Skip to main content

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. 

Images via WWE.com

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. 

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

WWE RAW 7/1/19 | My Coherent Review

My first RAW review of 2019 and surprisingly, this show was decent. Now, would RAW put on decent shows in the coming weeks or months? Probably not but I hope that's the case. Now, usually on my RAW and Smackdown Live reviews, I give my thoughts on what's good, what's ok and what bad ( click here if you curious as to how the format looks like). However, since this is the new year, I'm gonna get rid of that and instead just put my in-depth thoughts just like my PPV reviews. Without further ado, on with the review.  Opening Segment The show itself started off with a brawl between Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley that lasted for a very short period of time. After that’s done, the opening segment started with John Cena and cuts a promo on how he’s gonna earn his golden ticket to Wrestlemania by entering in this year’s Royal Rumble match.  Out came Drew McIntyre and he said that Cena’s accomplishments is what Drew cares about. He then went on how he’s b...
Post a Comment
Read more

Gail Kim As Women's Champion In 2003 Or Paige As Divas Champion In 2014? Who Had The Better Debut Reign?

Women’s wrestling in world wrestling entertainment. Believe it or not, it has been around for quite some time but it hasn’t been taken to the stratosphere by the powers that be until a few years ago. However, in one fateful time between 2002 and 2005, there was a small women’s division that although wasn’t as big as it is today, it was surprisingly competitive for the most part.  Meet Gail Kim. Before Gail joined WWE in October 2002, She started training at Ron Hutchison's wrestling school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which had some notable alumni like Edge, Christian, Beth Phoenix, Tiger Ali Singh, Traci Brooks, Trish Stratus among others.  Gail Kim made her professional wrestling debut in late 2000 and she donned the persona of a masked luchadoras by the name of "La Felina" and wrestled all over the Southern Ontario area.  Kim started off her WWE career training in OVW and was called up to the main roster in 2003 (more specifically Monday Night RAW)...
Post a Comment
Read more

WWE Smackdown Live 24/9/18 | My Coherent Review.

Smackdown live was once again, a good show that did its job to build some hype for WWE super showdown. Now usually on my reviews, I give my thoughts on what's good, what's ok and what bad. However, I'm only gonna tell you what's good and what's ok for this review because I didn't find anything bad about this episode. Now let's talk wrestling, shall we?  WHAT'S GOOD The opening segment   Man, this opening segment was entertaining and I believe this is the first time since 2011 that R Truth has been featured a lot on WWE television. Look, I know some people who find the five-second dance break cringeworthy but I thought that was funny. That segment led to a match between The Miz and R Truth and if want to know my thoughts on the match itself then look below.  Rusev calls out Aiden English   Basically, this segment goes like this. Rusev calls out Aiden to explain himself for his actions last week. Aiden then comes out to the ring and...
Post a Comment
Read more