries have taped-up ribs or something?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Aries wearing DDP tape? Shit.

[Poit]

I wonder who the crowd will support in this match...

[Dark One]

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[Blonde Moment]

Hmm the crowd seems to be into someone.
Not sure who?

[Dark One]

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[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Also, the Full Sail arena chanting &quot;who are you?&quot; at Paul Ellering is a great example of why I'm glad I don't wrestle there anymore.</p>&mdash; Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) <a href="https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/740705049844813825">June 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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To be a bit fair, took me a while to figure out who he was until Corey said it.

Must be a really good sign for the new tag team if the WWE felt they were worthy of being with him.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Also to be fairer they were probably chanting it at the Buffet Club.

[Dark One]

Death Valley Driver on the apron? GOING FULL INDY

[Dark One]

That's it. They're dead.

[Emperor Smeat]

Wow a Deathvalley driver onto the apron.

[Dark One]

Aries is a fucking champ for taking that dive into the railing spot and standing to take the KIIIINSHAAAASA full on.

[Innovator]

Goddamn Aries leaned into that

[Triple A]

Fuck completely forgot about this,,, Watching now... damn it

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Cena will not approve of the ADouble DVD.

[Lock Jaw]

Another great match....

[Dark One]

I would have to assume Asuka murderalizes Jax.

But after American Alpha lost... who the fuck knows.

Going to riot if Asuka loses to Jax.

[Lock Jaw]

Ill fitting neckpiece/shoulder thing.... def not a 10

[Poit]

By the Law of Inverse Momentum, Asuka wins this.

[Dark One]

Saw someone somewhere ask if Nia Jax could keep up to bump for Asuka.

Spoiler: She ain't gonna have a choice.

[Dark One]

4/10.

[Lock Jaw]

Weird ending, but I enjoyed that match....

[Lock Jaw]

Possibly better than Bayley/Nia Jax matches.... who can remember....

[Lock Jaw]

The Demon <s>Kane</s>Balor up next!

[drave]

Did Asuka retain? :|

[Lock Jaw]

Robert Roode

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

BOBBY ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Lock Jaw]

Sweet.... using that theme again for cage music.... they listened to me....

[Dark One]

Pretty dope setup to facilitate putting the cage in place.

[Lock Jaw]

Pretty cool "cage coming together" shot.... different from the usual "cage lowering" shot.... Looked cooler....

[Dark One]

WELCOME TO THE MURDER BOX

[VSG]

THE END IS HERE :heart:

[drave]

Bobby Roode interferes - Joe retains, we get Joe//Roode moving forward and Balor gets "called up"

[Lock Jaw]

It was indeed "dope", as the kids and Dark One would say.....

[Lock Jaw]

What if The Demon Kane shows up and rips the door off

Claims he can be the only Demon

[Triple A]

Samoa Joe seems really good for a big fat Samoan wrestler... Thought he would just be "another Uso" or "another Rikishi" but the TWO matches I have seen with him have been sweet...

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The Demon Balor is still undefeated.

[Lock Jaw]

IT Nerd Neville will be a huge gimmick for his return

[drave]

Samoa Joe seems really good for a big fat Somoan wrestler... Thought he would just be "another Uso" or "another Rikishi" but the TWO matches I have seen with him have been sweet...


He used to suck in early TNA. I remember he would do one or two moves and then make an "angry face", rest hold, repeat until the ending.

Definitely gotten better.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Samoa Joe seems really good for a big fat Somoan wrestler... Thought he would just be "another Uso" or "another Rikishi" but the TWO matches I have seen with him have been sweet...

Never saw any of his stuff in ROH or TNA?

[Dark One]

Neville should definitely keep the facial hair. Makes him look less like a half-elf, half-goblin freak of nature.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Hipster Neville.

[Dark One]

IT Nerd Neville will be a huge gimmick for his return

I'd hire him.

[Emperor Smeat]

Computer ended up crashing after the Aires-Nakamura match, was the Women's match the only thing I missed?

[Triple A]

Never saw any of his stuff in ROH or TNA?

Nah... I knew he was in TNA but never watched him.

[Dark One]

Computer ended up crashing after the Aires-Nakamura match, was the Women's match the only thing I missed?

Pretty much, I think. Which means you just missed every Nia Jax match ever. You're okay.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Yeah and a Regal interview interrupted by Bobby Roode coming and they went into Regal's office.

[Lock Jaw]

Phoned in the body paint again for the second Takeover in a row..... very basic design and no backpiece....

[Triple A]

Computer ended up crashing after the Aires-Nakamura match, was the Women's match the only thing I missed?

Yeah, that was the only match... and there was some backstage segment with "Bobby Roode" I think but I wasn't paying attention... maybe some1 else can explain that. Then just a hype video montage for this match.

[Dark One]

Yeah, I'd really like Finn to make the body paint more of a special thing, or at least add some real variety to it. That's part of why it was so cool elsewhere is that it wasn't the same design over and over and over.

[Mercenary]

and my wwen has crashed......no way can they charge more for this shit

[VSG]

Black and white paint. Balor Club confirmed.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Announcer boy didn't say anything about the door.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

did somebody say woo woo woo after Joe hit the boot rake? :D

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah, I'd really like Finn to make the body paint more of a special thing, or at least add some real variety to it. That's part of why it was so cool elsewhere is that it wasn't the same design over and over and over.

The comic book stuff he had for a while was pretty cool but could see the WWE not wanting to bother with legal stuff or the time needed to make those designs.

Probably takes too long for the WWE's liking to do the paint which might be why its always the same or getting simpler in design.

[Emperor Smeat]

Nice of Joe to wake up from his mid-match nap.

[Dark One]

The comic book stuff he had for a while was pretty cool but could see the WWE not wanting to bother with legal stuff or the time needed to make those designs.

Probably takes too long for the WWE's liking to do the paint which might be why its always the same or getting simpler in design.

I mean, Rey Mysterio came out as comic characters like 40 times.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The comic book stuff he had for a while was pretty cool but could see the WWE not wanting to bother with legal stuff or the time needed to make those designs.

Probably takes too long for the WWE's liking to do the paint which might be why its always the same or getting simpler in design.

Could also be that Balor doesn't want to be known just as the guy who does the paint. The Leatherface at TakeOver Dallas was great.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Also doing the paint too much makes it harder for the paint to sweat off. Sweating off the paint during the match is a great look. If they do it too much it doesn't wear down.

[VSG]

"Finn Balor is wilting".. That's something I haven't heard before from commentators.

[Dark One]

R.I.P. Finn.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Holy shit

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Super Muscle Buster.

Really great match and way better than the last one.

[Lock Jaw]

Good match.... sick looking muscle buster

[Innovator]

All I wanted was the Avalanche Muscle Buster and I got it, I'm good

[VSG]

Good match again.

[Lock Jaw]

Will have to contemplate on what the match of the night was.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

No Shatner. :n:

[VSG]

So where's this HHH video that was supposed to be on WWE Facebook?

NVM I see it's scheduled in 13 minutes time.

[Dark One]

Good show, but missing some of the epic verve of a lot of the other TakeOvers.

That's not a damning thing, but I think this is one of the "layover" Takeovers like the second one. We'll see where the show goes from here. I'm going to assume there's going to be some lameduck shows for the next month or so leading up to the draft.

[Triple A]

I don't really like the Full Sail crowds / venue... venue feels really shitty tbh... and the crowd is "not that good" especially compared to every other NXT Takeover I've seen in other cities... def feels like the venue took away from it seeming "freaking sweet" and it seemed just like only slightly more "special" than a regular NXT show

[Lock Jaw]

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[Lock Jaw]

I don't really like the Full Sail crowds / venue... venue feels really shitty tbh... and the crowd is "not that good" especially compared to every other NXT Takeover I've seen in other cities... def feels like the venue took away from it seeming "freaking sweet" and it seemed just like only slightly more "special" than a regular NXT show

Yeah, been "spoiled" recently with the last two Takeovers being in bigger venues... made it seem like a "bigger deal" for sure...

[Lock Jaw]

I know Full Sail is their "home", but would be "freaking sweet" if they always did Takeover "somewhere else"....

[Simple Fan]

Solid show, missed Andrade vs Dillinger. Was surprised to see The Revival win. Think thats was the best iof seen of them. Would like to see them work a program with Aries and Roode now. NXT Women's matches feel like regular matches unlike on the main roster. Aries vs Nakamura was ok, not as good as his debut but I thought it was a good match. Got a little flat in the middle but they brought it back after that. Cage match was good and The Muscle Buster is just a bad ass move, amplified by being off the second rope even better.

[Lock Jaw]

Wonder what Triple H will have to say for himself....

[VSG]

NXT is a full on brand now, apparently.

[Lock Jaw]

Says it is "The End" of NXT's "beginning" of being a developmental program, and that it is now become its own "brand"....

[VSG]

Get in line, "Lock" Jaw

[Lock Jaw]

You're out of order

[VSG]

I feel like this is where Thed would show up with his "Hands off the merchandise" line.

[VSG]

Damn 17k viewers watching that HHH video atm

[Mercenary]

LOL @ showing the Izzy break down

[Emperor Smeat]

Says it is "The End" of NXT's "beginning" of being a developmental program, and that it is now become its own "brand"....

Guess that means EVOLVE becomes their new developmental thing from now on.

Either that or the tier system used with NXT no longer gets considered as NXT.

[Triple A]

Is that all HHH said about NXT... what does that mean

[Lock Jaw]

Probably means nothing at all. Just confirming what we all knew, which is that NXT has become more than just the "developmental program". Will still probably be the exact same, though.

[Mercenary]

Well know why Carmela had to stay

[Triple A]

Thought "Tye Dillinger" would be some blonde white guy...

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Damn it. Roman Drains.

[Triple A]

Sweet ass T-Bone suplexes,,, love it,,,

(watching first hour that I missed)

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I know Full Sail is their "home", but would be "freaking sweet" if they always did Takeover "somewhere else"....

Wouldn't really be fair to the fans who supported NXT at Full Sail for so long. But as somebody who has been to two TakeOvers I agree.

Big crowds are what the NXT Superstars really need to judge how it will be in the WWE. The RoadBlock Special is a good example when the Revival and Enzo and Cass took part in. They had what could be called the match of the card on that night and they all looked like stars.

[Lock Jaw]

F being fair to the fans..... can't let that stand in the way of expansion.... They can still do the occasional one in Orlando if they want, just in a bigger venue....

[Fignuts]

Great show as always.

La Sombra or whatever tney're calling him now was cool, but I want a win for Dillinger. Guy has a great look, can go, great charisma, and he 's from Niagara Falls so I gotta like him.

Tag team match better than their last outing which was already a great match. Rubber match prolly gonna be a ladder match or something.

Shinsuke vs areis started off a little slow but got really good later. Love Nakamura, but dude needs to sell more. Had his knee worked on all match, but he never showed as much as a slight limp.

Nia Jax deserves serious props. Don't think I've ever seen someone improve so much in so little time. When she first came in she was pretty boring and just did generic "big guy" stuff. This match was great and asuka didn't have to carry Nia. She did her part. Ending was weird and anti climactic but still a really enjoyable match.

Joe vs Balor was fantastic as usual. What else can you say?

[Disturbed316]

Great show with some really good matches.

Tag match got a little sloppy towards the end but I really enjoyed it, interesting to see if they go for a third match or Alpha get called up. A big mark out/WTF moment with Paul Ellering turning up at the end.

Nakamura vs Aries was great, but don't think it was MOTY great. Was good to see Nakamura take a beating for once, but he's definitely my favourite at the moment. That DVD on the apron was brutal.

The more of Nia Jax I see, the more I like her. She's improving all the time and completely different to the other women we normally see. She needs a new finisher though, slow mo Hogan-esque leg drop doesn't do it for me. Asuka is amazing, I would let her (and Nia thinking about it) do all sorts of nasty things to me :naughty:

Main event was good and the result was as I expected. No idea if Finn will get called up but it seems as if his time in NXT is done. Muscle Buster from the second rope....ouch.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Good show. Takeover events are always good, and it's refreshing that they don't always try to reinvent the wheel or do something MASSIVE. Sometimes a good show is enough.

* Tye Dillinger gets it. He's received rave reviews from a lot of the talent that have worked with him and he's really grown into his role. It's hard to believe this is Gavin Spears from the ECW "New Talent Initiative." Props to him. The match with Andrade "Cien" Almas was good. Kind of surprised to see how big Andrade was when it came to size comparison, and his entrance gear was weird and a little off-putting, but it does make him "larger than life." To a degree. They did a good job, earned a "Holy shit!" chant and I felt this was a good way to start off the show. A lot of the house show talent needs to get on NXT television to make it feel different and like it's going somewhere.

* The NXT Tag Title match was awesome. Props to Jordan, Gable and The Revival guys for trying to make their matches seem organic. I mean, the spots are clearly planned out, but they try and break the "heels automatically get the advantage" trope. Dash did some great trash talking during this too, and is really emerging as a talent comparable to the already awesome Dawson. I thought the title change was a "Welp, I guess American Alpha are going up" moment, but then The Authors of Pain attacked them. Putting them Paul Ellering gives them instant street cred, and they look like monsters. Maybe they'll beat American Alpha before too long and we'll still see Gable & Jordan go up? This seemed like a way to get the babyfaces away from the title chase while Gargano & Ciampa go for the belts before they eventually end up on TM61.

* Nakamura and Aries was good, but I have to be honest: Sometimes that style gets fatiguing. It's en vogue at the moment, but come on guys -- no need to kill yourselves all the time. I dunno what the solution is, but I think Nakamura's programs should have more meaning, I guess. No clue where they go with Aries from here. He trash talks another babyface and gets to steam-roll them a few times? Sure. Nakamura seems primed for a title shot, but I could also see Bobby Roode trying to cut him off and basically say he's the biggest star in NXT and there's a segue TV feud there.

* Asuka is really good, but she's kind of been put in death spots following Nakamura, hasn't she? Nia Jax worked really well. Fignuts says she's the most improved in such a short time, but I have to give that nod to Charlotte when she was down there. The Women's Division needs a bit of an oomph. It'll probably get with Bayley. I imagine her first stop is Jax, then she moves onto Asuka for Takeover Brooklyn.

* The main event was good, but it made me realize how much I just don't get into Cage Matches. I don't get the door stip. I'm not sure I even like pinfalls in a cage. The classic cages all got their power from the drama of beating your opponent senseless and then climbing over. I'd rather that they worked a match that was based around Joe trying to beat up Balor to "End" things, with the drama being Balor cutting Joe's arrogant attempts to climb out before making a hot run at it himself. The finish was sweet. Joe could have climbed out after that. I think I'd rather have seen Balor win so that Joe is title free ready for a call-up to try and punk out Brock after he loses to Mark Hunt and Heyman cuts a promo saying "There is no bad-ass Samoan like that in WWE." Balor vs. Nakamura would have been fine for Takeover Brooklyn.

If I had to guess, here is my Takeover Brooklyn card:

* Samoa Joe (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Championship
* Asuka (c) vs. Bayley for the NXT Women's Championship
* The Revival (c) vs. TM61 for the NXT Tag Team Championship
* Andrade "Cien" Almas & Tye Dillinger vs. The Authors of Pain
* Bobby Roode vs. Austin Aries (?)

Really hard to call the matches outside the title bouts. It's possible they'll bump the show up to three hours to get some more stuff in and spread out Roode, Aries, Cien, etc. Balor and American Alpha seem like the easiest call-ups to me, but you never know.

[Mr. Nerfect]

It is entirely possible that Balor doesn't get called up and that some heel punks him out and starts a more personal feud with him. Bobby Roode and Austin Aries are the leading candidates for that. In fact, that probably stacks the SummerSlam show better. If American Alpha don't get called up either (they have a lot of tag teams to establish), then them continuing their feud with The Authors of Pain makes sense. It's only two months until Brooklyn, which means only a few shows. They can lose there and then move up. They might even hold off on TM61 until then and have Gargano & Ciampa run through as challengers. Also possible is some sort of tag team clusterfuck. I'm thinking The Revival vs. American Alpha vs. Ciampa & Gargano vs. The Authors. Some practice for the WrestleMania pre-show.

Throw on Balor vs. Roode and Aries vs. Cien. Or something. If you need a sixth match, I'd do something with the women and introduce a new characters. Adrienne Reese vs. Peyton Royce or something. I can see them wanting to pay service to Nia Jax again and having her go against Reese though.

[Blue Demon]

Nice seeing the return of one of my favourite managers

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[Innovator]

Authors of Pain w/Paul Ellering v. American Alpha w/Kurt Angle

[Lock Jaw]

Seth Rollins stole all their neck and added it to his own

[Jordan]

I was into the show big time until the Women's match. Auska isn't working for me as champion, I think her challengers have to take the blame for that. Just pull the trigger on Auska/Bailey forever feud.

The tag team title match was fantastic as usual with these guys. Favorite part of the show were the new guys killing everyone, and Paul Ellering?!? Awesome choice, he will be great on NXT. WWE is finally seeing money in the tag division again.

I don't think Aries and Nakamarua are great partners in the ring, not a bad match but nowhere near as exciting as Nakamaura/Zayn. I don't think I'm a fan of Aries ever since I watch him drag a match with Seth Rollins over an hour during a blizzard in NYC at ROH making the show go well over four hours. I just don't care for his tactics to get heat or pops and I don't care for his offense.

[Jordan]

And Joe is the man, this is one of those Balor matches where I feel like he is still lacking that something that lots of people say he has.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to one of the guys on Instagram, this is what the entrance gear for Authors of Pain team looks like.
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[Innovator]

NXT needs a hoss team, love it

[Tom Guycott]

Nice seeing the return of one of my favourite managers

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Being fair, he looks more like Steve Jobs now with age and the non-leather suit... so I can see the "who are you" chants.

[XL]

Pretty sure those chants were for the team.

[Simple Fan]

Looks like an older Christopher Daniels a bit.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to F4W, Vince was the reason why the Alphas lost the tag titles last night.

Might have been the first time he's actually gotten personally involved with NXT booking and probably a strong sign of the Alphas getting called up for the upcoming Brand Split draft. NXT supposed to do a set of tv tapings tonight so it might give a clear idea of the team's future status on NXT.

[#1-norm-fan]

PAUL FUCKING ELLERING!!!! What!?! lol

[Mr. Nerfect]

It does seem like Finn Balor and American Alpha are the clear call-ups after The End. There are ways to keep them in and make them relevant to the scene, but ultimately, I think it's fairly logical to see them going up.

I was thinking the other day that while many people would hate this, I can see almost all of the tag teams on the main roster being split up. The WWE traditionally hasn't had "deep" tag divisions. The Shining Stars, The Lucha Dragons, The Ascension, The Dudleys -- I can see them all being separated. I can also seem them moving on from The New Day. Weirdly enough, I think The Golden Truth and Breezedango actually have a fairly good shot of staying together. It's all about that "entertainment value" to Vince.

It wouldn't surprise me if by the end of things, there are three teams on each brand and that they put together some random ones like Apollo Crews & Big Show or D-Von Dudley & Mark Henry.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

That was the shit that killed tag team wrestling in the first place. Dudleys, APA, Hardyz were split up.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, it was. I'm not saying I'm for it, I can just see the WWE doing it.

[Fox]

I don't really like the Full Sail crowds / venue... venue feels really shitty tbh... and the crowd is "not that good" especially compared to every other NXT Takeover I've seen in other cities... def feels like the venue took away from it seeming "freaking sweet" and it seemed just like only slightly more "special" than a regular NXT show

Considering I went to that school, I can tell you that half the crowd is likely students who are less-than-casual fans, going simply because it's on campus and is a "thing to do."

[XL]

Hoping AA get the call up and are given every opportunity to succeed. Their matches are so energetic, could really get the crowds behind them quickly. Best thing is if they're just gone from NXT, The Authors of Pain can claim they can them off.