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Tiffany’s Takes: WWE NXT (6-12-2019)

We had a solid NXT show last week, but no indication of the championship scenes. Does that change this week?

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4 years ago

June 14, 2019

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We had a solid NXT show last week, but no indication of the championship scenes. Does that change this week?

As the fallout of TakeOver XXV continues, how is the NXT Universe getting ready for the future?

NXT Championship: I had a whole big complaint about it being two weeks without any word from the new NXT Champion OR the former champ, but it looks like that’ll be fixed NEXT week!

NXT North American Championship: So, Dream is looking for a new opponent, but there doesn’t seem to be any hint of who would be stepping up to try and take the title from him.

NXT Women’s Division: What a match! That match brought back a lot of memories of the REAL Four Horsewomen’s run in NXT. I loved that LeRae and Shirai got to show what legit badasses they are! Duke and Shafir have improved a little, but they are still rough to watch. The brawl between Shirai and Baszler was fabulous, as was the brawl between LeRae, Duke, and Shafir. Give me Shirai and LeRae as no fucks given tweeners, Triple H!

I also love that we’re getting a steel cage match for the Women’s title in two weeks. I don’t know if that’s ever been done in NXT and I can’t wait to see it!

I’ve been very vocal about how much I like Aliyah and I love her partnership with Vanessa Borne, but what the hell are they thinking picking a fight with Mia Yim?! I’m fully on board with Aliyah getting more screen time than she has been getting, but doing it this way is stupid and cringe-worthy, especially saying stuff like Yim is illiterate and offering her a book on how to speak English. Seriously, be better than this, guys.

NXT Tag Team Division: There’s nothing worse than a sore loser to ruin a great match. The match between the Bald Brawlers and Undisputed Era was FABULOUS and really makes a case for both teams getting a crack at the Street Profits down the road. The intrusion of Ryker from Forgotten Sons wasn’t a total shock, but it also seemed very strange. Also, does that mean UE are faces now? I guess we’ll find out next week when Cole comes back but that was an odd way to end that match.

Drew Gulak vs KUSHIDA: Well, it was put up or shut up for Drew Gulak and he got shut up, big time. There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing a jackass have to eat his words. All that gloating aside, that was a really good submission match, but I’m a little disappointed that it seemed so short, but I think it was more about making KUSHIDA look good than anything else. I did appreciate Gulak’s sportsmanship, even though it seemed quite reluctant.

Overall Thoughts: So, how was NXT this week? It was pretty good. It was still a pretty light episode as the first couple of weeks after a TakeOver usually are, but there were definitely ducks being put into place for the show going forward.

I LOVED the Women’s Tag Match. I loved LeRae and Shirai showing what badasses they are and I can’t wait for that cage match in two weeks.

Gulak vs KUSHIDA was good, but it seemed awfully short, but it seems KUSHIDA is being groomed for the title, probably against Cole, down the road, so he needed to look really strong.

I loved the tag team match, but the ending was confusing and my biggest question is: Did Undisputed Era just turn face or is it just Strong and O’Reilly? Guess we’ll see next week when Cole comes back.

That’s it for Tiffany’s NXT Takes! Tune in on Monday as we take on the go-home show for Stomping Grounds!

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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Chris king is back with one of the most underrated matches in WrestleMania history–Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka!

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Chris king is back with one of the most underrated matches in WrestleMania history–Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka!

We look back at Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka at WWE WrestleMania 34. ‘The Empress of Tomorrow’ put her unprecedented and historic undefeated streak of 914 days on the line against ‘The Queen’s’ SmackDown Women’s Championship.

For years, this was considered a dream match while Asuka dominated the roster in NXT, while Flair won numerous championships on the main roster on both Raw and SmackDown. The Empress made her long-awaited debut on the September 11th episode of Raw and began to tear through the competition.

Asuka outlasted all twenty-nine other women in the historic first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble match to challenge for the title of her choosing. At Fastlane, she made her choice.

The WWE Universe was so excited for this match myself included. Both superstars delivered a fantastic performance on the Grandest Stage of Them All executing counter after counter. Asuka showed off some nasty-looking kicks to her opponent, and Flair hit a thunderous Spanish Fly off the top rope. Flair was seconds away from defeat at the hands of The Empress but she locked in Figure Eight and Asuka was forced to tap out.

I can’t even begin to explain how shocked I was at this outcome, as nearly everyone expected The Empress to continue her undefeated streak and walk away with the women’s title. This controversial decision was the downfall of Asuka’s momentum. She would ultimately win the SmackDown Women’s Championship at the 2018 TLC pay-per-view in the triple-threat ladder match.

Fast forward to this year when Asuka has recently returned with her Japanese-inspired persona Kana. Kana is dangerous and ruthless and is heading into a championship with Bianca Belair at WrestleMania 39. The Empress has regained all her momentum and is highly favored to walk away with the Raw Women’s Championship. Let’s hope that Asuka and Belair can tear the house down and deliver an A+ grade match both women are fully capable of.

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King: Dominik Mysterio Needs To Do This At WrestleMania

Chris King is here with what WWE should do with Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania in his long-awaited match against his father Rey Mysterio Jr.

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2 months ago

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Chris King is here with what WWE should do with Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania in his long-awaited match against his father Rey Mysterio Jr.

On this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Rey Mysterio finally snapped and beat some sense into his disrespectful punk-ass kid Dominik. The member of the Judgement Day came out to push his father again for a match on the Grandest Stage of Them All, this time with his mother and sister at ringside. The ungrateful punk told his mom to “Shut Up,” as a father even I wanted to jump through the screen and whoop his ass.

Back in October of last year, Mysterio made the emotional decision to possibly quit the company but, instead, Triple H persuaded the Lucha libre superstar to move over to SmackDown to avoid his son. This came after Dominik shockingly turned on his father at Clash at the Castle. Mysterio did everything he could to refuse his despicable son’s challenge for Mania but, a man can only be pushed so far. Mysterio will be inducted into the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame and I expect Dominik to embarrass his father during his speech to further this personal feud.

Yes, the WWE Universe hates Dominik and wants to see him get the ever-loving crap kicked out of him but, this feud is missing a special ingredient to capitalize on the biggest heat possible. Throughout this feud, Dominik has made mention of the legendary Eddie Guerrero on several occasions going back to the “iconic” 2005 feud.

I know WWE might not want to go this route but, Dominik MUST come out to Eddie Guerrero’s theme at Mania. The disrespectful punk needs to come out in a lowrider to garner nuclear heat. It doesn’t matter if The Judgement Day comes out and causes interference for Dominik to get the win, all that matters is that both superstars get the biggest payoff of this nearly year-long feud. Just imagine the Roman Reigns heat after he defeated The Undertaker and multiply that by ten. Dominik portrays the perfect heel and he truly is the missing ingredient that The Judgement Day needed to grow and evolve into a top faction.