The Natural Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 8 hours ago, Go2Sleep said: 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. Agree with all of this. The second Gargano-Ciampa match needed a better stipulation like LMS which Styles-Nakamura got or HIAC. HIAC is usually saved for it's own show but it be cool to see NXT get one for the first time. Dream needs the win more than EC3, Dream has more going for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Predictions: Ciampa retains the NXT Championship Baszler retains the NXT Women's Championship O'Reilly/Strong defend the NXT Tag Team Titles. Cole defends the NXT North American Title. Dream defeats EC3. Difficult predictions. Only ones I'm confident in are the NXT North American and NXT Tag Team Championship matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Tough to see heels winning all 4 title matches. I think they either pull the trigger on Gargano, or Ricochet wins the NA title. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 20 minutes ago, Go2Sleep said: Tough to see heels winning all 4 title matches. I think they either pull the trigger on Gargano, or Ricochet wins the NA title. I can see Gargano winning or saving the last match till the last TakeOver of the year and that's when Gargano vanquishes Ciampa. Wouldn't be surprised if Last Man Standing ends a draw either. Thinking about it, Ricochet winning frees up the North American title so Cole can be in War Games. Ricochets an ideal one to put that title on. It's refreshing when things are unpredictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cleavy Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 4 hours ago, Go2Sleep said: Tough to see heels winning all 4 title matches. I think they either pull the trigger on Gargano, or Ricochet wins the NA title. I know it, Shayna knows it, Kairi can beat her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nice Guy Eddie Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 15 hours ago, The Natural said: Predictions: Ciampa retains the NXT Championship Baszler retains the NXT Women's Championship O'Reilly/Strong defend the NXT Tag Team Titles. Cole defends the NXT North American Title. Dream defeats EC3. Difficult predictions. Only ones I'm confident in are the NXT North American and NXT Tag Team Championship matches. I'll say Gargano over Ciampa. Baszler retains the women's title. Undisputed Era retain over Moustache Mountain. Ricochet over Adam Cole Velveteen and EC3 is the only one I'm unsure of. I'll say Velveteen. Both of them need the win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Ciampa retains Sane wins Undisputed Era retains Adam Cole retains Dream over 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 That card is bananas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 My biggest unanswered question is whether Stokely will be with Riddle in the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, JonnyLaw said: My biggest unanswered question is whether Stokely will be with Riddle in the crowd. From your lips to God's ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Reminder - since they made the changes - Takeover starts at 7 PM EST with the kickoff show starting at 6 PM EST 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I think a Riddle signing might be such a big deal that they could conceivably do the announcement in the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Question: what time does the show start in the building (dark match/tv taping)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Question about buying off Stubhub. I got my takeover tickets from them last year, but I'm curious with it being so close to the show now do people hold steady on those over inflated prices or do they lower them just to unload them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 49 minutes ago, Phantom Lord said: Question about buying off Stubhub. I got my takeover tickets from them last year, but I'm curious with it being so close to the show now do people hold steady on those over inflated prices or do they lower them just to unload them? Depends on the reseller. That's why I like SeatGeek a bit more. They'll tell you whether or not the price quoted is a bad/good/great deal for the seat. That being said, this isn't exactly Roger Waters and David Gilmour reuniting for one night only. The price you see is probably the price the seller left it at. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhock Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I found a nosebleed seat on Ticketmaster for half of what people on StubHub were asking, which is silly. I figure once I'm there and the show is starting, I'll look again to see if anything downstairs plummets in price and upgrade if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 On 8/17/2018 at 11:18 AM, Craig H said: I think a Riddle signing might be such a big deal that they could conceivably do the announcement in the ring. Or he could have been the person responsible for taking out Black. That would be an even better way to debut someone While I know the match will be awesome, I am not sure why Mustache Mountain vs Era is the match. It should at least be a 3 way with the War Raiders so that you think that there is a chance of a title change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehabilitated Rick Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Despite being completely worn out on Ciampa/Gargano I'm looking forward to this. As said a Riddle sighting would be dope, hell didn't Adam Cole debut in Brooklyn last year with no prior notice? Have Riddle knock out a retaining Ciampa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Yes, Cole's debut was last year with no prior build. Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish had both only been on nxt tv once in singles matches against Alister Black prior to last year's Takeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 That was fairly underwhelming 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Imagine the pre show meeting setting up that finish. Okay I am going to take forever to set up the knee. Then I am going to hit the knee and fly into a speaker so my kneed smashing into it. Then I am going to do a flip into something even harder and then crash into to the floor. That is some Angry Birds shit right there. No way that isn't going to hurt And glad to know Mauro can determine a dislocated knee IN LESS THAN 5 FUCKING MINUTES 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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