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Hey everyone! Every month, days
before PPV's happen, I share my thoughts on the show and card and how I would
book the show that has unexpected swerves, returns, debuts, and a memorable
show that would leave fans happy. If you want, you can read some past editions
of these by clicking on my name and searching. I hope you enjoy, and this is
how NXT Takeover: Toronto Should Be Booked.
PRE SHOW Yes, I do Takeovers. Too. If for some godamn reason you
want to read the first one I did, which was Takeover: The End, follow this
link: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/4n85zd/how_nxt_takeover_the_end_should_be_booked/
- The panel consists of Renee Young, Lita, Mauro Ranallo,
and Sami Zayn. The reason Sami is there is because I think it would be
cool to start a tradition to have a former NXT star on the panel every
Takeover, and why not start with arguably the greatest NXT star ever,
Samuel Zayn? We get video packages and the four talk and give their
predictions. Zayn says he'll become the IC champ tomorrow at SS to end the
kickoff. We go to the main show.
MAIN SHOW
- We get an opening video and then Tom Phillips welcomes
us to the show as we get the opening pyro.
1ST MATCH: The Revival (c) vs #DIY
(2/3 Falls Match for the NXT Tag Team Titles)
- I love these two teams. They are the best. They are the
textbook definition of amazing. They are great. The Revival have put on
showstopping performances with everyone they step in the ring with, and we
saw what they can do with Gargano and Ciampa at Takeover Brooklyn II. Now,
we get to see them go at it again, and we get to see it... more... than
once... because 2/3 falls. The Revival are out first followed by Gargano
and Ciampa. The second DIY get in the ring they run up and stare down
Revival. Revival hold up their titles and then go to the corners. We get
formal ring introductions and then the match starts. It goes about 21
minutes in total. The first fall goes to DIY as Ciampa and Dawson are the
legal men, with the other two laid out on the outside. The two have a fast
paced sequence, reversing finishers, when finally Ciampa flips over Dawson
and gets a quick rollup. Dash immediately starts beating down Ciampa
after. The 2nd fall goes to Revival via Count Out after they lay out
Gargano on the outside after a Shatter Machine through the announce desk.
Gargano eventually gets back in with help from Ciampa but Revival went to
grab their titles and Dash pretends to "accidentally" have
backed into the ref, knocking him over, and they both whack Gargano and
Ciampa with their titles. That spot will be key in the ending. After a
phenomenal battle, both teams have to hold onto each other to even stand and
DIY deliver huge uppercuts to both men, knocking them back down. Ciampa
tags Gargano in and they're about to go for the Double Knee strike. Ciampa
is all fired up and the crowd is going crazy, and Gargano is in the
opposite corner preparing for the move. Ciampa slows down, and just stares
at the titles laid out on the mat from Revival's attack earlier. He looks
at the titles, looks at the crowd, looks at Gargano, looks at the titles,
the crowd, Gargano. He has a questioning look on his face but gets back
into position as Gargano looks confused. Ciampa says he's ready and they
both run at Dash but Ciampa leaps over Dash and tackles Gargano with a
leaping clothesline. He beats Gargano mercilessly. The saddest day in WWE
history was going to be when Gargano and Ciampa broke up, and here it is.
Gargano is unconscious and Dash crawls up and covers Gargano to retain for
the Revival. How ironic it is that Tomasso Ciampa has actually now chosen
to DO IT HIMSELF.
WINNERS and STILL NXT TAG TEAM
CHAMPIONS: The Top Guys
- We get an ad for Tapout
2ND MATCH: Bobby Roode vs Tye
Dillinger
- Tye makes his entrance first followed by the Glorious
one. The match goes 13 minutes and the crowd loves both men. At the start
of the match, Roode knocks Dillinger down with a leaping clothesline. Roode
goes and poses on the middle rope, spreads his arms and shouts
"GLORIOUS!". As he's getting down, he turns around and Dillinger
is up now and does the "10!" taunt right in Roode's face. They
begin to exchange the taunts back and forth and the crowd explodes because
they don't know who to chant for. This proceeds for 6 hours. Dillinger
ends up winning the chant battle and as Roode is about to say Glorious
again, Dillinger super kicks Roode for a 2.5 count. Tye ends up getting
the upset win after countering a Glorious bomb into a Tyebreaker. I just
feel like Dillinger needs the win here more than Roode, and it would
continue their feud into an idea that i have for the next Takeover, which
I'll have the card for at the end of this post.
WINNER: Tye Dillinger
3RD MATCH: Asuka (c) vs Mickie James
(NXT Women's Championship
- We get a video package before the match. On one hand,
it's really fucking cool that MICKIE JAMES is back and fighting for a
title, but on the other hand it's also kinda scary that the NXT women's
division is so thin that they needed her. Asuka is out first followed by
Mickie. The match goes 11 minutes and Asuka wins after Mickie goes for the
jumping DDT but Asuka twists out midair and kicks Mickie in the godamn
skull. Asuka retains her title.
WINNER and STILL NXT WOMEN'S
CHAMPION: ASUKA
- We get a promo for Survivor Series tomorrow.
4TH MATCH: Authors Of Pain vs TM-61
(Finals of Dusty Tag Team Classic II with Paul Ellering suspended above the
ring in a cage)
- I don't get why Ellering is in a cage above the ring
but I love it for some reason. An old school stip. Authors of Pain are out
first followed by TM-61. We are shown the trophy before the match and then
the match begins. The AOP are definitely not ready to do long matches yet.
They looked more gassed a few weeks ago than someone trying to watch all 3
hours of Raw. TM-61 are honestly really boring, and AOP are the monster
heel team, so obviously they should win. They hit their finisher on
Thorne. Ellering is lowered out of his cage and AOP open the door and AOP
raise the trophy in the air as Dusty's theme plays and Ellering claps for
them.
WINNERS of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team
Classic II: The Authors Of Pain
5TH Match: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs
Samoa Joe (NXT Championship
- Shinsuke is out first followed by Joe. (THIS IS
LITERALLY LIKE 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW SO I DON'T HAVE TIME TO DESCRIBE
MUCH OF THE MATCH.) Shinsuke wins with the Kinshasa. But don't worry.
We'll see Samoa Joe again very... very.. soon..
Brock Lesnar... Survivor Series...
Joe is gonna kill you..
WINNER AND STILL NXT CHAMPION:
Shinsuke Nakamura
NXT TAKEOVER: ARMAGEDDON CARD (This would be the day before the RR)
- NXT Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs Bobby Roode vs Tye
Dillinger vs Johnny Gargano vs Tomasso Ciampa vs Roderick Strong (6 Man
"ARMAGEDDON* HELL IN A CELL MATCH)**
- NXT Tag Titles: The Revival (c) vs The Authors Of Pain
- NXT Women's Title: Asuka (c) vs Ember Moon
- SaniTy vs TM-61
- Oney Lorcan vs No Way Jose vs Hideo Itami vs Elias
Samson vs Andrade "Cien" Almas (5 Man Over The Top Rope Battle
Royal to earn a shot at the NXT Title at Takeover: Orlando)
How did you like it? Enjoy the show
tonight! Be sure to look out for my Survivor Series post sometime tomorrow.
