At one point during the evening, announcer Corey Graves told fellow announcer Tom Phillips to stop talking, because this show was like watching Elvis Presley or The Beatles in action. Despite the hyperbole, we cannot say we disagree with the assessment.
There’s something special happening at NXT right now, something that makes it the hottest brand in wrestling today. It has a charm that is lost the moment the same talents step up to the main roster. Today, we witnessed something as wrestling fans, that we will cherish for a really long time.
From the first minute to the time the show went off-air, we were truly captivated. Let’s move right to the heart of the action, and check out the many highlights of the show!
#5 The main-event was a slug fest
The main event was everything it promised it would be. There was incredible hard hitting action, there was blood, there were moments where we wondered if the competitors were really hurt, and there was a very surprising decision at the end of the contest.
While we had predicted that Samoa Joe would lose this contest and move to the main roster, NXT surprised us by putting the belt on him one more time. Hey, we’re not complaining. This means that we get yet another brawl between these two sports entertainment behemoths. Fight forever!
It was the perfect match to cap off a spectacular event. If there was one thing that ruined the moment, it was the music that played after Joe won. It wasn’t his theme song, and moreover, it just diluted the magnificence of the contest we had seen. This is not our only grouse with the match, but with the whole show.
#4 “She’s Still Got It”
We don’t know what shape Goldberg will be in, come Survivor Series, but Mickie James took on the much faster and more agile Asuka with true panache. It was incredible to see her in such amazing form, and the vocal and supportive audience at Toronto really overwhelmed her in parts.
While Asuka did win the contest and went on to retain her Women’s Championship (as we had predicted she would), Mickie James really did shine in the ring.
We have heard rumblings that it’s not a one-and-done deal with her and we are curious to see where James goes next. As for Asuka, she looks as dominant as ever, and we wonder who’s next for her (sorry, Goldberg). We predict a feud with Ember Moon, very soon.
#3 Truly ‘glorious’ entrances
It’s incredible how far NXT has come in such a short span of time. Even the entrances of the superstars made them feel grand and larger than life. The choir that gave Bobby Roode a glorious welcome as well as the massive band of violinists who accompanied the rather eccentric Shinsuke Nakamura to the ring...were both a sight to behold.
In a lot of ways, they got the crowd pumped up before the bell even rang. Three cheers to Triple H for being such a forward thinking and brilliant mind in professional wrestling today. With his foresight, we know that WWE is in safe hands when Vince McMahon cannot steer the ship any longer.
#2 Authoring the new meaning of ‘domination’
The visual spectacle of Paul Ellering suspended above the ring as The Authors of Pain battled TM-61 was a sight to behold for all of us.
It reminded us of the old WCW/NWA pay-per-views when sights such as these were far more commonplace. While this wasn’t the strongest match on the card, we could tell that both teams had stepped up their game for this contest.
The high flying ability of TM-61 was incredible to watch, and The Authors of Pain too played their part. Do we see them take on the new Tag Team Champions now? Oh, yeah...let’s move on to those guys!
#1 A match of the year candidate
Check out the trunks that Dash and Dawson are wearing in this picture. It was an homage to The Hart Foundation, their heroes. At one point of time during this contest, they even executed the ‘Hart Attack’.
There are a hundred other things we can tell you about, that featured in this match. The little details, the pacing, the psychology, how the teams used each other’s finishers to execute the near falls, but words cannot do this match justice, very honestly.
Go check it out if you haven’t. There’s a tag team revolution in NXT with #DIYandThe Revival are leading the charge.
Oh, congratulations to #DIY for becoming the new tag team champions of NXT!
In conclusion, this was a 9/10 show from start to finish. Even this picture of Charly and Dasha cannot compare to the glory of NXT Takeover:Toronto.
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