OFFICIAL NXT Takeover: New York Thread

[Evil Vito]

Sitting here in my seat. Fucking stoked.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

This will be the show of the weekend.

WALTER vs. Dunne.
Gargano Vs. Adam Cole BAY BAY!
Dream Vs. Riddle.
Four-way for the woman's title.

[GD]

Can't wait for Noid to lose his shit when Triple H "buries" Batista at Wrestlemania and remind us how the TakeOver special was better.

[Emperor Smeat]

On paper, Riddle vs. Dream looks like the weakest match on the card but probably going to be really great considering the magical wonders of TakeOver.

[Evil Vito]

Holy shit Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel's theme rules.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Time to see if a millionaire will be made.

[GD]

Fucking Graves

[GD]

Lmao...AJ Styles got schooled.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Well, he is the most over heel in years.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTTakeover?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTTakeover</a>:<br><br>The botched main-roster call-ups of Tomorrow, Today! <a href="https://t.co/Nat0N3lKTf">pic.twitter.com/Nat0N3lKTf</a></p>&mdash; Kenton (@Kenton_la) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kenton_la/status/1114300963244904448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[GD]

Genuinely intrigued to see Kushida in the NXT system.

[Evil Vito]

LOL the Spanish announce team gets their own entrance with appropriate music

[Emperor Smeat]

Wonder if Sarah Logan is one of the Vikings again like at the last TakeOver event.

[Emperor Smeat]

Kind of crazy that Aleister Black and Ricochet could end up going 0-3 in tag title matches for 3 separate tag belts in a span of a week. All they need to do is challenge for the UK tag belts by Wednesday and they'd complete the cycle in futility.

:lol: at NXT not bothering to add the dumb creaking sound to Black's rise entrance.

[Sepholio]

Wow the way a large segment of the crowd is singing along with Blacks entrance is kinda awesome. Sent a chill down my spine. Intense.

[Droford]

war raiders aka fat Luke Gallows and Bearded Karl Anderson

[Droford]

stop slamming your own partner, duh

[Emperor Smeat]

Either the crowd is cheering someone getting kicked out or maybe Kushida got to his front row seat.

[Sepholio]

This is a pretty good match. All these guys have really good chemistry together.

[GD]

Holy shit! Rest in peace, Ricochet's back.

[Droford]

hanson running back and forth is the new cesaro swing

[Sepholio]

That was a pretty good spot. Like the way Ricochet did that fall away slam.

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Ricochet busting out a fallaway slam on Hanson.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just when you think you've seen it all from <a href="https://twitter.com/KingRicochet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KingRicochet</a>, he just keeps changing the game! <br><br>➡️ <a href="https://t.co/E0MswUzX3G">https://t.co/E0MswUzX3G</a> <a href="https://t.co/CA4g2AUyTj">pic.twitter.com/CA4g2AUyTj</a></p>&mdash; TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1114307477150031872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Droford]

lol

[Droford]

humans arent supposed to fold up like chairs

[Sepholio]

Question....why does the ref ever count when both guys on a team pin someone at the same time? Isn't that an illegal move? Shouldn't the non-active participant be sent out of the ring?

[Sepholio]

Hansen is a once In a generation talent and they really need to put the time and effort into him and let him shine.

[slik]

This match is great

[Droford]

630 came half an hour late

[Droford]

keep trying flip and kick connection

[GD]

What a crazy opener. Ricochet and Black lost their RAW Tag Team, and NXT Tag Team Championship matches this week. Hopefully they win the Smackdown Tag titles on Sunday.

[Emperor Smeat]

NXT Tag title match was amazing.

[GD]

What a send-off. Beautiful.

[slik]

Ricochet super emotional

[slik]

That was a great match

[Danny Electric]

What was that big cheer for half way through the match and people chanting ‘you deserve it’ and ‘yes yes’ to someone in the crowd.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Did some cunt get ejected from the arena?

[ImpactPlayer365]

Velveteen!

[slik]

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[Droford]

"hes not the best in the world"

nope hes not shane mcmahon

[Emperor Smeat]

Guess nice of Riddle to rep the Yankees colors for his gear.

Instantly rooting for Dream now ... :lol: at his entrance. This is great.

[Danny Electric]

I’d laugh if they dropped him.

[slik]

Hahahahahahahaahahahahah Dream's entrance

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">From DREAM to shining DREAM. <a href="https://t.co/jdWjVc45J1">pic.twitter.com/jdWjVc45J1</a></p>&mdash; TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1114312838137491456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is normally where I'd say something like &quot;We're all living in <a href="https://twitter.com/VelveteenWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VelveteenWWE</a>'s world,&quot; but let's be honest... none of us are interesting enough to be in the DREAM's world. <br><br>➡️ <a href="https://t.co/E0MswUzX3G">https://t.co/E0MswUzX3G</a> <a href="https://t.co/tVr8gX4j4N">pic.twitter.com/tVr8gX4j4N</a></p>&mdash; TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1114313448987537409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Droford]

the american meme

no

[GD]

Both competitors looking good

[RP]

lol this entrance

[Droford]

waiting for "vel-ve-ta" chant

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The Lady Liberteen Dream lol

[slik]

Shades of a heel Riddle

[GD]

That was a crazy suplex. Wow!

[Danny Electric]

Ouch

[Droford]

lol he jumped right into the submission

[xrodmuc316]

On paper, Riddle vs. Dream looks like the weakest match on the card but probably going to be really great considering the magical wonders of TakeOver.

You called it, this match is incredible.

[slik]

That suplex over the top rope was insane

[GD]

Holy shit! Dream pinned Riddle :eek:

[Danny Electric]

Clever ending

[Evil Vito]

This is already the best show I’ve seen live by a country mile.

[Emperor Smeat]

Riddle vs. Dream was great.

[Blonde Moment]

First time seeing Riddle ...
Great match

[slik]

That was a great match too

[My Final Heaven]

Well, scratch that one. I've said it 1,000 times: you're a heel with an undefeated streak, you go for years+ before being beat. You're a face with an undefeated streak, that shit ends. ASAP. NOW.

[Emperor Smeat]

Turns out it wasn't someone getting kicked out or a surprise star finding his/her seat in the crowd but instead an annoying light WWE had on that they turned off.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That light is shining directly into the upper deck, prompting chants of “Turn it off”. That huge YES and “You deserve it” chant was because they just turned it off. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTTakeOver</a> <a href="https://t.co/zu3Sld8ZjV">pic.twitter.com/zu3Sld8ZjV</a></p>&mdash; Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) <a href="https://twitter.com/wrestleview/status/1114306578151280640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Droford]

Give me..Walter

Batista: thats not right

[GD]

My first WALTER match ever. This is going to be interesting.

[xrodmuc316]

Just nitpicking here, but if NXT UK has its own show, and it's own Network Specials, why is it on NXT Takeover?

Also, I'm looking forward to it very much, but just saying, it's odd lol

[Droford]

I think Dunne's gonna lose

[Danny Electric]

Ye I think he is gonna lose too and then get called up to main NXT.

[Danny Electric]

Boom Brummie boy

[GD]

WALTER looks a decade younger than his age.

[Droford]

nitpick: WWE United Kingdom Championship?

I always thought it was the NXT UK championship..my bad

[GD]

That old-timey scheme for the United Kingdom Championship is weird.

[slik]

Ref is so orange

[GD]

nitpick: WWE United Kingdom Championship?

I always thought it was the NXT UK championship..my bad

Yeah. It existed before NXT UK was a thing.

[xrodmuc316]

nitpick: WWE United Kingdom Championship?

I always thought it was the NXT UK championship..my bad

On the preshow AJ Styles said he works 365 days a week, which is a lot of freaking work!

[Droford]

walter is Vladimir Kozlov that can actually wrestle

[Droford]

the walls of walter

[Emperor Smeat]

My first WALTER match ever. This is going to be interesting.

The match he had against PCO last year at Janela's Spring Break 2 show was the first one for me. Before that, mostly saw his work via gifs and knowing of his rep for dishing out brutal looking chops.

[Droford]

super coupe de gras

[Emperor Smeat]

HOLY SHIT at that clothesline by WALTER

[GD]

Dunne's historic reign comes to an end

[Emperor Smeat]

WALTER vs Dunne was amazing in its brutality.

[GD]

Rocket Strappers in the house!

[slik]

Billie Eilish

[slik]

Let's go Bianca Belair!

[slik]

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[Droford]

the road to Kairi Sane's wrestlemania 36 entrance on the buccaneers pirate ship starts tonight

[Droford]

I wanna see someone get the tape ripped off in a spot where it "hurts"

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">7 of the top 10 trends worldwide. <br>#1 NXTTakeOver<br>#2 Walter<br>#5 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTUKTitle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTUKTitle</a><br>#6 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTakeOver</a><br>#8 Matt Riddle<br>#9 Velveteen Dream<br>#10 War Raiders<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreNXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreNXT</a></p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href="https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/1114334449943162880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Emperor Smeat]

Kairi got some really great height with that elbow drop to Baszler

[GD]

Wow! Wasn't expecting Shayna to retain. Wow!

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">7 of the top 10 trends worldwide. <br>#1 NXTTakeOver<br>#2 Walter<br>#5 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTUKTitle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTUKTitle</a><br>#6 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTakeOver</a><br>#8 Matt Riddle<br>#9 Velveteen Dream<br>#10 War Raiders<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreNXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreNXT</a></p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href="https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/1114334449943162880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Only because they weenied out holding TakeOver on Saturday because they feared ROH & NJPW taking away their bragging rights for trends.

[slik]

WTF @ Bianca tapping

so over Shayna

[Droford]

well that was..pointless

[Emperor Smeat]

Women's title match was pretty good overall. Guess Baszler isn't getting called up any time soon.

Also kind of funny all of Baszler's best matches in NXT have involved Kairi in some capacity.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There's no one like <a href="https://twitter.com/BiancaBelairWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BiancaBelairWWE</a>! <br><br>➡️ <a href="https://t.co/E0MswUzX3G">https://t.co/E0MswUzX3G</a> <a href="https://t.co/NAKlZ3Zr1L">pic.twitter.com/NAKlZ3Zr1L</a></p>&mdash; TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1114336321907113984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[My Final Heaven]

Ross Gellar wins again. They've buried the rest of the division far enough now, that it's not going to mean much of anything when Bazler finally drop the title.

[Droford]

I like how WWE needs to say "in our house" for the hall of fame

[Droford]

johhny iron man

[slik]

Adam Cole super over

[My Final Heaven]

I'll never be able to take Cole seriously with those Urkel twig arms. Lift some weights & eat some protein, dude.

[Droford]

johnny choke job

[Droford]

the promo kinda reminded me of the promo for Bret/HBK at WM12

[GD]

Cole lost his chewing gum and put it right back in his mouth...gross!

[Droford]

rings noisier now

[GD]

Cole scores the first fall.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Photo ops went well today. Thanks everyone who purchased one. 2pm tomorrow for another session. <a href="https://t.co/dNAfdhnqmZ">pic.twitter.com/dNAfdhnqmZ</a></p>&mdash; Joey Ryan (@JoeyRyanOnline) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyRyanOnline/status/1114266647752265728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Supreme Olajuwon]

Only because they weenied out holding TakeOver on Saturday because they feared ROH & NJPW taking away their bragging rights for trends.

Final Four baybay

[GD]

Referee distracting by constantly pulling on his gloves.

[My Final Heaven]

Hahaha, every neckbeard in the crowd booing at the second fall :lol: Gargano's gonna rob them of their chance to chant BAY BAY to close out the PPV!

[slik]

Does Adam Cole seem like he is moving slower than usual to anyone else?

[GD]

Holy shit! This match is amazing.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Guard rail is open. They’ve cleared a path for someone. <a href="https://t.co/Vk33hD9MpV">pic.twitter.com/Vk33hD9MpV</a></p>&mdash; New York Mike (❤️��) @Wrestlemania (@TheFrayMovement) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheFrayMovement/status/1114346512769789952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Emperor Smeat]

Guess Spanish NXT table isn't related to WWE Spanish tables

[Droford]

someone reinforced the table

[Emperor Smeat]

If Adam Cole wins the NXT title, does he let Kyle O'Reilly play air guitar with it?

[GD]

Holy shit! This is insane

[GD]

Shades of Benoit WM XX, Johnny Wrestling is finally champion!

[slik]

Safe to say Gargano isn't returning to the main roster anytime soon

[My Final Heaven]

That was exactly what they should have done. Gargano deserved that.

[Emperor Smeat]

NXT title match was really amazing overall.

[Droford]

adam cole tap tap

[Evil Vito]

I need a fucking towel.

[GD]

Ciampa!

[Splaya]

Safe to say Gargano isn't returning to the main roster anytime soon

Good. He would be ruined.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

A perfect show. No time wasted. No bad match.

1-Main event
2-TIE Tag/UK title
4. Bro/Dream
5. womans because its a fatal four way and usually are bad but it was better than it should be with having two greenies (BelAir and Shayna)

[Triple A]

Watching now... Matt Riddle so freaking good... Love him!!!!!!

Amazing match

[XL]

Got something in my eye towards the end of the show.

[Fignuts]

Fucking great show, as usual.

[Lock Jaw]

Just watched this show

- Tag Team Title match was really good and really fun. Good sendoff for Black/Ricochet.

- Velveteen Dream vs Matt Riddle was pretty great and probably MotN for me. Although I really think they should have turned Matt Riddle heel. He pretty much worked the heel spot in the match, and seemed like he was def turning heel after the match.... plus there is the fact that he is a completely unlikeable character that should rightly be booed, and I hate everything about him other than that he is really good in the ring (Although it is NXT so they love it, and if he turned heel they would love it even more)

- Walter vs Pete Dunne started off kind of slow, but then got really good, and I was really invested in it..... not quite sure what to think of Walter yet.... kind of wanted Dunne to retain because Walter seemed more "generic"

- Women's Four Way was kind of just "ok". Nothing really special. Seemed like a "waste of a match" and that Shayna's next title defense will be the "one that matters".

- Cole vs. Gargano I didn't really get into until the end. Pretty much from the table spot onwards..... before that felt kinda "eh"... like just two guys doing "movez" without any sort of "story" or "psychology" to tell. Glad Gargano won, but overall very underwhelmed by him "winning the big one" in a match with very little story/hype/emotion to it.... I mean, it isn't his fault that Ciampa got injured and couldn't be there, but it just sucks that we couldn't see that original plan

[Tom Guycott]

I know it is fruitless, but goodness... I hope NXT stays separate forever. This is seriously ventured well into territory where Cornette was describing what was happening with OVW, except NXT isn't making its own money or touring. Most of the talent that passes through is or becomes exceptional (except the people you can blatantly see WWE wants to make long term projects out of, like Kona), and the microcosm contained therein is booked pretty well and the fans are invested... then most of the call-ups that happen get reduced to some x aspect and trivialized, and their momentum and hype gets lost within a year.

Everyone in NXT wants to jump to main roster to do big things, but for most of them, they're being misled. They are doing the best shit they possibly can down in Florida both for them and for wrestling as a whole.

I seriously don't want to see anyone "move up" anymore. Some people might even get a career resurgence by taking a "step down" and actually getting a shot at being booked well instead of being just another body on the main roster.

[DaveWadding]

plus there is the fact that he is a completely unlikeable character that should rightly be booed, and I hate everything about him other than that he is really good in the ring

Bro.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Watched Riddle vs. Dream and Gargano vs. Cole.

* Velveteen Dream is such a fucking star. I say that every time I see him. There's no way Vince can see him and not "get it," right? I want this guy against John Cena, trying to replace him as a hero to the universe. I want that at Mania next year since we're very, very unlikely to get a Rock match. But god damn, if they could do Dream vs. Rock...

* Matt Riddle impressed the hell out of me. I loved some of the things he did with Kassius Ohno. He has great presence and wonderful facial expressions. I think he's a star too. I honestly don't think he's too long for NXT, because I think the masculinity and old school appreciation for the work he exudes is going to endear him to Vince pretty quickly. Wouldn't surprise me if he's on Raw as a heel very soon.

* The match itself was really good. Riddle does some insane shit that doesn't even seem to come from his MMA background. And you live and die with Dream. It was a great match and I loved the story it told of Riddle really pressing it to Dream and it just not being enough to beat the guy with a lot of heart who was always going to take a moment when he could get it. Simple stuff with some innovative telling. I usually don't like yelling verbal stuff at opponents during matches, but Riddle even did that. "I'm the Bro that runs the show." Lol.

* Johnny Gargano is great at putting together the dramatic structure of a match. A lot of the time. I feel his psychology is a little weak sometimes and you can see through the fight and see a dance. I don't think I liked this as much as the tag match where they beat The Revival. Honestly. It was a great match and the most I've enjoyed Johnny in a long time.

* Adam Cole impressed the hell out of me. There's something visually that I never used to like, but he's grown into himself a lot. He tells a lot with his face. He knows how to heel it up. When he and Johnny are staring at each other from across the ring and it's announced as the final fall, Cole's look of sheer desperation is great. I feel the dude could use some longer gear though. Short trunks aren't for everyone. That make him seem a lot more indy than he needs to feel. He should be presented like a Shawn Michaels.

* I never want to see another reverse hurricanrana ever again. Fuck's sake. And I don't really get the Panama Sunrise spot. But this had some psychology that I did like, and I think Adam Cole is getting really great at that. He's another guy that I don't feel is long for NXT, because I feel he really does come off as more and more of a complete package, even as far as he manifests himself physically out there in terms of making his stature work for him. He projects as a star even if he doesn't really pass the "airport test."

Overall, I'm glad I watched those matches. The NXT presentation immediately feels right. I even appreciate Mauro and Nigel on commentary. But even the screen cards before the matches make it feel like a fight. There's a polish and technical efficiency to the shows, but they're not overly glossy and feel like there's more investment in getting the fights out there to you instead of doing a concert or something.

I really wish main roster WWE still felt like that. When wrestling is done right it can be so fucking good. And feeling the energy from a crowd full of douchebags can lend credence to chasing that energy for your shows.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Dream and Riddle was match of the weekend for me.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, I think this is Riddle’s second straight time stealing a Takeover for me. I think I can safely consider myself a fan now.