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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2015 1:48:47 GMT -5
My favorite Takeover to date. That crowd was something else man, I have no idea how you can coordinate those kind of chants in such a large venue. Their rendition of "Hey Cass" was beautiful.
Emma/Asuka wasn't quite the blowout I was hoping it would be but it was a fine match. Is it just me or does it feel like there's still something missing with Emma? I like her a lot but I feel like there's something missing to give her that "star" aura.
That tag match was a doozy and Dash & Dawson have to be my favorite thing happening right now, I love the relentless tags, Enzo and Cass never looked better either. Sucked though when Cass no sold the leg work late in the game. That bit where D&D had Cass in the corner and they continuously tagged and pummeled the shit out of Cass was amazing, I just love watching those two wreck shop and I'm glad they retained.
Bayley/Nia was a David vs. Goliath match that wrestling has been long overdue, Nia looked great, Bayley selling the life/death consequences of the match and seeing her calculating in her mind how the hell to take the beast down between moves was great.
Balor/Joe was great, this is the first time it felt truly necessary that Balor busted out the demon and the match had a different feel because of it. It dawned on me watching this that we're living in a world where as unlikely as it may be, Samoa Joe vs. Brock Lesnar is not completely off the table as a match that could actually happen. Joe looked as good here as I'm sure many people thought they'd never see him again.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Dec 17, 2015 2:57:15 GMT -5
Ok, missing about 20 pages since I checked in, so I don't know if this has been said yet. Tonight Finn was actually a demon, he was more aggressive, he moved his body differently, it was more than a cosmetic change this time, very impressive. On the train home, can't wait to watch this again with commentary and close up shots. He's always added more stuff to his demon schtick. The dives and dropkick to the barricades and stairs were only ever done when he's in Demon paint. And in Brooklyn he did the double stomp off the ladder at the end even though he could have grabbed the title because f*** Kevin Owens. It always seems like there's not that much difference, even since you've posted this, Ryck has said there's no difference. Tonight, I saw is, the way he'll slither a bit, end up in unnatural poses, as well as a couple of moves. Gonna watch it back on the network to see how it came across on TV.
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Post by Perfect Timing on Dec 17, 2015 2:58:52 GMT -5
Really pissed off to be honest. If the screen was on it would have been fine I thought it was odd the screens were not on. The stage in general looked shitty compared to other Takeovers. Sucks when you can't see anything but get better tickets next time I guess.
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Post by Chiral on Dec 17, 2015 3:54:35 GMT -5
Finally got around to watching this after a terrible busy day, I typed my thoughts as I watched but looking back they seem like the things I usually say about NXT so I'll put em under a spoiler tag: {Spoiler}-I don't know how to describe it very well, but the opening uses my favorite PPV opening match styles. Everyone was great here. -There's a few beats I hit every Takeover so I'll get them out of the way now: --It's still crazy at the gap of quality between Raw and NXT. NXT is what I love about wrestling, Raw feels like it exists for shareholders. --Women's wrestling on NXT is approximately one billion years ahead of Raw --I don't want to even see footage of John Cena on NXT so -Enzo and Cass are more over than most of the main roster... -FINALLY A REF DOESN'T LET HEELS SWITCH IN A TAG MATCH AFTER SPENDING TWENTY SECONDS KEEPING THE FACE OUT OF THE RING -Can Enzo not get pinned every single time? -Also I am so not feeling Dawson and Wilder. I feel like NXT's tag division is booked the most randomly of the title divisions. -Bayley is so cute oh my god -It wasn't very popular in the Raw thread but I do really like the second theme tonight. -I was kinda hoping for more special entrances so far... -It feels like they're still figuring out who they want Apollo Crews to be -GREAT END OF DAYS COUNTER -Kiiinda wish they let Bliss' storyline run up til this match instead of Nia Jax getting the shot... -Watching the match I really feel like this storyline needed more time in the oven, I'm not really feeling it -Like this is way too close to the first Zayn vs. Owens for my taste... -"TOP TOP TOP TOP" -BAYLEEY ODDS OVERCOME -Did Cole Jr. just make a Dexter reference about Finn? -33 1/3 CHANCE OF WINNING SIGN -Happy they're not doing Owens V2.0 with Joe -They kinda gave away Finn winning on the go home NXT, but I still enjoyed the match. Great last few minutes.
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Post by amazingoopah on Dec 17, 2015 10:57:23 GMT -5
Baron Corbin wins the match for The Baz against the RAGE of Africa. Baron Corbin will face Hot Dog Man at Wrestlemania!
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Dec 17, 2015 12:25:42 GMT -5
Sucks I work till 5.30 so no time to do anything before I go in. If you see a dude around with purple/black jeans like a 4th rate Tyler Breeze, that's me. Are you the Tyler Breeze I took a selfie with at the bar during the Corbin match? Haha
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Dec 17, 2015 12:29:10 GMT -5
Sucks I work till 5.30 so no time to do anything before I go in. If you see a dude around with purple/black jeans like a 4th rate Tyler Breeze, that's me. Are you the Tyler Breeze I took a selfie with at the bar during the Corbin match? Haha Sadly no lol Nice to know there were a couple around.
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Post by Johnny on Dec 17, 2015 13:30:44 GMT -5
During his match I was thinking that guitar fella (Sampson?) sure does look like Randy Savage. Then he hit his finisher.
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Post by 4real on Dec 17, 2015 13:57:34 GMT -5
Are you the Tyler Breeze I took a selfie with at the bar during the Corbin match? Haha Sadly no lol Nice to know there were a couple around. I saw a guy dressed up as Tyler Breeze at the Merch stand bemoaning the fact that Tyler had been moved to the main roster, don't know if that was you or not?
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Dec 17, 2015 14:04:01 GMT -5
Sadly no lol Nice to know there were a couple around. I saw a guy dressed up as Tyler Breeze at the Merch stand bemoaning the fact that Tyler had been moved to the main roster, don't know if that was you or not? I did do that, so possibly.
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Post by Steveweiser on Dec 17, 2015 14:26:24 GMT -5
I was also out in the concourse during Crews/Corbin (I'm a big fan of Crews, but sadly that WAS the pee-break match), didn't see any Tyler Breeze-s, but I did see Jimmy Havoc.
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Post by tenshi on Dec 17, 2015 16:05:07 GMT -5
Baron Corbin wins the match for The Baz against the RAGE of Africa. Baron Corbin will face Hot Dog Man at Wrestlemania! The winner gets Boatmaster Extreme at SummerSlam.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Dec 17, 2015 17:37:16 GMT -5
Also, I'm surprised they never caught this on camera, in the crowd, there were a couple of people cosplaying as inflatable tube men during Bayley's match, I'd have thought they'd get on camera for sure.
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Post by 魔界5号 on Dec 17, 2015 18:05:45 GMT -5
I also recorded this last night. It's a snapchat video so the quality is a little low but this was Finn's entrance from my perspective. Amazing to see live. youtu.be/At2XPVV1_yA
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Post by 4real on Dec 17, 2015 18:15:18 GMT -5
I saw a guy dressed up as Tyler Breeze at the Merch stand bemoaning the fact that Tyler had been moved to the main roster, don't know if that was you or not? I did do that, so possibly. If that was you man I thought you looked pretty cool Also not sure if mentioned yet but well done to the guys who had the 'Eva Marie Section' signs. Very funny.
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Post by 魔界5号 on Dec 18, 2015 16:28:45 GMT -5
If you ask me, our crowd was so much better than the post Mania/Full Sail/Philly crowds because all of our chants actually meant something and were directed towards the wrestlers. We booed the heels and cheered the faces, rather than just chanting random wrestlers and "We are awesome". We came up with good, original songs and it was a great atmosphere.
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Post by percymania on Dec 18, 2015 21:25:24 GMT -5
I watched the show after work on Wednesday. I really liked it. I wrote some notes down as I watched the show, I finally got a chance to clean those up and present my commentary.
Everyone else on the Internet this week is trying to avoid Star Wars spoilers. Idgaf about that; I had been trying to avoid NXT Takeover London spoilers all day. lol
HHH opening these shows I don't like. It's like he wants to be Paul Heyman circa 1999 ECW up in here. It just reeks of ego and I could do without it. Your mileage may vary.
Asuka to open the show is a great idea. I'm a fan big fan of Asuka already. I dunno why she does all that stuff with her tongue, but I like it. She's, dare I say, sexy?
Emma with cop shades is funny - plus those stupid gloves of hers. Dana looks hot in her dominatrix outfit.
I thought the opening match almost went too long, but it was really good. Both girls can rassle. Asuka is well on her way to becoming a huge star.
Enzo and Cass are main event ready. They have the crowd eating out of their hands. They are very reminiscent of the New Age Outlaws back in the day.
Great tag team match. I loved it. The Hey Jude/Big Cass chants were special.
Corbin: "You should have stayed in Ring of Honor" lolol
I can't understand half of what the crowd is mumbling/chanting/singing in this match.
Wow Baron kicks out of Crews' finisher then defeats him clean as a sheet. I didn't see that coming. Great match for Baron, but I'm surprised Crews got chumped out like that. Crews will comeback, I guess. They do need to advance Baron Corbin quickly so I guess I'm fine with it.
Sami Zayn returns.... NEXT week? What?? That's a let down.
Going into this show, I wasn't expecting Nia Jax to win, but Nia's little stareoff with Asuka prior to the title match just gives away that Jax is going to lose against Bailey and start a feud with Asuka. At least to me it does.
Great womens match. Surprised by the submission finish, but I liked it. I was waiting to see the Bailey to Belly
Put me in the camp that loved the "Hey Bailey" song sung by the crowd. That was neat. This is such a weird thing and I dunno when exactly this started in wresting (crowds singing) but I like it.
I really dug the Jack the Ripper outfit that Finn wore to the ring. It was very cool, I thought. I really enjoy his artistry.
Samoa Joe & Finn Balor had a great match. Going into the match I was about 50/50 on who might win. Once the match got underway I quickly picked up on the psychology of Joe dominating to setup a late comeback by Finn. That was the match they needed to have if Finn is winning, and it was very well done. Joe looked ferocious. Balor does so many things well. It was a great match, and had a great ending. The Demon's reign continues. That's cool with me. I'm guessing Corbin will be the next challenger. I do wonder where Joe goes from here though. They should just move him to the main roster, in my opinion.
Overall I think it was a great show. I think it will mostly be remembered for the goofy crowd chants, but all the matches were really good. There weren't any title changes or major storyline twists, but I'm not complaining about that. Just a good, solid wrestling card with a hot crowd. Main evented by two veteran international superstars. Very cool show.
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Post by Johnny on Dec 19, 2015 15:07:45 GMT -5
just watched this on the network, and it needs to be said, the video package for Enzo and Cass was the best i've seen all year.
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Dec 20, 2015 8:21:42 GMT -5
Also, I'm surprised they never caught this on camera, in the crowd, there were a couple of people cosplaying as inflatable tube men during Bayley's match, I'd have thought they'd get on camera for sure. Yeah I saw them haha there's a video of them on Facebook too but I don't know how to share that lol
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Post by misconduct was wrong on Dec 23, 2015 1:21:08 GMT -5
Just now got around to it. I regret taking so long, as I think I would've enjoyed the matches more if I didn't have the results kinda spoiled.
Don't really feel like typing out a novel to explain my thoughts in depth, so I'll keep it brief. NXT has that special something, and they're able to bring it out every Takeover. As a wrestling fan, I'm so happy that NXT exists.
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