NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia

What a main event!! Unbelievable match.

Rest of the show was ok. Extreme rules match was enjoyable but nothing special and I thought the tag title match was grand as well.

That main event though! Wow!!!

bot43

What a main event. I’ve not got emotionally into a match in manys the year but that had me totally locked in.

It’s funny - had a match like that happened in the indies it would be dismissed out of hand by certain posters here but because it’s NXT it’s a MOTY.

Anyway - incredible.

cian68

It's almost as if context matters.

Neil3030

I thought the main event would struggle to follow the gore p0rn of the ER match, but wrong I most assuredly was.

Lithium93_

Loved the bit at the start of the show with Paul Heyman.

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/957678745317359616

CastorTroy

Once again the main roster has a lot to follow.

I was just wondering during this match when would Zelena get in the ring as a competitor then Candice happened. As soon as she came around to that side of the ring, I expected it.
I was also expecting Ciampa out to cost Gargano the match but I think they mad the right choice by having the attack be post match. You heard the crowd any time the medics came down. They were booing and calling "Bulls***".

I think Percy really benefitted from Nigel's absence. Meant he could contribute more.

Clegg

Almas/Gargano is up there with the best singles matches in recent WWE history. The gold standard for me is Styles/Cena at the RR and Dunne/Bate at Takeover:Chicago. It sits there with those two as the best thing I've seen from that company in the last 4 or 5 years. Incredible match.

Furious-Red

CastorTroy wrote: »

Once again the main roster has a lot to follow.

I was just wondering during this match when would Zelena get in the ring as a competitor then Candice happened. As soon as she came around to that side of the ring, I expected it.
I was also expecting Ciampa out to cost Gargano the match but I think they mad the right choice by having the attack be post match. You heard the crowd any time the medics came down. They were booing and calling "Bulls***".

I think Percy really benefitted from Nigel's absence. Meant he could contribute more.

Agreed, i was waiting for Ciampa to come down but it was great to see Selina get some comeuppance after all the interference . I knew when the logo came up Ciampa was gonna return and it was brilliantly done

CastorTroy

Post show with Cathy and Paul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF5GYODpLjk

Ali Bomaye

I had extremely high expectations for Almas vs Gargano and it exceeded them. It's going to be difficult for any match in any promotion to better that this year. Great call backs, great counters, great pacing, great moment when Candice jumped the barricade to attack Vega, work was smooth all the way through, and a finish that had me feeling genuine emotions.

Delighted for Almas, it looked like less than a year ago that he was going to be a flop and out of the company, what a turnaround. I think that was the best WWE match in years.

I missed some of the Black vs Cole match, including the chair spot as my network feed was freezing on me. I though Black looked excellent.

I popped for the finish in the Moon vs Baszler match. Enjoyed the cross arm breaker spot as Moon was constantly trying to block it and fight out of it.

Dream vs Ohno started out well but got very sloppy. I think they might have just got too ambitious with some stuff.

Tag title match was probably my favourite straight two vs two tag the AOP have had. Fish and O'Reilly were brilliant.

Really enjoyed the show. The two man booth was a nice change from having three people talking over one another and bickering about stupid stuff instead of just focusing on the action.

Jerichoholic

Percy stepped up his game, still not great but better than nearly everyone else in the company.