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Bodeen’s Top 5 Moments: NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day

After another great WWE NXT Takeover, Bodeen checks in with his Top 5 moments from Vengeance Day!

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2 years ago

February 16, 2021

Bodeen Green

After another great WWE NXT Takeover, Bodeen checks in with his Top 5 moments from Vengeance Day!

Yet again NXT delivered another amazing TakeOver with TakeOver: Vengeance Day being an incredible show. The night was action-packed with great matches, the rise of new stars and a shocking finish. So let’s not waste any more time and try to squeeze in 5 of the best moments on an incredible show.

5. Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez beat Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon

Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez are two of the most underrated women on the NXT women’s roster. Dakota is an incredibly talented worker and Gonzalez is an amazing powerhouse. Despite this though both women have never got a full chance to shine on NXT mainly due to how talented the NXT women’s division is. Luckily the Women’s Dusty Rhodes Classic was a great opportunity to give them the spotlight they deserve.

All 4 women involved in this match did a great job, however, the MVP of the match has to go to Raquel Gonzalez. Gonzalez looked like an absolute beast, dominating Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon while also withstanding an onslaught of punishment from her opponents.

With Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez now in line for a woman’s tag team title spot, it will be interesting to see if they will move to the main roster if they beat Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler.

4. MSK win the Dusty Rhodes Classic

In just a few short weeks MSK have become one of the biggest tag teams in NXT and defiantly have the potential to be future NXT tag team champions. MSK put on another great match with the Grizzled Young Veterans, with GYV pushing the new tag team to the limit and putting them in a vulnerable position we have never seen before.

MSK would get dominated by the Grizzled Young Veterans for a lot of the match, showcasing the resiliency from both men. The match was intense and hard-hitting with my only slight nitpick being that there were too many kick-outs and false finishes, although that sort of thing is more subjective so I can understand why they did it.

The only question now is can MSK keep their hot streak going and beat Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch for the NXT Tag Team Championship.

3. Johnny TakeOver does it again

Despite his negative win-loss record at TakeOver, Johnny Gargano has earned the nickname of Johnny Takeover, through the amazing matches he has had with the likes of Adam Cole, Tommaso Ciampa and Andrade. His match against KUSHIDA would prove no different as both men would put on an amazing match.

In a night that contained matches with a lot of near falls, it was great to see KUSHIDA and Johnny Gargano change things up as they went for a more submission based match. Both men would trade submission holds with KUSHIDA targeting Johnny’s arm while Johnny targeted the neck of KUSHIDA.

It was also nice to see Gargano win clean after Dexter Lumis took Austin Theory out as The Way may their entrance as it kept Gargano looking strong.

2. Pete Dunne and Finn Balor put on a technical masterpiece

Finn Balor’s time as NXT Champion has been amazing to watch. During his time as Champion, he has put on some amazing matches whilst looking like a complete badass. Pete Dunne has also looked great after his return, with Dunne looking completely cold and heartless as he destroys his opponents.

Both men would meet and put on a technical masterpiece, with both men hitting each other with hard strikes and submission holds, with Balor working through arm pain caused by Dunne and Dunne working through having his leg targeted by Balor.

Another part of what made this match so great was the attention to detail with the limb work, which could be seen after the match when Balor could not do his double point taunt due to Dunne attacking his fingers.

1. Adam Cole shocks the system

Yet again NXT tricks fans with the end credit graphic. The end credit graphic false finish has been used so many times and yet it still continues to trick fans like it did at Vengence Day, as Adam Cole turned his back on Kyle O’Reilly and Finn Balor superkicking both of them to finish the show.

This was an amazing finish and I personally feel it came at the right time, as The Undisputed Era have done everything there is to do together as a group, so a heel turn from Cole to allow Kyle O’Reilly to separate from the group and do his own thing can mean great things.

It will be interesting to see what Roderick Strong and Bobby Fish will do on NXT and if they will side with Cole or O’Reilly.

These were my top 5 moments from TakeOver: Vengeance Day. What were your top 5 moments and what do you think of Cole turning on Kyle O’Reilly? Let us know in the comments below.

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

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King’s WrestleMania Rewind: Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka from WrestleMania 34

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

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2 months ago

April 2, 2023

Chris King

WWE WrestleMania 34 Charlotte Flair Asuka

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.

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

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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

April 1, 2023

Chris King

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.