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!

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.