Continuing to catch up on the Thanksgiving Week of wrestling, here are my thoughts and review of NXT's post-TakeOver episode.
NXT Thoughts
- NXT starts off with a great video package highlighting perhaps the best NXT TakeOver of the year in WarGames II.
- Keith Lee starts off the show by taking on Fidel Bravo, an enhancement talent. Lee just absolutely destroys this guy as should be expected. He finishes him off with an AA/JackHammer combination (Imagine John Cena delivering an Attitude Adjustment while coming down for a splash to cover the guy).
- Highlights are shown from the Baszler vs. Sane match. After the match, Baszler and the Horsewomen are interviewed. Baszler considers herself and her stable unstoppable.
- Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno is shown in its short entirety on the show. After the match, Riddle is interviewed. He now has the quickest victory in NXT history.
- Lars Sullivan is up next. He's wrestling Keito Murray... another enhancement talent. And Sullivan just absolutely destroys the guy with the Freak Accident in about 30 seconds. Vince's new pet project gets the victory. After the match, he gets the mic. He's going to keep destroying people until he gets an NXT Championship match. (Hello. You won't be on the brand that much longer.) Keith Lee runs out to stop Sullivan from destroying the jobber any further.
- More highlights are shown, this time of Gargano vs. Black. After the match, Black refused to say that the feud with Gargano was over. And a run-in with LeRae ends in just a blank stare between the two.
- Following that, another highlight package is shown, this time for Dream vs. Ciampa.
- Keith Lee and Lars Sullivan have to be pulled apart. They will face off next week on NXT. Goodbye Lee's undefeated streak. I don't see Lars losing on his way up to the main roster.
- WarGames Match highlights.
- The main event is Candice LeRae vs. Nikki Cross. Cross gets an early advantage using the ring skirt to attack LeRae. But LaRae responds with a springboard attack to the floor and some high-impact moves in the ring, including a step-up senton and a running snap (ala Mr. Perfect). The Purge by Cross only gets a 2, making LeRae the first to ever kick out of it. LeRae hits a beautiful avalanche German on Cross out of the corner, but THAT only gets a 2. Cross starts laughing at LeRae. LeRae unleashes a ton of knees and strikes to Cross in response. LeRae drives Cross's face into the canvas. Gargano Escape by LeRae is barely escaped by Cross getting to the ropes. Magic Killer using the ropes gets the win for Cross. A very good match here to end the show, and the only real thing worth checking out on the show.
Overall, these post-TakeOver episodes of NXT tend to be very tedious with a ton of highlights putting over just how awesome TakeOver was. Thus, I can't give this a recommendation, EXCEPT for the last match (starting around the 45-47 minute range of the episode). Cross vs. LeRae delivered.
Until next time, take care of yourselves. Spread some awesomeness.
NXT Thoughts
- NXT starts off with a great video package highlighting perhaps the best NXT TakeOver of the year in WarGames II.
- Keith Lee starts off the show by taking on Fidel Bravo, an enhancement talent. Lee just absolutely destroys this guy as should be expected. He finishes him off with an AA/JackHammer combination (Imagine John Cena delivering an Attitude Adjustment while coming down for a splash to cover the guy).
- Highlights are shown from the Baszler vs. Sane match. After the match, Baszler and the Horsewomen are interviewed. Baszler considers herself and her stable unstoppable.
- Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno is shown in its short entirety on the show. After the match, Riddle is interviewed. He now has the quickest victory in NXT history.
- Lars Sullivan is up next. He's wrestling Keito Murray... another enhancement talent. And Sullivan just absolutely destroys the guy with the Freak Accident in about 30 seconds. Vince's new pet project gets the victory. After the match, he gets the mic. He's going to keep destroying people until he gets an NXT Championship match. (Hello. You won't be on the brand that much longer.) Keith Lee runs out to stop Sullivan from destroying the jobber any further.
- More highlights are shown, this time of Gargano vs. Black. After the match, Black refused to say that the feud with Gargano was over. And a run-in with LeRae ends in just a blank stare between the two.
- Following that, another highlight package is shown, this time for Dream vs. Ciampa.
- Keith Lee and Lars Sullivan have to be pulled apart. They will face off next week on NXT. Goodbye Lee's undefeated streak. I don't see Lars losing on his way up to the main roster.
- WarGames Match highlights.
- The main event is Candice LeRae vs. Nikki Cross. Cross gets an early advantage using the ring skirt to attack LeRae. But LaRae responds with a springboard attack to the floor and some high-impact moves in the ring, including a step-up senton and a running snap (ala Mr. Perfect). The Purge by Cross only gets a 2, making LeRae the first to ever kick out of it. LeRae hits a beautiful avalanche German on Cross out of the corner, but THAT only gets a 2. Cross starts laughing at LeRae. LeRae unleashes a ton of knees and strikes to Cross in response. LeRae drives Cross's face into the canvas. Gargano Escape by LeRae is barely escaped by Cross getting to the ropes. Magic Killer using the ropes gets the win for Cross. A very good match here to end the show, and the only real thing worth checking out on the show.
Overall, these post-TakeOver episodes of NXT tend to be very tedious with a ton of highlights putting over just how awesome TakeOver was. Thus, I can't give this a recommendation, EXCEPT for the last match (starting around the 45-47 minute range of the episode). Cross vs. LeRae delivered.
Until next time, take care of yourselves. Spread some awesomeness.
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