GDT: NXT TAKEOVER: DALLAS -- April 1, 2016 (10 PM ET) live on the WWE Network

[Scandale du Jour]

Apparently Vince was backstage tonight.

Wonder how he feels about that.

He probably thought it sucked. Vanilla midgets and women, no one wants to see that, hey Kevin?

 

[chaosrevolver]

My ratings for the night:

AA vs Revival -> *** 1/2
Aries vs Corbin -> ***
Nakamura vs Zayn -> *****
Asuka vs Bailey -> ****
Joe vs Balor -> ****

 

[Senscore]

 

[M.C.G. 31]

American Alpha vs. The Revival - ***3/4
Austin Aries vs. Baron Corbin - **3/4
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn - ***************** (really it's infinite stars)
Asuka vs. Bayley - ****
Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor - ****

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

 

[The Gongshow]

Only matches that could compete with tonights are Lesnar/Ambrose, Triple Threat Womens. Thats really it.

Tonight was awesome, glad I was able to watch it live, thought I was gonna be working! So glad I wasn't.

-American Alpha are great, the Revival are awesome workers the chemistry they had with E&C and now American Alpha, my goodness.
-Corbin has really improved, Aries was pretty dope
-I've never seen a Nakamura match before, those two stole the whole weekend, much like we all thought they would! Patiently waiting to watch that match again and again
-Poor Bayley, considering what they had to go on after, they both did great and it was a solid match
-Joe was beast mode, my goodness. Him and Finn have developed some solid chemistry. I want to see part III I wonder if we get it since Joe should be called up. I'd love to see Joe on RAW this monday

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Only matches that could compete with tonights are Lesnar/Ambrose, Triple Threat Womens. Thats really it.

Tonight was awesome, glad I was able to watch it live, thought I was gonna be working! So glad I wasn't.

-American Alpha are great, the Revival are awesome workers the chemistry they had with E&C and now American Alpha, my goodness.
-Corbin has really improved, Aries was pretty dope
-I've never seen a Nakamura match before, those two stole the whole weekend, much like we all thought they would! Patiently waiting to watch that match again and again
-Poor Bayley, considering what they had to go on after, they both did great and it was a solid match
-Joe was beast mode, my goodness. Him and Finn have developed some solid chemistry. I want to see part III I wonder if we get it since Joe should be called up. I'd love to see Joe on RAW this monday

I think the women's match can reach the level of Bayley/Asuka, but man... I don't think ANYTHING on the Wrestlemania card is coming anywhere close to Nakamura/Zayn.

It's crazy how weak NXT's tag division was not too long ago and now they consistently put on some of the best tag matches of the last decade minus The Shield.

 

[Emperoreddy]

This was better than Brooklyn to me.

 

[Emperoreddy]

American Alpha vs. The Revival - ***3/4
Austin Aries vs. Baron Corbin - **3/4
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn - ***************** (really it's infinite stars)
Asuka vs. Bayley - ****
Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor - ****

There aren't enough stars for Nakamura/Sami. What a ****ing show. I am exhausted.

 

[BonMorrison]

Damn, sounds like I missed an unreal show.

 

[Senscore]

Damn, sounds like I missed an unreal show.

In a word, yes.

 

[Serac]

Want to rewatch Nakamura and Zayn a million times
Perfect chant from the crowd saying fight forever

Talk about a debut

Glad people finally got to see Nakamura and it exceeded the hype

 

[GKJ]

I can't wait to see this

 

[Serac]

Underrated part of Takeover was the commentary
Not just Graves
Tom Phillips has improved a good deal as well

Two man commentary teams are great

 

[Emperoreddy]

I can't wait to see this

Met and exceeded the hype.

 

[RockLobster]

Apparently Vince was backstage tonight.

Wonder how he feels about that.

I sure as hell hope he was paying attention to what they have with Nakamura. God damn, one match in and I'm ****ing SOLD on him.

The guy should EASILY be WWE WHC in short order when moving up to the Main Roster. (of course we'll see if they do that)

Like I said earlier, the WWE would literally have to do everything in their power, and beyond, to screw up the star they have with Nakamura.

 

[Emperoreddy]

If Joe is getting called up, I want Joe/Brock like yesterday. Monster Joe was awesome tonight.

They both might die from blood loss though.

 

[nameless1]

Man...
I cannot believe I missed a great show.
I will definitely have to catch up.

Thanks for the review guys.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I sure as hell hope he was paying attention to what they have with Nakamura. God damn, one match in and I'm ****ing SOLD on him.

The guy should EASILY be WWE WHC in short order when moving up to the Main Roster. (of course we'll see if they do that)

Like I said earlier, the WWE would literally have to do everything in their power, and beyond, to screw up the star they have with Nakamura.

That match could of main evented Mania and be rated among the legends of Mania history.

 

[Serac]

If there's any one match anyone should ever watch
It's Zayn vs Nakamura

I can't get over how absolutely amazing it was

 

[ColePens]

Nakamura is solid, but he's not going to lead the WWE brand any time soon. Let's just face that reality. The thing I loved most about the Zayn/Nakamura match was how stiff they were and how quickly they wrestled. The match was at a higher pace than I've seen in a little bit. The story was great.

Ultimately that's just not the style of wrestling Vince puts on in the main event. He also wouldn't allow a guy to go out w/o being able to speak and run the show. Nakamura is a unique dude. His movements and swagger are so cool. He's something different, that's for sure, and could be a really great character, but there is just not way WWE, aka Vince, will let him be a top star.

 

[Senscore]

I can't wait to see this

Spoilers don't even matter man, you have to see it.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

This is the show that you show people when you want to show them why you love pro wrestling.

And I mean this with NO disrespect to NXT because it is ****ing awesome, but Shinsuke Nakamura belongs on the main roster ASAP. He is everything and then some.

Nakamura is solid, but he's not going to lead the WWE brand any time soon. Let's just face that reality. The thing I loved most about the Zayn/Nakamura match was how stiff they were and how quickly they wrestled. The match was at a higher pace than I've seen in a little bit. The story was great.

Ultimately that's just not the style of wrestling Vince puts on in the main event. He also wouldn't allow a guy to go out w/o being able to speak and run the show. Nakamura is a unique dude. His movements and swagger are so cool. He's something different, that's for sure, and could be a really great character, but there is just not way WWE, aka Vince, will let him be a top star.

Shinsuke is the exception. He has more charisma in his pinky than 98% of the entire roster. He oozes personality and doesn't even need to say a word.

 

[Emperoreddy]

This PPV was also stiff as ****. One of the stiffest I've watched in a bit.

 

[ColePens]

This PPV was also stiff as ****. One of the stiffest I've watched in a bit.

Definitely. People were just beating the **** out of one another. The wrestlers in NXT are so damn hungry. So hungry. You can just feel it.

At one point I literally just said "Wow I love wrestling" and that is the moment we all realize why we invest this much time into something that is so frustrating.