08-22-2020, 08:22 PM | #1 |
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NXT TakeOver XXX Thread
I'll put this on after Dynamite...
Anything cool so far... |
08-22-2020, 08:38 PM | #2 |
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k watching now
Vic Joseph on commentary... along with Beth Phoenix... truly awful |
08-22-2020, 08:42 PM | #3 |
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McAfee vs. Cole was very good.
Balor vs. Thatcher and NA title Ladder match were decent to pretty good. First hour of the show did feel pretty weak compared to TakeOver standards. Commentary has been pretty weak though since no Mauro on the show and its been lacking that big show passion he brings to TakeOvers. |
08-22-2020, 08:43 PM | #4 |
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Dakota Kai gonna win...
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08-22-2020, 08:45 PM | #5 |
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This match is good, way better than most recent AEW women's matches
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08-22-2020, 08:46 PM | #6 |
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Shirai wins, I guess she's not being called up yet
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08-22-2020, 08:49 PM | #7 |
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NXT Women's title match was pretty good but ending and post-match stuff felt more like WWE style booking.
NXT's been really trying to fix the mess they made with Rhea's star rise and direction after Charlotte deflated it earlier in the year. |
08-22-2020, 08:54 PM | #8 |
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NXT was a bit lazy with this pre-match hype video since its the exact same one they showed on Wednesday's show.
Still a pretty great hype video overall. |
08-22-2020, 09:02 PM | #9 |
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Vic Joseph and Beth Phoenix just going "ooh!" after each move for 30 seconds straight
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08-22-2020, 09:12 PM | #10 |
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NXT feels better in this environment than it would in the ThunderDome I think
Crowd sounds pretty loud for its size... a lot better than the fake crowd noise and 144p fans staring lifelessly |
08-22-2020, 09:14 PM | #11 |
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So far this Lee vs. Kross match feels like every other NXT title match or main event in recent years where it just goes on and on but hasn't hit the kickout fest portion yet. If it does then its just like every one of those matches.
Its been Kross' best match in NXT so far though. |
08-22-2020, 09:17 PM | #12 |
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Kross looks like he might have hurt his right shoulder/arm
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08-22-2020, 09:21 PM | #13 |
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Weird finish...
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08-22-2020, 09:24 PM | #14 |
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Kross beat Lee.
Triple H is just as bad as Vince is when it comes to pushing guys he wants on NXT. Lee's Double Champ reign was such a huge bust. At least Naito's Double Champ reign in NJPW was mainly a bust because of the coronavirus. Lee's got ruined by some really shitty booking. Having Triple H and co take over more of NXT's Creative has been such a big mistake for the brand. I'd put this TakeOver more in the middle of the pack for TakeOver shows although need to think a bit more about it since I was watching most of it at the same as AEW Dynamite's show so didn't give it full attention. |
08-22-2020, 09:56 PM | #15 |
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I'm eagerly awaiting Pat McAfees HOF speech
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08-22-2020, 10:13 PM | #16 |
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I’ve really not been feeling NXT that much as is but I’m really not into Kross or Priest. So to see them holding the gold making Lee’s double title win effectively pointless...yeah, think I’m out on NXT for the time being.
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08-22-2020, 10:20 PM | #17 | |
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Kross separated his shoulder in the middle of the match... (via PWInsider)
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08-22-2020, 10:24 PM | #18 | |
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Also Triple H spared no time in finding Priest for the obligatory "Triple H shakes hand or points at new champ" routine afterwards.
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08-22-2020, 10:31 PM | #19 | |
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Bronson Reed is probably beating Damien Priest but I bet he faces Dream and or Balor before |
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08-22-2020, 10:33 PM | #20 | |
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08-22-2020, 10:58 PM | #21 |
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This blew AEW out of the water
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08-23-2020, 12:33 AM | #22 |
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keith lee, double transitional champion. amazing
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08-23-2020, 06:14 AM | #23 | |
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But it was still a well worked match. Enjoyed it a lot. Mcafee was impressive. Guy seems like a natural, and covered up his inexperience with some good heel work. That said, I didn't really care about this match, because they've done nothing in the build to get me behind Adam Cole. Part of me is happy he stayed himself, because one thing I hate about WWE is how people change into a completely different person when they turn face, with no explanation whatsoever. But by that same token, you have to give fans more than "this guy is a slightly bigger douchebag than this douchebag" to turn someone face. I don't care about Cross, so I skipped the main event. Seems dumb to take the title off Lee already. |
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08-23-2020, 06:16 AM | #24 |
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Vic Joseph sounds like the kind of guy that would be commentating pro cornhole on ESPN 2. Sounds well trained, but no presence or personality whatsoever.
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08-23-2020, 08:30 AM | #25 |
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Vic Joseph’s banging McKenzie Mitchell so he’s got that going for him
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08-23-2020, 09:19 AM | #26 |
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But he did mention he was trained by Rip Rogers for a short time when he first started getting involved with NXT a few years ago thinking that would get him a wrestling match but it didn't. Mark Henry was hosting and he was trained by Rip too, so when I heard that I knew Pat was probably going to put up a great performance for a "celebrity" but he still exceded my expectations by a little bit with his trash talking and the fact he was selling better than some of the full timers. Storyline wise, they we're hindered by having a couple weeks slthough they did do a good job with the vid package of making it seem like its been a slow long build. |
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08-23-2020, 03:55 PM | #28 | |
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If it wasn't for the Cole vs. McAfee match surpassing the low expectations I had by a lot and McAfee being surprisingly very good in the ring, the Women's title match would have been my match of the night. |
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08-23-2020, 04:09 PM | #29 |
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Felt like every match was solid, but I'm really against taking the title off Keith. I just don't see what they do in Kross.
Other than that, it was pretty enjoyable. Ladder match was good. Really enjoyed some of the big bumps (Reed off the ladder with Candice on his back, Candice's top rope rana, Gargano's sunset flip bomb that made me audibly cringe). I think that this match got really messed up when Lumis got hurt. Seems like he was slated to win. Priest bores the hell out of me, but probably won't hold the belt for too long. I had low expectations for Cole / McAfee and they exceeded them. Pat did some really cool stuff for a first match. I wasn't as bored as I imagined. Dakota / Io was real good. Hope they have more matches in the future. NXT almost needs a female hoss division. Ripley, Gonzalez, Mercedes Martinez...those would be pretty fun matches I think. Kross is over because Scarlett is hot and his entrance is cool. After that, nothing. I never thought that I'd say I would miss Cole as champ, but it's been like 2 months, and if they want to just go back in time, I won't bitch that Cole is champ ever again. Last edited by DaveWadding; 08-23-2020 at 05:14 PM. |
08-24-2020, 09:37 AM | #30 |
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in retrospect I think they obviously just gave Keith Lee the belt so they could call him a former NXT champion on RAW tonight
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08-24-2020, 10:34 AM | #31 |
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McAfee on his show putting over "I got baited into kicking the steps...dammit" and my head still hurts (Panama Sunrise). Nice little insight from his side.
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08-24-2020, 12:09 PM | #32 |
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He doesn't go back to old school 80s wrestling as a fan but he grew up like most of us as a fan of the attitude era and im pretty sure given his comments on busted open bashing the SNL guys and Tyson Fury, im sure he has an appreciation for kayfabe
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08-24-2020, 01:51 PM | #33 |
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