Heavy Machinery vs.Jonathan Ortagun and Mike Marshall
650 pounds in total, Heavy Machinery looked imposing indeed. Ortagun started the match against Tucker Knight as the announcers spoke about the amateur wrestling background of both members of Heavy Machinery. With a massive hip toss and a bear hug, Knight was truly in control.
As Dozovic was tagged in, he continued with the bear hug, and when Ortagun tried to escape, Dozovic picked him up by the neck. Mike Marshall was tagged in, but Dozovic slammed him onto the mat. Both men delivered synchronised offence, even something called ‘Boom Shaka Loom’. Marshall got some offence in, but Knight and especially Dozovic mowed down both men thereafter.
Celebrating with more chants of 'boom shaka laka' or something like that, Dozovic delivered a massive Belly to Belly suplex to Ortagun. A pinfall attempt was broken up by Mike Marshall. After some more domination by Heavy Machinery, Dozovic picked Knight and dropped him on Ortagun to take the big win. An impressive showcase by heavy machinery.
Heavy Machinery def. Johnathan Ortagun and Mike Marshall
We caught up with NXT General Manager William Regal backstage presiding over a contract signing between Asuka and Ember Moon. When Regal mentioned Ember Moon’s name, Asuka started snickering and chuckling under her breath. Ember Moon seemed unfazed and said that Asuka was a great NXT champion, but she would dethrone The Empress of Tomorrow.
Asuka responded by saying that Ember is not ready for the challenge. Moon said she’s been ready for a long time. Still laughing, Asuka walked away while Regal wished Moon good luck for Takeover.
We went into commercial before seeing graphics of the main event for the night as well as an exclusive look at the rivalry between Nakamura and Roode. After an ad showcasing the NXT: The Future is Now book, we got our glimpse of another official NXT theme song- Purple by Baroness.
A very cool video package followed for Bobby Roode, the underlying theme of which was 'Bobby Roode is NXT’. Nakamura’s side of the coin/promo was more about ‘NXT belongs to the fans’.
This was followed by Paul Ellering cutting a promo, warning #DIY to not believe in fairy tales.
Yes, we heard the song Loud by the band 'Motionless in White’, another theme song for NXT Takeover: Orlando. Yes, in 2017, song titles are shorter than band names.
A new match was added to the NXT Takeover lineup. An 8-man tag match (with two women) between No Way Jose, Roderick Strong, Tye Dillinger and Ruby Riot against SAnitY.
Teddy Long snaps when Swerve Strickland's race is brought up HERE
