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A new night which means new graphics and a new theme song courtesy of NXT's favourite singer, Poppy.  NXT got a fresh new look and I like it. As far as how I feel about the episode itself, it was a fun two hours of professional wrestling television.  Images via WWE.com   Karrion Kross Wants New Challengers.  Kross praised Finn Balor as a competitor but unfortunately for Balor, he lost to the man that is hungry for challengers.  And that was the promo. It was fine. I do think the next challenger for the championship is Kyle O'Reilly but who knows at this point?  The yellow brand aired a highlight video of Takeover: Stand And Deliver (which you can check out the review for both nights here and here).  Msk vs Killian Dain And Drake Maverick For The NXT Tag Team Championship.  Msk were booed during this match which is odd. You could argue that it's because they're facing an adorable team of Drake Maverick and Killian Dain.  Either way, it's reall...

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.   Images via WWE.com 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 tea...

NXT Takeover: War Games was long and I mean long. Thank God I didn't watch the show live because I would've fallen asleep during the show.   Nevertheless, the show was decent but compared to Takeover 31, it wasn't as good.  Images via WWE.com Team Shotzi Blackheart In Ember Moon, Rhea Ripley And Io Shirai vs Team Candice LeRae In Toni Storm, Dakota Kai And Raquel Gonzalez. War Games Match.   Earlier in the match, Dakota Kai did a great sunset flip into a backbreaker of some sort on to Ember Moon.  Raquel Gonzalez used her strength for Dakota to nail a crossbody which looked cool.  Speaking of something that looked cool, all 6 women were taken down thanks to a multi-person manoeuvre from the middle part of the cage. Io Shirai couldn't get into the cage because Raquel kicked her out of the cage door which led to Indi Hartwell locking in the cage door.  So, what did Io do next? Well, she delivered a crossbody from the top of the cage on to the rest o...

Apologies for missing NXT Super Tuesday numbra Uno. I had a bad anxiety attack. But, don't worry, I'm doing well now.  How was NXT Super Tuesday 2? I enjoyed it. It is that simple.  pictures via WWE.com Finn Balor vs Adam Cole For The Vacant NXT Championship.  Yes, the big main event encounter like this NXT championship match just opened the show.  Nevertheless, it was a fun match. Cole at point, did a quick but impressive shining wizard.  The match concluded with 1916 from the top rope and the prince is the third ever superstar to win the NXT title twice.  Balor was the right person to win the championship simply because Adam Cole had a 300+ day reign as champ.  I think it's time for someone else to be known as THE NXT champion.  After the match, Adam Cole congratulated Finn with the two sweet hand gesture.  Babyface Adam Cole? Thumbs up.  Shotzi Blackheart And Io Shirai Beat up Both Ro...

The yellow brand came back swinging because this show was guud.  The main reason was mostly due to the in-ring action and a great return.  Wade Barrett made his WWE return in the commentary desk and he was superb in his  role.  pictures via WWE.com Karrion Kross Does What?? So, Kross separated his shoulder during the NXT title match against Keith at Takeover 30 (which you can click here to read the Takeover review).  Kross pretty much said in his promo that he has to relinquish the title but he'll get that title back.  It sucks that Kross has to give up the title given that he's at his A-game right now.  But, with disappointment comes some hope.  Because, later in the night, NXT general manager, William Regal announced that a match for the NXT championship will happen next week.  The match is a fatal four-way match but get this, it is going to be a 60-minute iron man 4-way bout.  The...