[2019-04-05-WWE-NXT Takeover: New York] War Raiders (Hanson & Rowe) vs Aleister Black & Ricochet

[paul sosnowski]

War Raiders defend the NXT Tag Team titles.   Talk about it here

[nivvad]

Excellent match for Black and Ricochet to leave off on. I liked War Raiders trying to keep up in athleticism which made for some great spots. Went a bit overkill by the end, but thankfully the match didn't go too long, ****1/2.

[ShittyLittleBoots]

A super generic 50/50 indy workrate tag match. Not interesting in the slightest, and went on for way too long too. *

[Wahoos Leg]

This was my favorite tag match so far this year. I thought this was a great choice for an opener, and the perfect opportunity to take any restrictions off of some of the flippy stuff that Hanson in particular can do. They found a way to incorporate some drama, even though there was no way there was going to be a title change with Ricochet and Black moving up. 

[Cap]

I thought this was really solid, but nothing lights out. NXT always seems to start with the tag titles. I get it. Its high energy and starts the show off right, but sometimes it feels redundant. This was really well exicuted, did its job, and really played to everyone's strengths well. ***1/2

[catsfan1984]

I really like the War Raiders and their gimmick and have for a while. Thought this match was really good compared to most tag team wrestling around the world at this point.