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I figured they'll build to Taker Vs. Cena next year and make it a career Vs. career match.

THAT WAS FUCKING AWESOME!

OK, I was wrong. Ronda looked great.

All she'll have to do is some random MMA shit. WCW made Dennis Rodman look passable. She'll do some slams a samoan drop and an armbar prolly. Also, WWE did book Snooki in a match lol. And she looked pretty good in that!

This women's title match has been outstanding.

That was a Rob Van Dam style Five-Star Frog Splash right there!

I can't wait to hear the pop for Daniel Bryan.

The entrances tonight are going to own!

Are we officially back to Diva-era ringwork now? This women's battle royal has been absolutely dreadful. The 450 and Kairi elbow were great... and then they both get dumped. Shame. Dakota looked good too. Inaugural Women's Battle Royal won with an ass to the face.

NXT Takeover has Ricochet doing a Springboard Shooting Star Splash to the outside of the ring to start the match. Wrestlemania has Cedric Alexander doing whatever this match was. lol

Cruiserweights D.O.A.

What, dude!? YOU CAN'T COACH SIZE AND ATHLETICISM! In one year, Mojo went from winning the Andre Battle Royal... to be in it again, and losing. Such a rub! lol

If you're in this match, you're a jobber & going nowhere in WWE. Either they see nothing in you or you're at the twilight of your career. This isn't where you want to be today.

It's so funny to me how many wrestling fans that think they're smart come off so often as the marks they try so hard not to be. It's a weird dichotomy being an internet wrestling fan. Example: Roman Reigns gets a big push in the main event of WWE. He's a good worker that has good matches. Wrestling fans turn on him, shit on him & say he sucks. Kazuchika Okada gets a big push in the main event of NJPW. He's a good worker that has good matches. Wrestling fans embrace him, say he's great & call him one of the best in the world. Is the difference only that one is WWE and the other isn't? What is it about Roman that they don't like? I always assumed it was that they didn't want to be force fed and told who the top guy was, that they wanted the top guy to be the person that the fans selected, not Vince McMahon. But then that theory goes out the window when those same fans embrace what New Japan does. It's really odd to me. I think there's a good chance that Roman Reigns Vs. Brock Lesnar is the best match of the night & it's a match that I'm really looking forward to. I actually wouldn't be surprised if we saw a Paul Heyman turn on Brock. I think the AJ Styles Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura match is the one that a lot of internet fans will be looking forward to the most & I think it is going to leave a lot to be desired. Nakamura does nothing for me & has been pretty lame in WWE all around. Maybe the previous history & chemistry between the two will give Nak some motivation but if it just comes off as a Smackdown match with more finisher kickouts, I'm going to be disappointed. I certainly wouldn't pay over $1,000 for a trip just to leave before the finale.

If Paul Heyman were booking NXT, I would have expected Candice LeRae to turn on her husband to join Blackbeardheart instead. "Raven's my dad now." Curious which direction the women go in now. Are they going to put Kairi Sane in the title picture? When are the Iconic Duo coming back?

I swear, NXT Takeover delivers every time. It's like what pro-wrestling used to be and should be. It still is! Why can't they do that with the main roster stuff?

I think WWE sees Adam Cole like a young Triple H or the next Seth Rollins. I fully expect him to be WWE Universal champion one day.

How many fucking jumping knees in one match can Roderick Strong do?

That ladder match was insane.

He should win, from a wrestling story perspective. But he dies so well, I expect there to at the very least be some post-match stuff to give us a rematch. I just love how both are so good at what they're currently doing. Gargano as the sympathetic babyface & Ciampa as the dastardly sneak-attacking heel.

I genuinely don't know who is winning Gargano/Ciampa either which makes the match more fun. Gargano has lost quite a bit lately, Ciampa is just back from injury. Could see Gargano going to the main roster... so I don't know. Going to be fun regardless.

I'm not seeing anything Ember's done that I would call good, including any of her NXT weekly stuff or Takeover stuff. She's very bland & awkward & her gimmick sucks. Her finish is too over the top & there's something about her movements that feels incredible phony. AJ Lee used to do the same thing, like she has to jump start herself before starting to do a move (especially running moves) and it's really weird to watch. Don't dig her at all. I think she's worse in the ring than Peyton Royce. Wasn't a fan of hers pre-NXT as Athena either. Never got the love for her and think she's a bad champ and a bad babyface.

More excited for TakeOver tonight than I am for Wrestlemania tomorrow. Tomorrow is more about the spectacle, the glitz & glam, the environment. Tonight is more about the matches, for me. It feels more old school... and Ciampa/Gargano is a big reason why I'm excited. Great build! Ladder match is going to be insane. Hope Ember Moon drops that title. I still think she's pretty bad. Black/Almas should be fun. Almas has been cash lately. Putting Vega with Almas was a great move. Tag match could go either way. Authors of Pain are so weird to me. It's like, I always think "eh, they're OK. Match won't be anything special." Then the match is really good and I act surprised. Eventually I gotta give them credit. They really bring it on big shows.

https://www.twitch.tv/tangent This dude is live-streaming WrestleCon. Super cool seeing all the wrestlers & whatnot roaming around. I've seen Jack Swagger, Jake Roberts, The Nasty Boys, Chavo & Vickie Guerrero, Medusa, Eric Bischoff, Carlito & who knows how many I've missed.