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NXT Minus 6: This Is The End???

Brad reflects on TakeOver 36 and with a change in format; was this an adequate swan song? How will everyone remember the Super Indy era of NXT?

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2 years ago

August 24, 2021

Brad Abel

Brad reflects on TakeOver 36 and with a change in format; was this an adequate swan song? How will everyone remember the Super Indy era of NXT?

6. Samoa Joe versus Karrion Kross 2.5 stars I’ll say it. At this point in his career, I’m more interested in the idea of Samoa Joe than the wrestler Samoa Joe. He looked old, out of shape & not remotely close to the powerhouse we thought he still could be. Hopefully he is a transitional champion and nothing more. As for Kross, good luck on RawDown.

Kyle O'Reilly bests Adam Cole in The Undisputed Finale 2-out-of-3 Falls Match | WWE

5. Kyle O’Reilly versus Adam Cole 3 stars Long, random, unnecessary. I just couldn’t get interested in this story. Sadly, this entire feud exposed O’Reilly’s limits on the mic. Poor Adam Cole doesn’t know how to wrap a chain around his hand. Has he never watched 1980’s Jerry Lawler??? The icing on the cake is Cole will go right back to cutting boring promos about how his opponent got lucky and he’s still the best. Blah blah blah. Time for a total overhaul for Mr. Undisputed.

Ted DiBiase Helps Cameron Grimes Beat LA Knight, Win Million Dollar Title At NXT TakeOver 36

4. Cameron Grimes versus La Knight 3 star match with a 5 star ending Once again, Grimes bumps his ass off to try and make Knight look like something. The highlight was the Million Dollar Man. Even at his age, he threw the best punch of the night when he clocked Knight. Then throwing the belt into the ring to distract the ref was vintage heel. For a brief moment, Dibiase looked 30 years younger. Beautiful stuff.

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3. Dakota Kai versus Raquel Gonzalez 4.3 stars The beginning was fantastic. Kai knew she had to outsmart Gonzalez, and it almost worked. She said she taught Gonzalez everything Gonzalez knows but she didn’t teach her everything she knows. Then that ending. Avalanche Chingona Bomb! That’s illegal in 18 states. Then Gonzalez rolled Kai up for what would have been an 8 count, just to rub salt in the wounds. Then we get Kay Lee Ray!?!?!?! My Forever Champion here in NXT!!! I hope she gets someone before Gonzalez because I’m not a fan of anybody walking into a championship feud.

NXT TakeOver 36: Ilja Dragunov Dethrones Walter for the NXT United Kingdom Championship

2. WALTER versus Ilja Dragunov 4.8 stars When you’re talking about MOTY territory, you have to split some hairs and pick some nits. Yes, the action was insane. Yes, Dragonov turned in one of the most superhuman performances I’ve ever seen. I’m even cool with WALTER tapping out. It did take about a thousand elbows to the head to do the job. I do have a problem with the post-match when Dragunov stood with one foot on WALTER’s chest. The Ring General has done too much and been too good to deserve that disrespect. Without that moment, this is 5 stars easy. It’s still in the running for MOTY, but that small gesture by the Czar left a bad taste in my mouth.

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1. If this does mark the end of an era and NXT gets repackaged, it was not a fitting swan song for the Black & Gold Standard. Most of this action was barely fitting for a Wednesday night throwback themed special. With the exception of two matches, It certainly didn’t live up to the elevated expectations of Takeover. Maybe I’ll rewatch Takeover New Orleans to remind myself of better times.

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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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April 2, 2023

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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

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.