NXT Takeover: The End

[Mad Dog]

Wife 10 minutes into the show: "Why can't the WWE shows be good like NXT?"

[PeteF3]

It's already time to start ranking Jason Jordan among wrestling history's all-time great dropkicks. The Steiner taunt was appreciated, too.

[Mad Dog]

I like Jordan a lot more than I like Gable.

[C.S.]

The Steiner taunt was appreciated, too.

 

The horrible Steiner tights are less appreciated though, at least by me. They scream "we're still in developmental" to me. What happened to the sleek red, white, and blue?

[Mad Dog]

It's their tribute to the 90s.

[hammerva]

I like Jordan a lot more than I like Gable.

 

Jordan has been on a roll in the ring this last year but he was really floundering in NXT until Gable showed up and they formed a team. Sometimes you need that extra piece of the puzzle and Gable is definitely it so far

[...TG]

Oh man, Jordan's hot tag was great. And a capture suplex! Don't see that move nearly as much as I would like.

[C.S.]

The End ... of American Alpha's Tag Team Title reign.

 

To be fair, The Revival has been doing awesome work as of late.

[Mad Dog]

The Revival and American Alpha have really great chemistry together.

[El Dragon]

I really could watch Revival/American Alpha tag matches for a long while. Hoping we get a 3rd.

[PeteF3]

Rubber match then, right? I'm sold.

[WingedEagle]

Huh. Who are these guys?

[PeteF3]

I think these guys worked house shows as the "Authors of Pain." HOLY FUCK A PAUL ELLERING SIGHTING.

[cpst]

Corey Graves with the "greatest manager of all time" shill for Paul Ellering.

[Mad Dog]

Looks like their names are Gzim Selmani and Sunny Dhinsa.

[...TG]

The crowd was good during the match but the "who are you" chants at Ellering were very Full Sail. Though you could give them the benefit of the doubt and say it was for the two large guys, who DM says are Selwani and Dhinsa.

[hammerva]

Anyone who claims that Full Sail fans are smart disproved that by not knowing who Paul Ellering is. I mean seriously what is wrong with the crowd

[El Dragon]

I know this is probably a hard defend here, but the last time Ellering was a prominent manager was 1998. There is a strong chance a decent number of the fans in that crowd were not born yet.

[...TG]

I know this is probably a hard defend here, but the last time Ellering was a prominent manager was 1998. There is a strong chance a decent number of the fans in that crowd were not born yet.

 

No, that's completely fair, just taking a gratuitous shot. Like I said, they probably were chanting at those two dudes, one of whom looks remarkably like D-Lo Brown.

[hammerva]

The only thing that bothers me about the run in is that it kind of takes away the chance of a 2/3 falls match between those teams. Unless they have the match and they interfere again.

[Mad Dog]

It could always just be a stop gap feud before going back to the Revival at the next special.

[cpst]

Good thing Aries went back into the ring after that apron DVD instead of staying outside and risking the rana.

[El Dragon]

I wasn't sure how good this would be going in, but damn, that really kicked much more ass then I expected. Thought Aries gave one of the best performances he's given in years.

[Matt D]

Alpha is going up for the draft likely. Gargano and Ciampa got an upset on the revival last week to set up a title program.

[NintendoLogic]

I turned in during the Nakamura match. Match was solid, but him completely blowing off the leg work was pretty annoying.