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Jose/Aries was okay. Aries really needed the win and I like the direction they're going with Itami. Jose did good work but overall it was a meh match.
Don't see what all the fuss over Ember Moon was about. Cool entrance and I like the red eyes but the match wasn't good and nothing she did stuck out to me.
Roode is amazing, but I was very impressed with Almas too. I went from not caring at all about him to wanting to see more. His stuff looked really good and I felt like he would have won the crowd over if it was anyone else but Roode.
Tag match was the best one on the show. Revival are probably the best in the company at getting legitimate heat. Not "go away" heat, not "your city sucks" heat, but actual wrestling heat. Those guys are great. I can't help but feel like they're slow burning a Ciampa betrayal, between the CWC and Johnny tapping out.
Women's Title match was solid, despite being predictable. Bayley overcame the Asuka Lock but still fell short. Good storytelling.
Main event is what it is. Right beginning, right ending, the middle was a pretty boring and uninteresting bridge. Glad to see Shin get the title.
Good show, but NXT has set the bar so high I felt that this show was a bit of a disappointment to be honest. I'd give it ***1/4 overall, which is by no means bad, but as a Takeover it left me wanting more and as a sequel to Brooklyn 2015 it just wasn't even in the same ballpark.
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It kinda sucked having Sasha there in the front row in every other shot reminding me every few seconds how good last year's show was. NXT has forced me to have high expectations for Takeover events and this one didn't deliver as well as it should have, especially with the card and ESPECIALLY in the shadow of last year's Brooklyn.
I feel bad comparing it to last year's show but WWE really gave me no choice with the way they promoted it. I kept expecting more and didn't get it, even though I feel like this card should have been the better show. Maybe it's my fault for hyping it up in my mind so much, but this is the first time I've ever felt NXT disappoint me.
Don't see what all the fuss over Ember Moon was about. Cool entrance and I like the red eyes but the match wasn't good and nothing she did stuck out to me.
Roode is amazing, but I was very impressed with Almas too. I went from not caring at all about him to wanting to see more. His stuff looked really good and I felt like he would have won the crowd over if it was anyone else but Roode.
Tag match was the best one on the show. Revival are probably the best in the company at getting legitimate heat. Not "go away" heat, not "your city sucks" heat, but actual wrestling heat. Those guys are great. I can't help but feel like they're slow burning a Ciampa betrayal, between the CWC and Johnny tapping out.
Women's Title match was solid, despite being predictable. Bayley overcame the Asuka Lock but still fell short. Good storytelling.
Main event is what it is. Right beginning, right ending, the middle was a pretty boring and uninteresting bridge. Glad to see Shin get the title.
Good show, but NXT has set the bar so high I felt that this show was a bit of a disappointment to be honest. I'd give it ***1/4 overall, which is by no means bad, but as a Takeover it left me wanting more and as a sequel to Brooklyn 2015 it just wasn't even in the same ballpark.
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It kinda sucked having Sasha there in the front row in every other shot reminding me every few seconds how good last year's show was. NXT has forced me to have high expectations for Takeover events and this one didn't deliver as well as it should have, especially with the card and ESPECIALLY in the shadow of last year's Brooklyn.
I feel bad comparing it to last year's show but WWE really gave me no choice with the way they promoted it. I kept expecting more and didn't get it, even though I feel like this card should have been the better show. Maybe it's my fault for hyping it up in my mind so much, but this is the first time I've ever felt NXT disappoint me.