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I've not reviewed NXT separately in almost a year so this brought back memories of me reviewing NXT when it was an hour-long.  Ahhh, good times.  But, in any case, this is the coherent review for the final NXT before Takeover: XXX and what did I think about it?  I actually really like it.  Unlike WWE's flagship show, this episode did great on building exhilaration for a PPV.  pictures via WWE.com Ridge Holland vs Johnny Gargano. Winner Qualifies In The NXT North American Championship Ladder Match At Takeover: XXX.  This was a decent opening match of the night.  Gargano took a nasty fall that landed on his neck due to a slam of some sort from Holland.  Hoping he's okay from that fall. Gargano somehow won the match with the one final beat.  Dakota Kai vs Jessi Kamea.  After Dakota Kai's victory over Kamea, Kai grabbed the microphone to tell Io Shirai that she will kick Io over and over again....

I don't know if NXT does the recap highlight video with their theme song regularly or not but I really like it and it's a great way to give newer fans of what to expect on the yellow brand.  As far as my opinions for both shows overall, I gotta give NXT the win for my favourite show of the night not that AEW wasn't bad. It was fine with a few good moments.  NXT  Highlights.  Angel Garza vs Lio Rush For The NXT Cruiserweight Championship.  Garza took off his pants in front of Rush's wife and kids which was great. However, Lio says otherwise and he almost damaged Garza's back hard with the suicide dive.  Angel then countered that with a moonsault powerslam from the top rope leading to a butterfly driver of some sort mere minutes later and Rush kicked out.  Garza tried to deliver that move from the top rope but Rush escaped and hits the final hour (which is a frog splash) and Garza survived that one.  The move Angel Garz...

Via AEW A very decent night of wrestling is under the history books along with, a review that talks about this particular night of professional wrestling. Let's get to it.  NXT  Highlights.  Finn Balor Explains Himself.  This was rather a short promo however, it did a good job on explaining his actions last week  (which I wish that I would've talked about that heel turn last week but unfortunately, I didn't review the show).  He tells the audience that a wrestler that sits backstage and watches the shows are destined to be sitting with the fans the next day. Finn Balor then further elaborates that he's the hottest act in WWE at the moment.  Balor ends the promo warning Johnny Gargano that Johnny will go from Johnny Wrestling to Johnny Watches Wrestling which has a surprising ring to it.  Tegan Nox and Dakota Kai vs The Kabuki Warriors For The WWE Tag Team Championship And A Special Announcement.  Boy, that was...

via AEW. I know technically this is the third week of NXT and AEW's Dynamite airing at the same time but it's my second week because I skipped last week's showdown due to personal reasons.  Will see how Dynamite and NXT TV did this week my coherent wrestling Wednesdays.  NXT  Highlights.  Oney Lorcan And Danny Burch vs Imperium.  This was a straight fast-paced action. So many suicide dives from Lorcan later and Lorcan, unfortunately, ate a double team manoeuvre powerbomb position into an uppercut from Imperium and they won the match. A very entertaining match, yes indeed (why does it sound like what The New Day would say?).  An Io Shirai And Rhea Ripley Stare Down. Io won her match with Kayden Carter and then, Rhea Ripley came out and told the genius of the sky that Ripley has no problem shutting Shirai's mouth. That stare down alone was great and Ripley is going to face Bianca Belair on next week's episode so I'm excited abou...

If you have been a fan of this site since January, then you'll know that I've completely rebooted my review process and now, I'm doing that again.  Don't worry, the format for my RAW, Smackdown and PPV reviews will still be the same but not on Wednesdays. So, here it is, My Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays.  NXT The Highlights. Adam Cole vs Matt Riddle For The NXT Championship.  A match that opened this episode of the yellow brand, the original bro and the leader of The Undisputed Era tore the house down.  Whether it's Cole reversing the fireman's carry from Riddle into a backstabber, Cole hitting a Panama sunrise twice, a floating bro or the crowd chanting "Adam Cole, bro", it was a visual statement by NXT that the yellow brand is THE brand to watch.  Unfortunately,  Riddle felt short and ate the last shot but there was another highlight I wanna talk about….. Finn Balor Returns To N. X. T.  It's not a typo my friends, Finn ...

Not as great as last week's show but it was a good effort overall by NXT.  Keith Lee vs Dominic Djakovic.  A rematch from a fantastic match several weeks ago and no surprise, it was amazing. After a test of strength being implemented by both guys, Lee hits a quick crossbody.  Djakovic then delivered a chokeslam to Lee on the ring apron. Lee countered that devastating moment with an impressive one with a moonsault from the middle rope. A Canadian destroyer and a moonsault from Djakovic later and Djakovic was shocked that Keith carried him to which Lee delivered a modified jackhammer to win this match. And yes, it was a 50/50 booking but WHO. THE. HELL. CARES!? That is what I call a wrestling equivalent of a delicious entree. Dakota Kai vs Taynara.  Nice seeing Dakota Kai once again. The New Zealander won the match with GTK or the go-to kick.  The Street Profits cut a promo earlier about their tag team title match next week against t...