Rate NXT: 8/19/20

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

(I’m really struggling to keep doing these)

[Gus Richlen Was Wrong]

I had to work. If I wasn't working during the show, I would have watched but dinged it hard for the Dream match that I would refuse to watch.

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Was planning to watch this week but then Dream returned.

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

Only watched a little bit.

The McAfee/Cole was a 10/10 segment. Seriously, McAfee KILLED that promo and I really really hope he sticks around after this match.

The RSB match was fun. And even a WWE hype video can’t get me to care about Kross.

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They gave me nothing to be interested in on an unopposed week, and then I heard Dream won, which made me want to give it a 1 by default

Interest on social media as I said was also not up in the slightest from last weeks show, and they were running without AEW. If that gives you any indication of the interest people had in NXT, it didn't seem to move the meter at all. So now it'll be interesting to see how AEW does on Saturday...

Also #FireVelveteenDream is trending too, so there's that.

[kingoftheindies]

Barely watched. Matches that were didnt really interest me (though I saw Swerve have some nice moments and Gargano land on his head) but with everything going on with Velveteen Dream I changed channel as they got closer to his match.

[brettappedout (BLM)]

8/19

Gargano/Holland: Love Johnny's trash talk! Ridge is still green, but dude is fun to watch..bad botch aside. Johnny is tough as hell. Good match. Glad Johnny's ok.

Dakota "Big Dog" Kai vs. Jessi Kamea:
Not a great showing for Jessi. Match was meh.

Dakota promo was good. Io never being scared is awesome and Raquel Sonya Bella Chyna Gonzalez is a beast!

Tegan with a pretty good promo. Glad she's getting more character time.

Finn promo was sweet. FINN OVER!

6 Man Tag: Ok match. Love them teasing more Swerve vs. Escobar which was the point of the match. Right winners obviously.

Pat McAfee/Cole Segment: Pat is money. I love real "celebrity" fans. Cole was of course money just standing there. Babyface merch  money incoming!

Rhea & Shotzi vs. Ayliah & Mercedes. I freaking love Mercedes, Rhea & Shotzi presences. I love the matching gear by both teams too. Fun match. Everyone looked good...even Ayliah

Lee/Kross Hype Video was fantastic per usual with NXT.

Finn vs. Dream: Damn fun match with fun antics with the other 4 ladder match competitors and Thatcher.

Overall, I'll go 8 cause Pat/Cole segment, NXT Title hype video, the women's tag and the main event despite the winner.

[Duke Cameron]

Didn’t watch.

[King Devitt]

Didn't watch, but I'd love to see the quarter hour ratings when they're released to see if anyone bailed on the Velveteen Dream match.

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10 OUTTA 10 ON THE FIRE AND WATERBENDER IO SCALE!!

7 this week.

It was an all around solid show but not the real blow away one would expect out of a go-home show to TakeOver especially one that has unopposed competiton and I said this ahead of the show that on paper it looked like your usual NXT episode and for the most part fulfiled that.

McAfee with a killer promo....if anything I will say this guy has a gift for being able to talk great stuff and if you had to try and really sell Adam Cole as the babyface here and going forward could not have begun it any better IMO.

That Lee Vs Kross promo was again all the pun intended FIYA! said it so many times this was exactly how this feud was always going to succeed by making it about the story and character work and everyone involved has done a great job on that , more of this is what NXT needs IMO because the in-ring stuff will always speak for itself but more emphasis on character work having people use unique traits to their advantage in feuds...like gimme more fireballs and otherworldly antics...I wanna see Io take Dakota underwater etc

I aint got really anything to say about the main event but I am lookin forward to the ladder match because Cameron Grimes is gonna die about 400 times before the match is over and it will be amazing.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Didn't watch, playoff basketball has my attention right now but i'll give it a look before Takeover

[Hypnosis]

Aug 19, 2020 22:12:41 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

(I’m really struggling to keep doing these)

I see plenty of "didn't watch/barely watched" answers in these poll threads, and that was even before Dream returned to NXT, so I can't blame you if you stop.