NXT TakeOver: San Antonio

Jerichoholic

Deleted User wrote: »

Delighted for Nigel.

Met him at an IWW show around 10 years ago and honestly the nicest wrestler I've ever met.
Hope he does well.

Yeah, he deserves a break. Graves seems happy he's there too.

Jerichoholic

Ember not great at taking her lines from the headset.

WinnyThePoo

Ember Moon having a mare

CastorTroy

Not watching til tomorrow but is Nigel doing commentary on the main show? Strange if that's the case, bringing him in for Takeover without some weeks on the weekly show.

CastorTroy

CastorTroy wrote: »

Not watching til tomorrow but is Nigel doing commentary on the main show? Strange if that's the case, bringing him in for Takeover without some weeks on the weekly show.

No. Todd Phillips, Graves and Percy Watson but will take Graves place after tonight.

WinnyThePoo

I'd like to see Almas vs Nakamura in a match. Talented guy.

johnnysmack

Percy Watson, the David otunga of nxt

Andersonisgod

WinnyThePoo wrote: »

I'd like to see Almas vs Nakamura in a match. Talented guy.

You can, on NJPW World.

Anyway, hot take: Gargano is the best face in this whole company.

sky88

Gargano could get the crowd behind him daniel Bryan did

That was great with Rollins

J. Marston

Peyton is gorgeous.

B.A._Baracus

J. Marston wrote: »

Peyton is gorgeous.

I'd rather some Asuka myself :pac:

J. Marston

The Aussie girls were shrieking so much during that match.

RollieFingers

Bobby Flair in all his glory!

sky88

Two amazing entrances

WinnyThePoo

Nakamura is such a star ! WWE really doing some great production work

J. Marston

Wonder what Shinsuke is up to tomorrow night?

WinnyThePoo

Hopefully selling his knee injury

sky88

I think that was a very good takeover as it didn't have much buzz coming in.

Jerichoholic

What a match, saved an otherwise poor show. Nakamura needs to be winning the damn rumble tomorrow after that.

J. Marston

My immediate thought was "Oh he's in the Rumble!" but nah, they're not going to put him in after that much selling of an injury.

Jerichoholic

It's WWE, they don't sell anything anymore. He could easily be in it.

DM_7

Just watching this now.

Andrade V Strong was good. The end was annoying when Strong just recovered with ease from Andrade ctaching him with two big moves. Andrade was the star but they needed a strong face (pun intended).

Also screw the app for spoiling the main event.

DM_7

Some cracking tag team matches on NXT.

AOP used very well there. Two big lumps with the right kind of backgrounds. Still look a bit dangerous but considering how long they are training well done to them on getting to this place already.

DM_7

Not sold on the lady foursome. Ember Moon and Liv Morgan are more interesting and engaging than how Billie and Peyton are presented. Cross is like a bad panto villian.

They could be presented better.

DM_7

Main event was a glorious success.

Good show overall, opener can be skipped though.

LeeJM

Very enjoyable Takeover. Strong Almas was really good and a big win for Roddy. DIY were absolutely fantastic again vs AOP. They are so unbelievably over! When Gargano wins the NXT title it will be the greatest moment in NXT history. Womens match was very ordinary. I guess we get an Asuka vs Nikki Cross match on NXT tv before WM to blow off that feud and build to Asuka vs Ember Moon at Mania Weekend.

The main event was really well done. Nakumuras selling was really good and Roode being a dick heel beating an injured opponent suits his character perfectly. Interested to see how things shake up noe for Mania weekend. Chris Hero, Tommy End and Roddy should be in around the main event scene now. Many different directions they can go for Takeover Orlando.

Andersonisgod

Good show all in all, thought the tag title match was MOTN followed by Cien vs Strong. Opener was average, womens title match was fine.

Wasn't that high on the main event, final third was very good but the first 2 thirds were both pointless and interminable too. There's few things I hate more in a big match where the last 3rd doesn't link at all to what went before. Roode's work on Nakamura's neck amounted to nothing and the whole thing was done at the pace and intensity of a middle of the card house show match. Really for mostly the strong finish alone I'd go ***1/4

Omackeral

sky88 wrote: »

I think that was a very good takeover as it didn't have much buzz coming in.

Bang on the money. Expected nothing much, got a truly glorious show.

phatkev

DM_7 wrote: »

Also screw the app for spoiling the main event.

Yeah it was the first thing I saw this morning when I opened it up, some annoying!

DM_7

phatkev wrote: »

Yeah it was the first thing I saw this morning when I opened it up, some annoying!

Good reminder to not use the app for the rumble if i don't see it live