Dunthreevy wrote:I'm not going to complain about seeing a Tyler Bate/Pete Dunne match being on the card. If there's a problem it's that Black, Ohno, McIntyre, Almas, Dain aren't involved in storylines leading up to the ppv. There will probably be an Ohno vs. Almas match added to the card but Black and McIntyre aren't involved in anything so it wouldn't even make sense to have them on the card other than having squash matches.
This, to me, is why NXT desperately needs to add a secondary men's title. They have a very stacked roster of talented guys, but mostly they spin the wheels for anyone not involved in a top feud. Adding a secondary title would both be a potential jumping off point for guys they eventually want to push as NXT main eventers, but it could also be used to push developmental guys (like Dillinger, for example) who may not have the star power to main event PPVs right now but could really benefit from holding some gold and getting some solid wins.
I can at least forgive them for some of these guys not being in feuds yet, though. McIntyre and Black just debuted recently, and both are being built up as future top guys. Ohno has been back for like four months now, though. Dain longer. Same with Almas. At least Almas has a story going, though. He's losing because he's not focused on wrestling and is partying too much, and I assume there will be some payoff to that where he finally snaps. No idea why they're doing nothing with Ohno considering he's over and is a great worker.
Honestly, I wouldn't even mind seeing a Sanity vs. Ohno, Strong, and McIntyre match added, if only because the last Sanity multi-man tag match was a hell of a lot of fun and was a perfect opener for the last Takeover. All three Sanity guys are good workers, Strong is an elite worker, and Ohno and McIntyre are top-tier as well. Do the same thing, but this time give the good guys a nice, decisive win to push Strong as a future NXT guy.
Edit: You could also have a multi-man match for the secondary title to give more guys a spot on Takeovers. Like, what would stop them from having a European Title (just throwing that out there since it's a defunct WWE title...it could be called anything else) match between Strong, Almas, McIntyre, Ohno, Dain, and Young? That match gives you three heels, three faces, a lot of great workers, and a match that can be worked in a sprint style. You can also have literally anyone win that without making other guys look weak since it's no DQ.
