NXT TakeOver: War Games 2 Discussion

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NXT TakeOver: War Games 2 Discussion 

Post#1 » by iMoreland » Wed Nov 14, 2018 5:27 am

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— Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano

— NXT Women's Championship 2-out-of-3 Falls Match: Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Kairi Sane

— NXT Championship: Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. The Velveteen Dream

— War Games Match: Pete Dunne, Ricochet, and The War Raiders vs. The Undisputed Era
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Re: NXT TakeOver: War Games 2 Discussion 

Post#2 » by iMoreland » Sat Nov 17, 2018 11:54 pm

Anyone else wish they just did a normal takeover? War Games was fun last year but I'm not excited for it at all this time.
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Post#3 » by Stanford » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:13 am

iMoreland wrote:Anyone else wish they just did a normal takeover? War Games was fun last year but I'm not excited for it at all this time.


It is a normal takeover. It just has one War Games match.
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Post#4 » by improper » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:20 am

Would it be considered irony that I missed the impromptu Riddle match because I was picking up some weed?
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Post#5 » by Stanford » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:24 am

Hot crowd!

I love the dynamic the addition of PoS (Pals of Shayna) has given this feud.
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Post#6 » by Spens1 » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:24 am

I mean i know Ohno is a trainer more or less but damn :lol: Riddle squashing him in 5 seconds, just give him the strap.
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Post#7 » by Stanford » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:25 am

Kairi is the GOAT babyface
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Post#8 » by Stanford » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:26 am

IO!

Shenanigans are 100x better in NXT
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Post#9 » by Stanford » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:27 am

Holy ****, that was a heart breaker. I'm legit upset about that finish.

Awesome match.
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Post#10 » by improper » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:30 am

Only complaint I have about that is that it wasn't five minutes longer. Great match. Kairi and Shayna have amazing chemistry, and working with Kairi the past year has done wonders for Baszler. She's so much better now than she was in their MYC finals match (where she was solid but got gassed super early).
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Post#11 » by Stanford » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:31 am

improper wrote:Only complaint I have about that is that it wasn't five minutes longer. Great match. Kairi and Shayna have amazing chemistry, and working with Kairi the past year has done wonders for Baszler. She's so much better now than she was in their MYC finals match (where she was solid but got gassed super early).


Agreed. Could have used another 5 minutes. No reason a finish had to come so soon after the interference.
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Post#12 » by Stanford » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:41 am

Johnny is a way better heel than I thought he'd be. What a **** head.
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Post#13 » by WRau1 » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:44 am

Gargano's heel offense is awesome, as is his Punisher ring gear.
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Post#14 » by Stanford » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:48 am

Two **** awesome workers, man.
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Post#15 » by improper » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:50 am

Johnny Gargano is the best wrestler in the world.
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Post#16 » by Stanford » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:52 am

These two are very similar stylistically, but differ enough to make this an interesting mix.
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Post#17 » by Stanford » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:56 am

That match was cool as ****.
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Post#18 » by WRau1 » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:56 am

Great match
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Post#19 » by improper » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:57 am

MOTY candidate imo.
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Post#20 » by WRau1 » Sun Nov 18, 2018 1:00 am

Looks like Black has been putting in major work on his upper body since his debut, that's awesome.
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