NXT Takeover 36 | A Coherent Review.

NXT has once again delivered 2 and a half hours of professional wrestling that I couldn't complain about.

The program had a clear goal, simply deliver.

Oh, and there was a match at the pre-show which I haven't seen of course.

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Cameron Grimes vs LA Knight For The Million Dollar Championship.

The yellow brand gave those guys some TIIIIIIIME!

I didn't expect the bout to be this fast-paced. What a darn opener.

Thanks to the million-dollar man himself, Ted Dibiase, Cameron Grimes picked up the million-dollar championship as a result of winning the match.

Raquel Gonzalez vs Dakota Kai For The NXT Women's Championship.

I've been very critical of the build going into Takeover due to the fact that the "best friends now bitter rivals" narrative was executed in the most generic way possible.

Did this match deliver though? Not really but it was decent for what it was.

Gonzalez retained the title with an avalanche chingona bomb to which NXT UK's Kay Lee Ray showed up and stared at the women's championship.

Finally, something different for good measure!

Walter vs Ilja Dragunov For The NXT UK Championship.

A match that I was most looking forward to because of their brutal first encounter 10 months ago for the same championship competed here.

And I'm happy to say that the match was GOOD, GOOD, GOOD!

Despite Ilja Dragunov taking in some good old fashioned beating from the big man, Dragunov somehow defeated Walter (with a sleeper hold that made Walter quickly tap out) and became the new UK champion.

Again, what a f**king match.

Adam Cole vs Kyle O'Reilly In A 2 Out Of 3 Falls Match.

How 2019 of NXT to call this encounter a 2 out of 3 falls match instead of a 3 stages of hell match (yes, I'm repeating the same jokes because it's funny)?

Nevertheless, the 3 fall exhibition bout wasn't as good as their second match at the Great American Bash but I enjoyed it as a whole.

O'Reilly quickly picked up the first fall which led to Coley Adam Bay Bay getting the second fall victory.

The third fall was taken by Kyle O'Reilly in a steel cage match.

Will see where Adam Cole goes from here and whether he stays with world wrestling entertainment or not (I think he does but anything is possible in this greed inducing world that we live in).

Samoa Joe vs Karrion Kross For The NXT Championship.

By far, the best part about this match was the FREAKING MUSCLE BUSTER IS BACK! I legit marked out after seeing that move.

I know this is the zoomer in me talking but it literally feels like a throwback at this point because we haven't seen this move in 4 or so years.

That finishing manoeuvre is how Samoa Joe became the first-ever 3-time NXT champion.

See you in main roster pugartory, Karrion Kross. I'm sure you'll have a great undefeated streak. You know,

So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.

Like: Pretty much every single match.

Didn't like: It's a Takeover show, my guy.

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