OFFICIAL NXT Takeover 25 Thread

[Evil Vito]

Tailgating in the parking lot as we speak. Can’t believe I’m about to go to my second Takeover in a row. Wooooo!

[GD]

The card looks promising. Really looking forward to the tag team bout and Breeze's return.

[RP]

Whats the card?

[RP]

I reactivated the Network and i've seen no NXT promotion. Not shocked.

[GD]

NXT Championship Match
NXT Champion Johnny Gargano vs Adam Cole

https://www.wwe.com/f/styles/talent_champion_full/public/all/2019/05/20190513_NXTTakeover_25_JohnyAdam--27c47d60751183cd195b00de3bde01cb.jpg

NXT Women's Championship Match
NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler vs Io Shirai

https://www.wwe.com/f/styles/talent_champion_full/public/all/2019/05/20190513_NXTTakeover_25_BaszlerIo--5bddecc585b1264e85520ca16dcb45c7.jpg

NXT North American Championship Match
NXT North American Champion The Velveteen Dream vs Tyler Breeze

https://www.wwe.com/f/styles/talent_champion_full/public/all/2019/05/20190522_NXTTakeover_XXV_DreamBreeze--f820b20eb54ba0516a7bab42e5554275.jpg

Ladder Match for the (vacant) NXT Tag Team Championship
Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch vs The Street Profits vs Undisputed Era vs The Forgotten Sons

https://www.wwe.com/f/styles/talent_champion_full/public/all/2019/05/20190517_NXTtakeover_XXV_8mantag--99d98ed18f0689c6c0f28cca5f3462bb.jpg

Matt Riddle vs Roderick Strong

https://www.wwe.com/f/styles/talent_champion_full/public/all/2019/05/20190517_NXTtakeover_XXV_riddlestrong--fcf4cff5eb38923cfd63e12c0b116cee.jpg

[Evil Vito]

Other than a Bullet Club shirt when they went to Hot Topic, I haven’t bought a wrestling shirt in a decade.

That’s not changing today since t-shirts are going for 35 fucking dollars.

[Droford]

I've bought newly released shirts (WrestleMANia most recently) for $12 on Amazon with prime which was cheaper than WWE Shop

[xrodmuc316]

FYI, This is the only brand AEW has to worry about upstaging them.

[xrodmuc316]

Oh Beth, 1 minute in and you already made a mistake lol. Charlotte vs Nattie was not on the first takeover.

[Droford]

Kinda neat they have a minimal stage setup, but it doesnt feel Takeoverish

[Droford]

FYI, This is the only brand AEW has to worry about upstaging them.

well they often upstage wwe itself so

[Emperor Smeat]

Kinda neat they have a minimal stage setup, but it doesnt feel Takeoverish

To be fair a bit, they are not holding it in a major arena this time. Venue itself only holds around 7k for a crowd.

[Droford]

To be fair a bit, they are not holding it in a major arena this time. Venue itself only holds around 7k for a crowd.

the original ones were out of Full Sail, I wonder why they just didnt do it there especially for the history of it

[xrodmuc316]

well they often upstage wwe itself so

I can't remember the last back to back PPV when NXTs show wasn't clearly better. 2016ish maybe?

[Droford]

gonna assume everyone forgot about this lol

[KIRA]

I wonder if Matt riddle getting his feet stomped on will ever lead to a storyline where he requires boots

[Droford]

this is probably the best nxt match Ive seen from Roddy

[xrodmuc316]

this is probably the best nxt match Ive seen from Roddy

I was just thinking that, or at least best since e joined Undisputed Era.

[GD]

That was a very solid opener.

[Emperor Smeat]

Riddle vs Strong was great.

[xrodmuc316]

What a great match. That is gonna be really hard to follow.

[Droford]

we go from that to the showdown ad

[xrodmuc316]

How the hell does wrestling this great exist on Vince's network and he can't figure out how to copy that formula for his shitshows?? It is truly baffling.

[Droford]

who was hbk kissing on the head

[xrodmuc316]

Hahaha all the people chanting HBK an not even looking at Road Dogg

[Droford]

lol the viking war raider machine experience must feel like fools relinquishing the nxt titles and not being on raw for like a month

[Emperor Smeat]

the original ones were out of Full Sail, I wonder why they just didnt do it there especially for the history of it

Considering this was originally meant to be in San Diego, probably didn't have an extra date available at Full Sail for this month. They can only go there once or twice a month and have to schedule those dates in advance.

[Droford]

I kinda want street profits to win, itd be good

[Mr. Nerfect]

Does anyone else find it harder to care about NXT because they know the main roster is going to stomp everyone into the ground? Serious question.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'll probably tack down Dream vs. Breeze and Baszler vs. Shirai later. The Ladder Match could get my attention later if I hear that it absolutely blows other Ladder Matches out of the water (from reputable sources).

To be honest, this feels like a very slapped together and amateurishly pieced together card for a Takeover. Maybe it's just because Cole and Gargano had the 2/3 Falls last time and now they're working back to regular matches?

[Droford]

oh shit on that suplex with the ladder

[KIRA]

Shit

[Emperor Smeat]

That's either some really great selling by O'Reilly or he really did legit messed up his back.

[xrodmuc316]

Does anyone else find it harder to care about NXT because they know the main roster is going to stomp everyone into the ground? Serious question.

Yes. I said a year or so ago about Aliester Black, how he would feel real special, but knowing WWE would eventually get and then bury him, it was hard to truly get behind him.

And look at him now, sits in the dark and talks, but never fights, while we are all supposed to forget he was in a random at team with Ricochet for 3 months first.

Also, yeah you probably should watch this ladder match. They are all on the gas full throttle and it's pretty incredible.

[Emperor Smeat]

Holy shit at these ladder spots. Already more brutal than the Men's MitB match last month.

[Droford]

oreilly got a tooth/teeth knocked out

[xrodmuc316]

LOL Mauro saying "THEY KILLED KYLE" I love it

[KIRA]

I get nervous anytime somebody is falling near the edges of a Ladder

[Droford]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">RINALLO: OH MY GOD, THEY KILLED KYLE.<br><br>KYLE: YOU.....WAIT WHAT?!?!?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTTakeOver</a> <a href="https://t.co/zBajiG6EWC">pic.twitter.com/zBajiG6EWC</a></p>&mdash; CoolmanX5 (@Coolmanx5) <a href="https://twitter.com/Coolmanx5/status/1134969297338609666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[KIRA]

Kyle O'Reilly back f***** up

[Droford]

where the hell is roddy lol

[xrodmuc316]

And the only one who Vince will think is a star is Jaxson Ryker, as long as nobody reminds Vince that he came from Impact lol

[xrodmuc316]

O'Reilly's back looks horrible right now!

[Droford]

everyone beats the shit out of Ryker and goes back to beating each other up

[KIRA]

Holy.......

[Droford]

this has been better than the two ladder matches at MITB easy

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Oney and Burch setting and then climbing the ladder they placed that wasn't even close to the belts.

[GD]

Wonder what Vince thinks of this match...

[Droford]

yay

[xrodmuc316]

WOW, love the finish!

[Emperor Smeat]

Tag title ladder match was really great.

[Droford]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mauro saying “con-ladder-to” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTTakeOver</a> <a href="https://t.co/qa8aapniAN">pic.twitter.com/qa8aapniAN</a></p>&mdash; kawhi me a river (@TheNextBlGThing) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNextBlGThing/status/1134971807910416384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[KIRA]

The distance Montez Ford had on that dive over the top rope was insane

[KIRA]

yay

Probably that there weren't enough dancing bears or some s***

[xrodmuc316]

If I am Fox, I am calling an audible on that Billion $ deal and saying I want NXT instead of Smackdown!

Oh and no Vince allowed lol

[GD]

Damn Montez!

[Droford]

wait..

[KIRA]

Can we all just take a minute to acknowledge their MVP of this match Kyle O'Reilly the man took a beating like nobody else

[xrodmuc316]

Watch how a guy WWE buried for 3 years straight will now kill it and have a 5 star match.

[Droford]

I kinda want street profits to win, itd be good

Probably that there weren't enough dancing bears or some s***

what the hell?

[GD]

That’s good shit!

[KIRA]

what the hell?

I'm saying Vince would have wanted something stupid that had nothing to do with wrestling

[Droford]

I'm saying Vince would have wanted something stupid

oh..

[Emperor Smeat]

Yikes at the crowd barely cheering for Tyler's entrance.

[KIRA]

This is going to be awesome

[Emperor Smeat]

Crowd is either very tired or they might not be caring for this match since even Dream barely got any reactions for his entrance.

Nevermind, they started to wake up for Dream afterwards.

[Droford]

dream stealing lacey's gimmick

[Droford]

Yikes at the crowd barely cheering for Tyler's entrance.

this match needed the full sail crowd

[GD]

Tyler’s gorgeous!

[GD]

Phoenix taking a page out of Renee Young’s playbook with all the “ohs” and “ows”.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ouch at Breeze's bloody ear

[Droford]

breeze with a bloody..ear?

[KIRA]

Blood coming out of breezes ear canal

[Droford]

what the hell just happened

[KIRA]

what the hell just happened
Messed up equilibrium?

[Emperor Smeat]

Breeze vs Dream was decent. Should have gone before the ladder match considering the crowd being tired and not being as good as that match.

:lol: at Breeze losing via being a moron.

[KIRA]

God Tyler please stay in NXT we need you

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at WWE backing down from hyping Super ShowDown as better than Mania.

Now its "WrestleMania equivalent event"

[Droford]

punishment martinez is coming

[KIRA]

Lose Aleister black and gain.... Damien priest.......

[KIRA]

:lol: at WWE backing down from hyping Super ShowDown as better than Mania.

Now its "WrestleMania equivalent event"

That's still ridiculous when youve constantly crowed about WrestleMania being the end-all-be-all

[GD]

Io’s facial expressions

[KIRA]

I see Mario Ronaldo caught the Shang Tsung reveal this week

[KIRA]

Okay so I've heard some people resent Shayna baszler and I don't understand why she seems pretty good she is a very very effective heel

[Emperor Smeat]

Very slow paced Women's title match soo far and not necessarily in a good way.

[Emperor Smeat]

Okay so I've heard some people resent Shayna baszler and I don't understand why she seems pretty good she is a very very effective heel

She's pretty much the heel version of Asuka in NXT except without the undefeated streak and not being as good in the ring.

Part of that is due to her relative wrestling inexperience and being pushed way too fast to the top.

[Droford]

Io sells this better than Belair at least

[Emperor Smeat]

Either Ronda leaving really messed up the plans for Baszler's call-up or Triple H really is that scared of Baszler getting ruined on the main roster.

Match was good but another meh ending for Baszler's title reign. Only Kairi has managed to get some really great matches out of her.

[Droford]

lol didnt see that coming

[Droford]

lol the fans chanting 1 more time but Io not into it

[Droford]

the night backs were destroyed

[KIRA]

Okay I do like it that Io not going to take it on the chin

[Droford]

lol nxt uk take over same day as All Out

[Droford]

Isnt it technically Cole/Gargano IV?

[My Final Heaven]

FUCKING BULLSHIT.

Nobody likes Baszler because she has no ability to sell or do any sort of physical storytelling, her promos have the charisma of a narcoleptic sloth, & every one of her matches is exactly the fucking same: opponent bumps their ass off to make her look like she knows what she's doing, Shayna repeatedly applies the single wrestling hold she knows, and her opponent taps & cries.

Well, Io was the last girl on the NXT roster Baszler hadn't punked out like a bitch. That was done tonight: now what?

[Emperor Smeat]

Undisputed Era theme has actual lyrics to it?

Hope that's the first and last time they air it considering how bad it was.

[Droford]

oh god what

[Droford]

https://twitter.com/JDeanWilliams

[KIRA]

FUCKING BULLSHIT.

Nobody likes Baszler because she has no ability to sell or do any sort of physical storytelling, her promos have the charisma of a narcoleptic sloth, & every one of her matches is exactly the fucking same: opponent bumps their ass off to make her look like she knows what she's doing, Shayna repeatedly applies the single wrestling hold she knows, and her opponent taps & cries.

Well, Io was the last girl on the NXT roster Baszler hadn't punked out like a bitch. That was done tonight: now what?

That's a really good question I had the same thought read after it was over I was like there's nobody left

[KIRA]

Renalo just said the W word

[Emperor Smeat]

NXT title match has been good soo far but nothing special as well. Their 2-out-of-3 falls at the last TakeOver was way more entertaining by this point.

[My Final Heaven]

That's a really good question I had the same thought read after it was over I was like there's nobody left

Shayna goes down to a "freak injury" (translation - "We don't want to give someone the rub of beating her! Heels who never lose are money!"), Vacates the belt and goes up to the main roster. It's going to be so sweet watching her job to Carmella & Alicia Fox after that :love:

[Droford]

That's a really good question I had the same thought read after it was over I was like there's nobody left

I assume Larae vs Baszler at the takeover in toronto

[My Final Heaven]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTTakeOver</a>: XXV<br><br>��⏰�� <a href="https://t.co/GdiugkQOQX">pic.twitter.com/GdiugkQOQX</a></p>&mdash; CIAMPA (@ProjectCiampa) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProjectCiampa/status/1134991676135608321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Droford]

lol at how high mauros voice went

[Droford]

count forever

[Droford]

adam cole bay bay

[xrodmuc316]

ADAM COLE BAYBAY!!!

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Cole actually won.

Main event was pretty great overall, especially once it kicked into the next gear.

Event itself was really good but wouldn't put it among the upper tier of TakeOver shows.

[My Final Heaven]

2 title matches, 2 downer endings with the sarcastic heel soundly beating down & embarrassing the underdog face.

Right now, the guy who writes for the Bleacher Report is doing cartwheels around his living room.

[Droford]

Lol @ shayna face standing behind hhh during his pretakeover speech in brooklyn

[slik]

Have not watched via cancelling my subscription to WWE Network

...let me know if anything is worth finding to watch online

[Droford]

the whole show except the womens match

[Emperor Smeat]

Have not watched via cancelling my subscription to WWE Network

...let me know if anything is worth finding to watch online

Riddle vs Strong
Tag Ladder match
NXT title match

North American and Women's title matches were not terrible but also not near the quality of those 3 matches.

[Lock Jaw]

Starting to watch this now.... Still hate everything about Matt Riddle's character and look and still think he should have turned heel, but he is freakin' sweet in the ring......

[Droford]

good point on twitter

Elias should have showed up at takeover with the 24/7 title but not let in cause he was kicked out

[Evil Vito]

God that was fun

[Lock Jaw]

Strong/Riddle a great opener.... maybe Strong's best singles match I've seen. (I still don't think he really has a future as a singles guy, but he was great in this)

[Evil Vito]

Sitting in the arena I knew Cole was winning once I realized Britt Baker and his family were in the front row

[Evil Vito]

This might be the smallest Takeover topic ever.

I thoroughly enjoyed it - though it’s generally hard not to enjoy live wrassling

[Droford]

Sitting in the arena I knew Cole was winning once I realized Britt Baker and his family were in the front row

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The look that Britt Baker is shooting at Stephanie McMahon <a href="https://t.co/htMG0PldjA">pic.twitter.com/htMG0PldjA</a></p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1134988340237885440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Droford]

I wonder if she helped out Oreilly with his tooth lol

[Mr. Nerfect]

Okay so I've heard some people resent Shayna baszler and I don't understand why she seems pretty good she is a very very effective heel

Some people are still marks. These are the same people who believe that Brock Lesnar can't work.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The look that Britt Baker is shooting at Stephanie McMahon <a href="https://t.co/htMG0PldjA">pic.twitter.com/htMG0PldjA</a></p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1134988340237885440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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They've got to put themselves into everything, don't they?

[XL]

good point on twitter

Elias should have showed up at takeover with the 24/7 title but not let in cause he was kicked out

Good point until you realise that Elias isn’t the 24/7 Champion?

[Jordan]

That ladder match was incredible.

[GD]

I genuinely don't understand folks who boo Johnny Gargano.

[Evil Vito]

Watching the ladder match back. You can’t really get the sense of the lighting when you’re there in the arena but they did a great job of masking the fact that it’s really quite a small venue. Small enough that they took it out of their TV taping rotation 6-7 years ago.

[DaveWadding]

Really enjoyed this show. Riddle / Strong would have main evented any other promotion in the world. Tag ladder exceeded my expectations. O'Reilly was the MVP. Dream / Breeze was good. I'm over Shayna Baszler and her having the same match at every Takeover. Cole/Gargano was insane and I marked out a bunch of times.

[xrodmuc316]

AEW Marks will be mad, but this Takeover was better than Double or Nothing, and $40 cheaper.

[KIRA]

AEW Marks will be mad, but this Takeover was better than Double or Nothing, and $40 cheaper.

I don't know if this makes any sense to you this was a better show but AEW just felt really really good

[DaveWadding]

Double or Nothing was great, but Takeover was just a more satisfying show to me overall.

[Blonde Moment]

Double or Nothing was great, but Takeover was just a more satisfying show to me overall.

They have had more time to build stories, I will reserve judgement until they start on TNT in the fall.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

That was a great Takeover BAY BAY!

[Emperor Smeat]

Double or Nothing was great, but Takeover was just a more satisfying show to me overall.

I'm in the opposite. Both were great shows but I'd give the edge to Double or Nothing for overall enjoyment.

Felt TakeOver's top 3 matches were more cohesive than DoN's Top 3 in terms of entertainment but Double or Nothing was better overall as a whole.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I would have had Cody/Dustin close the show if that gusher was planned.

[Lock Jaw]

Alright! Something came up last night and I couldn't finish watching this.... gonna pick it up again now

[Lock Jaw]

(The) Street Profits partying with green t-shirt guy.... didn't think that guy had emotions that deep.....

[Lock Jaw]

Love Oney Lorcan theme.....

[Lock Jaw]

"OH MY GOD THEY KILLED KYLE" - Mauro killing another moment

[Lock Jaw]

Wow, was not expecting (The) Street Profits to win. Fun match.

[Lock Jaw]

Velveteen Dream vs Tyler Breeze time.... most excited for this one

[Lock Jaw]

Something weird going on with the camera's framerate.......

[Lock Jaw]

Amazing how just being in NXT environment makes Tyler Breeze seem like a "deal" again, and the fans actually care about him

[Lock Jaw]

Great match.... dreading the day when Velveteen Dream gets called up.....

[Emperor Smeat]

Something weird going on with the camera's framerate.......

Supposedly NXT used a different production setup for this show because of them not having access to WWE's main PPV event stuff and also currently experimenting with some new stuff for the brand and WWE itself.

[DaveWadding]

They have had more time to build stories, I will reserve judgement until they start on TNT in the fall.

This is why I feel the way I feel. I was already invested in the stories being told on NXT.

[Lock Jaw]

Women's match was good too.... Really like Shayna, but I am getting a bit tired of her reign.... appreciate that she is the one heel who actually gets booed though.....

[Lock Jaw]

Oh my..... what the hell is this terrible rapping for Adam Cole....... this is terrible.....

[Lock Jaw]

That was one of the worst things I have ever heard

[Lock Jaw]

Gargano getting booed? Are they in Adam Cole's hometown or something?

[GD]

Johnny Wrestling got boos at the last TakeOver event as well.

[Lock Jaw]

Was not expecting Johnny Gargano to lose on his first defense.... I admit while watching him in this match I was thinking that he is much better chasing the champ than actually being a champ.... (Though maybe if he actually had his moment at Mania vs. Ciampa I would have been more into him as champ)

Still not a huge fan of Adam Cole... wow, the Panama Sunrise move looks like s***..... I think he will make a good champ as the "head of a heel stable" type.... (even though the NXT fans will cheer him).....

I'd give match of the night once again to Velveteen Dream

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

"Broddy" was the match of the night.

[xrodmuc316]

Gargano getting booed? Are they in Adam Cole's hometown or something?

Technically Johnny is still a tweener, just cause he tricked Tomasso and attacked him wasn't a full face turn.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lol, Gargano is a face. People are just getting sick of the sad-faced sap gimmick. He probably needs to go somewhere else and freshen himself up a bit. I imagine he might have lost the NXT Title to go to the main roster.

[Evil Vito]

Lol, Gargano is a face. People are just getting sick of the sad-faced sap gimmick. He probably needs to go somewhere else and freshen himself up a bit. I imagine he might have lost the NXT Title to go to the main roster.

This is my thinking too. He and Ciampa were both up for a week despite the fact that they were scheduled to headline Takeover New York. Then Ciampa got hurt and Hunter was able to convince Vince to leave Gargano down for a couple of more months to pay off his title chase.

Like everyone else, he'll become "just another guy" pretty quickly. That said I'd be down to get a Gargano/Bryan match at some point.

[XL]

I liked the rapping over the UE theme, made Cole’s entrance different given we’d already had the music twice by that point.

[Lock Jaw]

I'm all for making it different, but that was just terrible

[Mr. Nerfect]

I genuinely don't understand folks who boo Johnny Gargano.

This is my thinking too. He and Ciampa were both up for a week despite the fact that they were scheduled to headline Takeover New York. Then Ciampa got hurt and Hunter was able to convince Vince to leave Gargano down for a couple of more months to pay off his title chase.

Like everyone else, he'll become "just another guy" pretty quickly. That said I'd be down to get a Gargano/Bryan match at some point.

Gargano/Bryan would be pretty good. I'd be for Gargano beating Bryan, Bryan seeing the light, and then Bryan turning face to go against a heel Roman Reigns. You know, in Fantasyland.