Hi and welcome back to the blog. It's time to review (kind of) NXT Takeover: In Your House. It was a very good show to watch, the two and a half hours went by really quickly, It was better than watching any episode of Monday Night Raw, that's for sure.
Charlotte
(c) vs. Io Shirai vs. Rhea Ripley
Code of Orange
opened the show to perform their song: Underneath. The set had an old school vibe to it which was nice. Let's begin with the review-ish.
Mia Yim, Shotzi Blackheart & Tegan Nox vs. Candice
LeRae, Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez
This was a good match, very eventful start to the show with the face team winning.
Winners: Mia Yim, Shotzi Blackheart & Tegan Nox.
Finn Balor vs. Damian Priest
For me, the best match on the card which resulted in 11 wins for "The Prince" a new record at
TakeOvers. Would love to see Balor get a NXT Championship opportunity in the future.
Winner: Finn Balor.
NXT North American Championship Match
Keith Lee (c) vs. Johnny Gargano
Lee went in to this match with recent "injuries" Gargano attempted to injure his opponent further with a key, as predicted, Yim and LeRae got involved towards the end and the Champion picked up the win. Winner: and STILL NXT North American Champion. Keith Lee.
Last Chance Backlot Brawl for the NXT Championship
Adam Cole (c) vs. Velveteen Dream
I expected a cinematic match and that proved to be correct, The U.E got involved to help Cole but that plan was derailed by Dexter Lumis who was hiding under the ring. There were chairs thrown into the ring which had ECW vibes about it. Cole remained Champion after hitting Dream with the Panama Sunrise to get the win. Winner: and STILL NXT Champion. Adam Cole (BAY-BAY)
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Karrion Kross
This was a dominant victory for Kross. Ciampa was an ideal opponent for him to face as he is a NXT veteran so a loss won't hurt him at all. Let's see who's next for the winner.
Winner: Karrion Kross.
NXT Women's Championship Match
Fun main event with Rhea and Charlotte continuing where they left off from WrestleMania. Charlotte, from what I've read, became champion only to boost ratings for NXT. I'm not into that rating business, I just enjoy, well, try to enjoy watching wrestling, even though it feels like a chore sometimes. Io Shirai winning is great, It brings new contenders to face her, who will that be? I'm thinking of names like: LaRae, Dakota Kai & Chelsea Green, that's three heels I've already named right there. Winner: and NEW NXT Women's Champion. Io Shirai.
That is it for the In Your House Review-ish. Hope you enjoyed the content, there will be a tenth and final edition of the weekly recap where I recap Monday Night Chore...I mean Raw. NXT & Smackdown. That will be released on Saturday. Thanks for reading as per.
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