NXT Takeover: New York

[CarpetCrawler]

Holy moly that crowd is deafening in its cheering for Cole.

[El Dragon]

This match has been really damn dull early.

[...TG]

Jesus, Mauro, we get it - you listen to hip hop. 

[sek69]

12 minutes ago, ...TG said:

Jesus, Mauro, we get it - you listen to hip hop. 

This can be an evergreen post for every NXT show.

[El Dragon]

Boy this sucks.

[sek69]

Never been a fan of 2 out of 3 falls matches, most of the time it's just on autopilot until the third fall and everything else is just killing time.

[El Dragon]

Like I have actively despised this.

[sek69]

I didn't hate it or anything, but it left me wondering if Jeff Jarrett booked the main event.

[CarpetCrawler]

I don't even care about the match quality, that ending was the most feel good moment in this company in ages.  We have long needed an actual feel good moment.

[SmartMark15]

The finish and the third fall (the shenanigans included) did a lot to save that for me. Second fall was horrid. Thought that the interference was actually a highlight. 

[WingedEagle]

If that were a one fall match it just might've been a MOTYC.  That third fall was so fantastic it almost overcame the first two falls which were just there, and a second fall finish that sucked.  But wow were those last 20 minutes phenomenal.

[...TG]

That match certainly had a lot of move reversals. (Snark aside, happy for Johnny of course.)

[El Dragon]

Hated it. The worst case of WWE over drama bullshit that drives me crazy about wrestling. First two falls were majorly uneventful.

This felt like WWE's "Main Event drama filled matches" hitting a full on past expiration point for me. 

[CarpetCrawler]

Cutting to the fucking random crowd shot right when Cimapa went in for the hug actually made me go "for fuck's sake" out loud.

[WingedEagle]

That post-match was tremendous as well, even with the production miscue.  Just magnificent wrestling and storytelling.

[CarpetCrawler]

1 minute ago, WingedEagle said:

That post-match was tremendous as well, even with the production miscue.  Just magnificent wrestling and storytelling.

The most feel good moment in WWE in ages.  I think everyone needed all of this and it was nice to see them give it for once.

[sek69]

Getting the crowd to go from nearly 100% wanting Cole to win, to popping huge for Johnny finally pulling it off was an impressive piece of work.

[CarpetCrawler]

2 minutes ago, sek69 said:

Getting the crowd to go from nearly 100% wanting Cole to win, to popping huge for Johnny finally pulling it off was an impressive piece of work.

Yes that was fantastic!!  Seeing the rest of Undisputed Era run in and hearing the crowd with the thunderous boos.  Johnny won everyone over in the end.  I was a little worried for a bit at first that the crowd was going to ruin his big win and I'm glad it didn't happen.

[Mad Dog]

This might have been the best Takeover show ever and I would listen to arguments for it being the best overall show of all time.

[WingedEagle]

8 minutes ago, CarpetCrawler said:

The most feel good moment in WWE in ages.  I think everyone needed all of this and it was nice to see them give it for once.

Couldn't agree more.  Has anything approached this since Bryan at Mania 30?  

[Mad Dog]

1 minute ago, WingedEagle said:

Couldn't agree more.  Has anything approached this since Bryan at Mania 30?  

Bayley beating Sasha.

[Mad Dog]

My wife while watching War Raiders vs. Ricochet/Black: "Mania is fucked, weekend over."

[Kadaveri]

5 minutes ago, WingedEagle said:

Couldn't agree more.  Has anything approached this since Bryan at Mania 30?  

Goldberg squashing Brock.

[El Dragon]

7 minutes ago, Mad Dog said:

Bayley beating Sasha.

Also Zayn beating Neville.

[C.S.]

2 hours ago, WingedEagle said:

Perhaps I'm in the minority but that was a far cry from either of the first two matches.  Too balanced and back & forth as opposed to letting either man, particularly Walter, establish a real run.  It was a stiff and strong match but didn't come close to expectations.

I'm with Eagle - I found the match to be overlong, masturbatory, and disappointing compared to expectations, but still decent. 

With that said, the rest of the card has been fun.

The tag match was a fun high-flying brawl.

Riddle and Dream are hopefully two future stars, but that all depends on how Vince sees them - and as we all know, that could go either way, especially with those two.

The women were MOTY so far (I joined late, so I'm still watching the main event as we speak). I'm glad Belair's hair was used as a weapon against her, even if it did backfire. I was hoping for Io Shirai to win, but I certainly can't complain about Shayna retaining. 

I got spoiled on the Gargano-Cole result, unfortunately. Pedestrian first two falls, but the third has been good so far. 

And it just ended. I got distracted from writing my post to, ya know, actually watch the match.

I'm still going with the women as the MOTY, but that third fall was NUTS!

Not a blowaway TakeOver IMO, at least compared to past TakeOvers, but still good and fun. WrestleMania will have a hard act to follow, just because it's so fucking bloated and messy now. 

Edit: Is that Gargano's wife? Is it just me or does she look completely different now?

Edit 2: THAT ENDING! It's hitting me right in the feels.