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NXT Minus 6: Takeover Vengeance Day, After

Bradley Jay ranks the matches from WWE NXT Takeover Vengeance Day in his order of enjoyment!

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2 years ago

February 16, 2021

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Bradley Jay ranks the matches from WWE NXT Takeover Vengeance Day in his order of enjoyment!

You know the drill. Before the show, I ranked the matches based on my excitement to see them. Now we see who disappointed and who was better than expected.

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6. Io Shirai versus Mercedez Martinez versus Toni Storm

Shirai is untouchable and nobody wants to say this, but I will. Her matches are stale. She hits her standard offense, jumps off something tall, and gets the victory. But wait. There’s more! After the match, no matter how grueling it is, there she is smiling and pointing at her belt, looking like she’s posing for a Revlon ad. Pre-match Io: crazy psycho. Post-match Io: buy my eye liner! 3 stars, stays at 5

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5. Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez versus Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon.

Blackheart is the new Lita, for all the wrong reasons. There were two spots that I thought she would maim herself or her opponent. It’s like she gets in the middle of something and has no idea how to finish. Visually, I see her appeal. Her presentation is much better than her in-ring. Everybody else looked like the three best women in the division, because that’s what they are. 4.5 stars, drops from 2 to 4

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4. Finn Balor versus Pete Dunne

I heart Pete Dunne. He’ll main event PPVs for the next decade. But damn if he doesn’t know how to sell. The entire match Balor is wearing out his knee, crippling the guy. Then at the end, he pops up like nothing happened and starts running around the ring. Before he got the pin, Balor took one more brutal shot at Dunne’s leg, as if to say, “You’re injured, dumb ass, and here’s a reminder.” By comparison, there’s victorious Balor making gun fingers with his gnarled, broken digits. The Prince knows that the match isn’t over when the bell rings. 4.5 stars, drops from 1 to 3

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3. KUSHIDA versus Johnny Gargano

I am so thankful this got a clean finish. It was everything I thought it would be from two of the best in-ring workers in the world. This had more counters than a kitchen & bath remodeling store. For me as a wrestling fan, there’s nothing better than having sky high expectations for a match and it delivers. Gargano cements his spot on the Mt. Rushmore of NXT. Sadly, and for no fault of his, I never thought KUSHIDA had a chance to win. 4.6 stars, from 3 to 2

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2. Grizzled Young Veterans versus MSK

It’s my favorite cliche in all of wrestling: the tag team match will steal the show at Takeover. I wanted to see MSK deliver in a longer match. Wow. I got what I asked for. I loved the end when Nash Carter flipped the switch from goofy skater boi to a guy who can get angry and kick some ass. As for Wes Lee? Shades of Ricochet! And I’m already looking forward to GYV in the finals of next year’s Dusty Cup Classic. You know my motto: Good Things Happen When You Let Wrestlers Wrestle. 4.8 stars, up from 3 to 1

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1. Now about that ending…

I’m a simple person. I like simple things. I like honorable Kyle O’Reilly extending a hand to the man who has given him two of the best matches of his career. I like jealous Adam Cole kicking everyone in the face because he’s not the center of attention anymore. I like Roddy Strong, looking like the poor kid stuck in the middle of a divorce. I like Pat McAfee gloating about the downfall of the UE on social media. I like NXT.

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

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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

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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.