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I thought the ending was a little rushed and I’d still like to see some more one-on-one between Asuka and Nikki but this match was still pretty solid. But Asuka was still the star of the night as she continued her dominant run. Billie Kay and Peyton Royce came through with a nice performance and the double suplex to Nikki Cross off the announce table was awesome. I was hoping that the women’s title match would get a bit more time but the four involved certainly made the most of the time that they did get.
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Rollins hasn’t been on NXT television in quite some time and it was pretty cool to see this huge feud get some air time here. I thought the whole Seth Rollins takeover segment was very good and a great surprise to further the storyline between he and Triple H. #DIY was spectacular as always and continue to be over with the live crowds. And I was really surprised that they walked away with the titles but getting there was a lot of fun.
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Teams that are built as monsters like these two are usually a bit limited in the ring and while I’m not saying that they’re the best in the world, they really showed me that they could deliver on the big stage. This really was one of the matches that concerned me going in, as I wasn’t sure Ellering’s boys could put on the type of match that we’ve all come to expect from Ciampa and Gargano every single night but they hung every step of the way. The tag team title match between #DIY and Authors of Pain was surprising on a lot of levels. Great follow-up to keep the show’s momentum rolling. Even with the loss, I thought Almas came away looking very good here and this may have been the best match he’s had since arriving in NXT. There was a lot of good back and forth with both guys looking very strong in this one. Roderick Strong and Andrade Almas put on a better match than I expected. Much to the dismay of the crowd, Young was able to pick up the win after about ten minutes of solidly-paced action. The storytelling, while a little expected, was still good here with Dillinger working to overcome the numbers game that inevitably came into play. Dillinger was given one last chance to join Sanity but once again refused and he and Young had a solid match. A few things were thrown together at the last minute, which obviously didn’t leave a lot of time to really build things up but I should have known better and still believed that NXT would find a way to put on an entertaining show and that’s exactly what we got last Saturday night.Īs usual, the NXT crowd was hot and the fans got right into it from the start as Tye Dillinger and Eric Young kicked things off. When the final card finally came to be for NXT TakeOver: San Antonio, I’ll be the first to admit that I wasn’t overly excited. So let’s not waste any time with an intro this week and get right into the event that kicked everything off, NXT TakeOver: San Antonio. Over five days of action, we got some great matches, some big debuts and plenty to talk about in both NXT and WWE. Let’s take a look back at a huge week in WWE with the highlights and lowlights of NXT TakeOver: San Antonio, the Royal Rumble, Monday Night RAW, SmackDown Live, 205 Live and NXT.