Dolfan in NYC Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Jesus, them spoilers... Alright, so here's the card: Triple Threat LAST MAN STANDING MATCH FOR THE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP: Tomasso CHAMP-a (c) vs. Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano FOR THE NXT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP: Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Kairi Sane FOR THE NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Adam Cole (Baby (c)) vs. Ricochet FOR THE NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: The Undisputed Era (c) vs. Mustache Mountain Velveteen Dream vs. EC3 --- I regret not getting tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Now that's a card, my lone complaint is no Pete Dunne. The NXT TakeOver cards stick to a five match format and all the titles have never been defended before on one show. Therefore I'd switch the Tag team Titles with a Pete Dunne United Kingdom Championship defense. I like that Tommaso Ciampa is the new NXT Champion, the hottest thing going is the feud with Johnny Gargano which left Aleister Black an afterthought. I believe this is the first multi-man NXT Championship match since Adrian Neville (c) vs. Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Breeze since NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Jesus, them spoilers... Alright, so here's the card: Reveal hidden contents Triple Threat Match For the NXT Championship: Tomasso CHAMP-a (c) vs. Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano For the NXT Women's Championship: Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Kairi Sane For the NXT North American Championship: Adam Cole (Baby (c)) vs. Ricochet For the NXT Tag Team Championship: The Undisputed Era (c) vs. Mustache Mountain Velveteen Dream vs. EC3 I regret not getting tickets. Regrets suck and with hindsight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 That's a great card, but I'll be watching on the network. I'm going to the Asbury Park house show on 8/17. It's a lot easier for me to drive a 1/2 hour to Asbury Park rather than taking the train and subway to Brooklyn. Plus, the cost of the train, subway, and ticket is a lot more than the cost to drive to Asbury and a house show ticket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 No surprises on the card, but it looks great. I think all champs retain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublime Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I think there will be title changes at this Takeover because some champs will probably be called up later this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Ciampa retains as he's just won the NXT Championship. Ciampa/Gargano III at the TakeOver before Survivor Series. Baszler I'm unsure on. Likewise Cole. Definitely don't see Strong/O'Reilly losing after only just regaining the NXT Tag Team Titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eivion Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Sublime said: I think there will be title changes at this Takeover because some champs will probably be called up later this year. Who gets called up? Spoiler There is no reason for Shayna to be called up unless Rousey is turning heel. You can get more out of Shayna defending the belt in NXT, especially if Shaffir and Duke get brought. Io or Bianca vs. Shayna both have a good potential for Takeover feuds. Black isn't champ anymore so he can get called up, but its clear there is more in Ciampa vs. Gargano. That might go until RR. UE is going nowhere though thinking about it more Ricochet may have the highest chance of getting a belt since Cole doesn't necessarily need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublime Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Eivion said: Who gets called up? Hide contents There is no reason for Shayna to be called up unless Rousey is turning heel. You can get more out of Shayna defending the belt in NXT, especially if Shaffir and Duke get brought. Io or Bianca vs. Shayna both have a good potential for Takeover feuds. Black isn't champ anymore so he can get called up, but its clear there is more in Ciampa vs. Gargano. That might go until RR. UE is going nowhere though thinking about it more Ricochet may have the highest chance of getting a belt since Cole doesn't necessarily need it. Spoiler I think TUE is not long for NXT, Cole is capital O Over, at least with the die hards, even if I don't really understand it. His appearance in the Rumble showed that he'll get a pop if he debuts in front of one of the traveling crows and the Bay-Bay will take one show to get over with crowds. I think the only thing keeping them in NXT is Fish being hurt and they will want to bring them up when all of them are healthy. I also think MM may get the belts again to help push the new UK show. If they're going to do an all womens show this fall I think Shayna could be called up before it, of course they might call Kairi up before then instead. Shayna is an interesting one because of her relationship to Rousey but they could keep them apart by putting Shayna on SDL. Shayna, character wise is ready for the main roster, but idk what they'll do with her with Rousey around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Spoiler I just don't see them bring UE to the main roster yet. There really isn't a great spot for them anywhere. NXT UK is supposed to get their own set of titles. I don't really see them needing the main NXT's belts. Weirdly enough even though I don't think Kairi wins I don't think she gets moved up either. I kind of half expect them to put her with Io for a while in NXT, be that as a friend or rival. NXT is a good place to play off of that history. As far as the all women's show goes it just a one off last time I checked. NXT talent and probably even PC talent will be invovled in that regardless. No reason to move Shayna up for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Miz should never, ever be a babyface. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Shayna and Joe are faces in my book if they're choking out Miz and Maryse. Granted, my book is slightly twisted. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 PWI has confirmed, Black is out of Takeover due to his injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 It will be interesting to see if they go with Ciampa vs. Gargano or if Black's attacker tries to insert himself in the match, and Regal says "The nxt universe wants it? You got it!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olythegreat89 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Someone needs to create a Brazzers photo of that Dream/EC3 segment from last night. It was pretty cheesy but still entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Title match confirmed - Last Man standing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 That sort of disappoints me with Gargano being in his current crazed state. On the other hand LMS, was totally what their last match should have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Hero Morganti Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 I can also see that as a way to keep the title on Ciampa while keeping Gargano hot. A double count out because they beat the holy hell out of each other is a fine way to progress the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Hero Morganti Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Execution on the double count out matters though, so while we just saw it, it could be done better. Johnny winning seems to early, but there are so many ways they can go its nice. No easy predictions is always a plus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Sucks for Black getting injured. I looked forward to the first multiway NXT Championship for ages with the Ciampa/Gargano rivalry and Black getting caught up in it because of what happened to him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 This weekend, ladies and gentlemen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 This is probably the least excited I've ever been for a Takeover. I'm sure it will be really good, but I'm not looking forward to another bloated Ciampa/Gargano main event. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Black being out hurts a lot. Not that I don't expect Gargano/Ciampa to be great again, but his presence freshened up the match and puts them in a tough booking spot where they either have to pull the trigger on Gargano's win now or risk dragging the storyline into diminishing returns territory. Feels unfair to everyone involved, but injuries are a motherfucker. I expect Ricochet/Cole to deliver, and despite also being a three-match, Strong/KoR vs. Mustache Mountain feels like it has a lot more mileage left than the main. Sane/Baszler looks good on paper too. The Dream/EC3 match is interesting. Dream really needs a win here, but they seem insistent on pushing EC3 despite not really coming off as a big deal in NXT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Man, I really wish someone would make a Gargano/Ciampa promo set to My Way. They've earned it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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