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.

WWE Wrestlemania 26 | A Coherent Review.

I've teased a mystery review on my Facebook page (which you can click here to follow us) and that mystery has now been unveiled. It's Wrestlemania 26. This review was delayed and was supposed to be up last Monday but at least is now up. Also, The first draft of this review was 7 pages long so strap in. By far, the longest review on this very website. I thought it would be fitting to review a Wrestlemania from a decade back and how do I feel about it? It was a show that if you watched it, you're most likely going to have a good time. It was a mix of great things but terrible things at the same time as most shows. The 26th edition of Wrestlemania took place in the University of Phoenix Stadium in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona on March 28th, 2010. The commentators were Micheal Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker. Honestly, Striker was pretty good and a far better colour commentator than Lawler was on this show (even today, Lawler is still bleh on commen...

WrestleFest DXB's Fahrenheit 971 | A Coherent W.

Being a fan of pro wrestling (or any other medium of entertainment) does have its pros and cons when engaging with the industry as a whole. On one hand, you've witnessed an Eddie Kingston promo that'll make you tear up more than the opening scene of Up. On the other hand, going to the wrestling subreddit will definitely have you questioning humanity as a whole and the fact that living in an area where a wrestling presence pretty much doesn't exist like a Vince Russo-written storyline that is, you know, GOOD!? Luckily, the latter retracted my con as a fan because I'm talking about Wrestlefest DXB and their latest joint, "971 Fahrenheit". Martin Bushby of now Post Wrestling Alumni brought the event to my attention because like a wrestler on an episode of RAW I get distracted all the time. So, I decided to take a short journey to a taxi then a bus then a train then a 30-minute walk to the show itself and I know I'm going to sound biased as f**k but I l...

Let's Talk About The State Of Wrestlemania 37.

I usually save those kinds of pieces for my weekly news series, The 5 News Week due to how modern this subject is and how my essays usually dwell on the past. Usually, it is too early to talk about an upcoming Wrestlemania in October but not this time especially since we're still in a pandemic. This is a topic I've been thinking about all month and I had to write my thoughts on it. Let's answer this question right away whether Wrestlemania 37 will happen in SoFii stadium next year? from CBS Los Angeles The answer is an obvious no. But, I want to try to dig deeper and see exactly where we stand today. As of me writing this, Wrestlemania: Hollywood edition is still scheduled to take place in SoFi stadium despite an outlet that shall not be named, claiming otherwise. This is either sheer blind optimism or downright idiotic from Dubya, Dubya E. WrestleVotes did mention back in July that while the event is still going to take place in the stadium,...

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