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NXT Takeover: Vengeance Day | A Coherent Review.

I've been really disappointed with recent Takeovers as of late but their latest one wowed me.

I thought this show brought back the spark of the old Takeovers shows that I love. 

Vengeance Day, in my opinion, is in the top 5 best Takeovers ever produced. 

That's how much I enjoyed it.  

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Shotzi Blackheart And Ember Moon vs Dakota Kai And Raquel Gonzalez. Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament Finals. 


Throughout the match, the babyface team were aiming at Dakota Kai's knee which is smart because one, Kai's kicks are her greatest strength and two, she suffered a torn ACL. 

Shotzi took some nasty offensives like the powerbomb from Raquel that had Shotzi land onto the barricade. 


Speaking of Raquel Gonzalez, she was the star of the match. 

She legit showed some impressive grapples and strikes. 

Because of her, she and Dakota Kai won the entire tournament and will go on to face Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax for the women's tag team championship. 

Can Dakota Kai and Raquel actually capture those titles, please!?

Oh, and the match was pretty good. 

Kushida vs Johnny Gargano For The North American Championship.


Austin Theory was kidnapped by Dexter Lumis during Johnny Gargano's entrance which for some reason, made me laugh really loud. 

This is a match that you may or may not like depending on your wrestling preference because of how slow-paced it was (or least, most of the match was slow-paced).

I for one thought it was excellent mainly due to the fact that I'm a technical wrestling geek. 

That suplex from Kushida was pure excellence. 


Unfortunately, Kushida's series of arm damage on Johnny Gargano wasn't enough to win the match as Gargano retained the championship with not one but two one final beat finishes. 

Again, what an excellent match. Definitely a match of the year contender in my eyes. 

The Grizzled Young Veterans vs MSK. Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament Finals. 


A fantastic match with a surprise ending that I do not mind. MSK is getting better and better the more I watch them perform. 

Grizzled Young Veterans delivered a fantastic doomsday day onto the outside (holy f**king shit). 

MSK walked out of Vengeance Day as THE 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament winners. 


What a way to build a new tag team. I went from "I don't know these guys" to "officially, I am a fan" within a span of weeks. It’s nice to see a signing with a concrete plan, you know what I mean? 


Cameron Grimes was showing off his wealth with Josiah Williams' song about Grimes recent fortune, playing in the background. 

Funny sh*t. 

Io Shirai vs Toni Storm vs Mercedes Martinez For The NXT Women's Championship. 


All 3 women were beating the holy hell out of each other. The volume was turned up through this championship encounter.  

Io Shirai nailed the moonsault to retain the NXT women's championship. 

It was my least favourite match but it wasn't bad.

Eli Drake aka LA Knight is now part of the black and gold brand. 

A great pick up from WWE. Don't f**k it up, guys. 

Finn Balor vs Pete Dunne For The NXT Championship. 


Ever since Balor and Dunne went face to face in a segment, I was awwing at the potential of this match. 

The question is, did it live up to my expectations? 

Yes. I got not one but TWO technical wrestling matches!? 

This has to be the greatest Takeover ever, right? 

Finn Balor's in-ring psychology is at an all-time high in this championship bout.


The way he sells Dunne's various submission moves was pure art. 

No shocker, Finn Balor retained but then, he was attacked by Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch. 

Out came Undisputed Era to the rescue. Minutes later, Adam Cole kicked not only Finn Balor but Kylie O'Reilly as well. 


Normally, this is the part where I rant on how WWE hates friendships and loves breaking up tag teams. 

However, this is clearly a way to have Kylie O'Reilly "ridin' solo" as Jason Derulo would like to put it while bringing back Adam Cole's heel persona that we all know and love.  

In other words, I don't hate this? 

So, to recap for all of you slow mofos. 

Like: Both men's and women's Dusty Rhodes tag team classic finals match, Kushida vs Johnny Gargano. 

Didn't like: It's a Takeover show, what do you think? 

Let me know what do you think about NXT Takeover: Vengeance Day and follow me on the tweets @omartheplayaguy. Anyways, stay safe smarks.

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