NXT Takeover: The End! | Wrestling With Wregret

[@alexcelticw]

I find ironic that Tye Dillinger being super kicked by Shawn Michaels as "Stan", uses the Super Kick as part of his moveset

[@standardofexcellence]

lol me too

[@carlosvillicana2097]

Everyone uses it at this point tbh.

[@TheVarietyVendor]

Good eye. Did not know that. Was my fav 2006 DX segment.

[@jamford6527]

Oh my god I didn't even realise he was that guy

[@Njbear7453]

dolph ziggler, the usos, KO, tye dillinger NONE of them will compare to HBK

[@PAKMANmixtapes]

Well Aries has been going as "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived" for maybe a decade so I don't think he should get rid of that label if WWE NXT is letting him use it

[@joeyod9429]

exactly

[@MrXavNiHuck]

Same with Nakamura being the King of Strong Style

[@anonymouseditor2087]

Aires has been calling himself "the greatest man that ever lived" for perhaps a decade, so I don't think NXT should get rid of that label if they're letting him use it.

[@zemasionxoxo]

I personally loved the scream at the end of Nia/Asuka. It was like Nia knew she didn't have much left and that the end (pun intended) was near, so it was her way of saying "Come on! Finish it bitch!" Lmao. But I see your point.

[@kraziixsnipez6692]

that's what I felt too

[@SpecificallyDanielSwan]

Absolutely. That was actually my favourite part of the whole show! So badass, even in defeat. "You're going to have to kill me to keep me down!"

[@christianouellette1006]

when Joe vs Balor in a cage is your 2nd best match of the night, you know nxt is great!

[@Richard__Cranium]

I was pissed when they chanted "Who are you?" at Ellering. Smh come on now...

[@antmaster360]

To be fair they were probably chanting it at the two guys that interfered

[@TheJL555]

They were probably chanting it to the two Brodus Clays. C'mon, most of those in attendance on NXT Shows are IWC smarks so they'd probably know who Ellering is.

[@Richard__Cranium]

MrJeff​ yeah, hopefully but there was zero crowd reaction (that I heard) when Ellering came out.

[@pascalebling3391]

there was also 0 reaction when those 2 meatheads came in and showed there devestating finisher the sideslam the rivival winning okay fine set up a longer feude love those 4 together but bringing in those clumsy completely blank looking shitheads thats some mcmahon bullshit

[@WrestlingWithWregret]

Eh, in fairness the first big tag team Ellering managed were a little green when they started out too...

[@howie_potterYT]

NXT Takeover: The End was another fantastic show from start to finish. Solid in-ring work by all talents performing on the card, great storytelling, and overall just phenomenal booking by the NXT creative team. Triple H obviously knows what he's doing with the NXT brand. I hope Vince McMahon and the WWE creative team on the main roster are taking copious notes.

[@zerrickhenderson871]

Am I the only one who noticed that Finn's paint were the colors of Balor Club instead of his trademark red, white, and black?

[@dukeyxxyz]

I picked that up too. considering the club is now at a 3v4 disadvantage with cena and the new day I'm kind of thinking he may join as well.

[@roblynch2810]

+Bentense9001 Gaming he'll probably kick out aj

[@KHLthe2nd]

Well, he's used black and white in the last elsewhere so it could be an homage or foreshadowing; that, or he just wanted to be different because last time her added blue into the red, black, and white mix.

[@JamesWilliams-rb7vk]

He'll debut soon because theres no where else to take him in NXT he could have a small feud with Nakamaura but that would just been delaying it for the sake of delaying it but I don't think his face paint means as much as you think Balor has been winding fans up for months teasing Balor Club but I don't think he would go that far in applying the Bullet Club colours when only a couple of people would get the reference

[@MichaelFrostDarkoTheMovieBuff]

it's called the bullet club

[@MrMansontaco]

the camera work for the cage match was amazing, the slow shots around the cage the zooms between the corners it all looked amazing

[@TheFearmoths]

I loved Takeover Dallas, but was slightly disappointed by this PPV as the matches are getting too formulaic at times (like WWE's main roster). i.e. finisher, kick out, shocked face, now your finisher, kick out, shocked face, now the super finisher for the win. American Alpha are incredible and the highlight of NXT for me. It's great to see real tag team wrestling again and someone doing actual wrestling moves and throws rather than loads of stiff kicks and stamps that are becoming way too common. But it was still a decent PPV, great stars, production values, entrances and costumes and nice to see clean wins! NXT is way superior to WWE's main roster right now.

[@sillygoose635]

i disagree.

[@Torthrodhel]

Well I completely disagree with you about Nia's scream, I thought that was a really epic moment! And really unusual too. You're suggesting that if you've got the energy to scream then you've got the energy to get up but if you think about it that's not true at all, nowhere anywhere near true. Takes a LOT more energy to move your entire body out of the way of an aimed strike like that when you're beaten down to within one move of a match loss. People can still scream when they have almost nothing else left in them. It was such a "defiant to the end" moment, one I really identified with, such a great bit. Left Nia looking much stronger than she otherwise would've without it, and also Akusa a tiny bit more ruthless for the lack of hesitation - just kicking her head off anyway. Such a brilliant end to the match. I don't know that I'd like to see more of it, however. It's one of those things that ought to be rare in order to work. Here it was, and I felt that it did. Edit: Actually now I'm beginning to wonder if the disparity between our interpretations could be down to a size difference. I'm an unusually large woman, much in the same vein as Nia. If someone is smaller, maybe it is that much less energy-sapping to move out of the way, or hell even that much more energy-sapping to scream? I don't know. Could be a factor? Kinda makes sense... just a thing that occurred to me after typing this response.

[@EAprima]

No no, your original thoughts are 100% correct and I am in full agreement with you. Asuka vs Nia match was frigging awesome and it's brilliant that we thought the same thing together with countless of other people (check the reddit response, tons of people there thought the same and blew up). I posted my thoughts about the match above before reading yours so it pleases me that we "got it". I hope #Wrestling with Regrets "gets it" too now.

[@Torthrodhel]

Cool to know I wasn't the only one to think that! I guess it's sometimes easy for people to miss the point of stuff.

[@imontheeaglesblazerscardin2446]

First thoughts were on the money, it was the ultimate scream to show youre going to have to kill me. I love Nia shes tells a great story.

[@coreymaster1369]

It's awesome to know that the takeover I was at live is your favorite! (Brooklyn)

[@joshkaid]

Oh, please let The Revival call themselves "The Winningist Tag Team in NXT"

[@roblynch2810]

no the south has risen again

[@Alex-km8tf]

the authors of pain are Sunny Dhinsa and Gzim Selmani

[@Unotuchable]

Sunny is an amateur wrestler that had been training for the 2016 summer olympics prior to being signed and Gzim is a former Bellator fighter known as the Albanian Psychopath.

[@michaelkeir5539]

This was the first time I have ever seen N X T because with Monday night raw and smack down and main event those of the three shows I watch . I just never found the time , but I was interested in seeing the cage match . I always enjoy cage matches what I saw was really surprising to me . Here I was watching a WWE show it that didn't start out with a 20 minute promo it was just entrance and wrestling as I was watching it I thought to myself , look what I've been missing . I'm just so happy that I got to see a show with matches that had clean finishes and that was one of the best tag matches I've seen in years . The whole show was awesome and you know something else . It reminded me of being a kid because when I was a kid I used to watch wrestling and I would always be upset when it was over because I wanted to see more that's the way I felt at the end of the show and I haven't felt that way at the end of raw or smack down or even a pay-per-view in the years before I said I never watched because I never found the time and now after seeing this show I will make the time I enjoy your reviews you always do a good job . Keep up the good work

[@willyboi5985]

Tye Dillinger is going places.

[@bigryanlit811]

To be a jobber

[@manuelflores1754]

+Marshmello Gaming I can see him as a Brooklyn Brawler type

[@alexpalomares3466]

+Marshmello Gaming he shouldn't be though great skill

[@ChrisPayneHBTW]

to the back of the line

[@Razaro.]

Dillinger was in OVW when that was developmental for WWE and was released in 2009 , then came back 2013. I want him to go places because he is fun to watch and a great enhancement guy but I'm not sure if he will.

[@EAprima]

Regarding the screaming in the Asuka vs Nia match. That meant A LOT to me. The timing of when Nia did the scream showed that she was at the very end of her effort, a desperate cry of defiance, the last roar of a dragon in desperation to summon every ounce of energy she can muster but fall short due to "speed" kicked to the head, the vital strike of the sword that came to conquer and destroy.. Remember, when Nia screamed, Asuka also screamed just as loud in retaliation, which made the entire "this is it!!!" moment absolutely insane and feel even crazier, almost reminiscent to some sort of epic anime. So, it is all fantastic as this was all before Asuka completely took everything out of Nia with that last very sinister and painful running kick to the upper chest. Remember that prior all that, Nia received some crazy blows to her head and body, and Nia's reaction, both selling and sometimes for real, demonstrates the striking power of Asuka who legitimately does hits insanely HARD. So yes, I was super sold on everything as I completely "got it", it was a frigging awesome match in everyway, and I hope you now see and understand it too. Asuka was awesome, Nia was brilliant! F**king fantastic! It's true what you said, this match is the FIRST match where both women actually moved to hard-style fighting, and this gives Nia so much more credit that potentially shot her to the NXT moon, way above many other women NXT stars. No way Becky, Sasha and Bayley have and can fight to that level of hardness, which makes it even more amazing to Nia being strong enough to do it. Gosh, remember that Guillotine counter into a perfect suplex? Remember those nasty powerbombs? Asuka took two of them together with that insanity rag-doll 360 toss half way across the ring. NO other women ever took and delivered anything like that in WWE so all that was awesome to see!! Of course, we know very well that hard-style is Asuka's (Kanako) specialty. Fantastic bout between them - 4.6/5 stars. Re-watchable many times over for sure!

[@tags4813]

I gotta say I think there was a good amount of 2-1 action in the tag match. There was a lengthy period there where dash and Dawson were repeatedly working together to keep Gable from making the tag. Jordan looked helpless while Gable was taking a full beating from both dash and Dawson. I think they actually made pretty good use of the 2-1 element with that bit of the match.

[@amateur7772]

I love how Brian doesn't bitch about every single little detail, but simply enjoys a show and only points out the obvious stuff.

[@DisrespectfullyClassieMarcEBla]

Hey Zane, I agree with your assessment of the event. However, I think this is a time where (no offense at all) you aren't a big guy who has never been in a fight. As a man who is 6'4 and 280lbs, the spot with Nia Jax makes so much sense to me. It was a moment of "Come on little man, is that all you got, you think you can beat me, keep bringing the heat!" Then The stronger kicks come and the giant has been slain because she underestimated the strength of the little woman...which fits both of their characters. However, Jax could've pulled that bit of psychology off better. She is still young.

[@vilivan1]

Nakamura's theme song was so over with that crowd.

[@eysiks313]

When Nia Jax yelled, it was like a "Hit me with your best shot, kick me again, c'mon do it" Because she was yelling Kick me again, so I liked the yell cause it showed how tough she was and it was just a cool spot in my opinion

[@enasty1257]

the revival vs. american alpha was match of the night for me. it was so enthralling, could go either way, and a beautiful way to showcase tag teams and the tag team division

[@deathstar34re]

I'm sad that Asuka gets a shit ton of hate on Twitter and KZbin videos. She's by far the best female wrestler. Take her match with Nia for example it was good with some great spots and both people came out of it looking a hell of a lot better. Now look at Bailey's match against Nia, Bailey just hugged her neck for 10+ minutes until she fell to her knees. Which was so fucking boring.

[@caioomega470]

so who you like?nick bella??

[@brianbenoit6883]

Everybody gets hate on social media whether they deserve it or not...unfortunately 90% of the human race are assholes and think that there is only right (meaning you agree with them) or wrong (meaning you disagree) they don't understand that entertainment is purely subjective. For example...I respect and understand your opinion on the Bayley / Nia match, however, I loved the whole psychology of it because of the realism...could Bayley out-strike Nia?...hell no, could she overpower her on a take-down? not a snowball's chance in hell, could she sink in a guillotine and put her to sleep?... yep..because if Nia tries to power herself up she expends more energy and goes to sleep faster, if she tries to slam down, she DDT's herself.

[@Peetzaahhh]

On one of the last NXT before TakeOver, Aries mentioned that many called themselves the best, and that if you are the best, someone can one up you, so Austin always strove to be great, because no one can take that away. Kinda interesting how he brought that up

[@PercyPumpkinheart]

I largely agree. I thought this was a rock-solid show all around. Logical booking, no fluff, everybody came out of it looking good. It really does go to show you how refreshing a basic wrestling show can be without all the bloat that tends to happen in main roster WWE shows.

[@slconcerts3497]

If Roman Reigns beats Seth Rollins at Money in the Bank I'm gonna buy tickets to Summerslam, bring in a huge sign that says CHRIS BENOIT in big bold letters on it, then let everybody watching the show on TV see it.

[@gulagboy]

NOO. GET 2 FRIENDS AND ONE OF YOU GET A PICTURE CHRIS BENOIT HULK HOGAN AND JIMMY SNUKA AND WRITE THEIR NAMES

[@manjittoor9208]

even better! do all that and a sign that says "We Want Russo!"

[@alexmason186]

LOL good luck getting past security.

[@F5FURU12]

Get ready to write that sign because vince wants what vince gets.

[@slconcerts3497]

+Alex Mason I'll bring a blank sign and a marker, then after it starts I'll write it down 👌

[@shoesmcge2630]

this was an awesome event, all good matches and I actually really loved the promo they did at the very start chronicalling the start through to the 'end' of NXT showing Rollins and Paige winning at the first Takeover and significant matches till the present. My biggest gripe with this was the awful camera work in the cage match. Was anyone else feeling nauseous from the quick camera changes and EVERYTHING was show though the cage!!! why wasn't there a camera view diagonally down from the top??? seeing everything thru the cage was very distracting and just fucking crazy!!! its hard to tell whether the main event was good or not cos I could barely see it!! wtf was with the camera in the final match?

[@RafaelSantos-di5yw]

That tag team match...Jesus, what an awesome match! Brian you said that there weren't any 1-on-1 or 2-on-1 situations but let me remind you that Jordan wasn't in the match for solid 3-5 minutes! The only thing I didn't understood about this match is WHY GABLE & JORDAN STARTED TO SLIDE LIKE LITTLE KIDS? AND GRAVES CALLING JORDAN AS JJ WHEN THE "OWNER" OF THOSE LETTERS IS KSI!

[@tmaguire2075]

Amazing show start to finish! It's hard to say which Takeover event was the best. Brooklyn has to be my personal fav so far. I'm going to re-watch London and Dallas shows, so for now, Brooklyn is my favorite out of all the NXT specials.

[@afromime]

Every match was great, that blew my mind. I'm definitely watching NXT weekly now.

[@DaisyTheSadboi]

I thought this Takeover was excellent as always, but the Shinsuke-Aries match was my favorite by far. Shinsuke has kinda been billed as an unstoppable force, a lot like Asuka, and to see Austin manhandling him made me legitimately worried that Shinsuke might lose. Excellent stuff.

[@dayostical]

Hey Brian, I actually enjoyed the scream by Nia Jax right before she was knocked out. It fit her character well as she realized at that moment that she wasn't going to win but wouldn't go down quietly; kinda like how Brock flipped off the Undertaker right before he passed out. I thought it was a nice touch, almost like a show of defiance.

[@classicbananamilk]

tye is definitely the new tyler, a really solid guy who they trust to put in there with anybody

[@latindragon79]

The Authors of Pain are former MMA Fighter Gzim Selmani & former Amateur Wrestler Sunny Dhinsa. OF what I heard, WWE are hoping to make them into the newest monster tag team like The Natural Disasters or The Powers of Pain.

[@Liz-Istrata]

I was really expecting Finn to try and hit his Coup de Grace from the top of the cage, but then again that is a little stupidly dangerous and I understand why they didn't do that spot.

[@ChrisPhillipsMusic510]

I'm going to point out a couple things that you missed that I feel need to be mentioned. As I'm sure you know, Austin Aries has been called "The Greatest Man that Ever Lived" for a rather long time, between ROH, TNA and wherever else he's been the last few years I don't think it would really do any good to change that for him in particular. Same kind of point with Shinsuke Nakamura and the King of Strong Style name. As far as one spot that I personally really liked, that also looked really scary and solid like you mentioned some of the spots in the women's match were, was the spot from Joe hitting Balor with an enzuigiri kick on what looked like either Balor's back or the back of his leg where both were on the top rope and Joe fell flat on his back while Balor fell between the ropes and cage. That almost looked like he wasn't supposed to fall there to me, but it worked out and looked devastating either way.

[@gmann2101]

I disagree with the yell, I saw it as the beginning of a comeback getting shut right down. The only other thing I would have liked to see would have been a double foot stomp off the top of the cage but I get why it didn't happen.

[@JBLZTV]

well, i'm not sure the scream in jax/asuka was supposed to be thought of that deeply. when it happened, i figured that it was asuka literally stopping the monster's comeback before it could even start. so, more of a credit to the power of that kick, than matter of nia jax having that much left. but that's just me, and i'm just a regular dude lol

[@VashMaverick09]

I enjoyed Takeover, I can't really disagree with your statements, you are very much spot on with the get new gimmicks for guys, but I will say that the King of Strong Style is at least in my opinion a pretty cool gimmick for Nakamura. I checked out Takeover Brooklyn and just recently rewatched Dallas, and I can see why you'd lean more towards Brooklyn but my personal favorite is Dallas. Just wondering thou, your thoughts on when they might move up Finn?

[@TensaZangetsu1200]

The End of the Beginning of the End is an excellent song by The Smashing Pumpkins.

[@TheJR7360]

Another amazing event. Solid A from me as well! I can't wait to see Nakamura chase the belt and with Finn defeated, could he be eyeing a main roster call up? Also, I don't see Asuka losing clean anytime soon. She's a beast! Love her!

[@dansaint2249]

great show. Agreed. Solid A grade. Not as good as Dallas or Brooklyn....but definately a great show. the upcoming tapings are gonna be very intriguing to see what direction they are heading. You almost gotta think we get Joe/Nakamura for the NXT Title at Brooklyn. Revival vs Gargano/Ciampa (since they hold a victory over them?) Alpha vs AOP (in Alpha's farewell?) Asuka vs Bayley....also, if Balor isn't called up....he probably gets his match at Brooklyn as well...Roode or maybe Eric Young? Not to mention the winner of the Cruiserweight Classic will probably be on the show

[@matthewmiller7207]

The tag team titles match I thought took a little too long to finish. All those near falls toward the end, it felt like there were more of those in that match than even most pay per view matches.

[@ALIENjoy]

maybe I'm a mark but I loved Aries' work in his match w nakamura kinda reminded me of his feud(s) w McGuiness in roh

[@OuttaPocketWithZeek]

Hey BZ! Are you going to do anything with WCPW?

[@luisz3354]

aww man I actually liked Nia's scream it actually gave me chills .. she reminded me of the movies where the big monster just screams at the end of the battle and gets her head chopped off

[@DetectiveBrOkEn]

I have ordered the "Pain" book, but it only says that the author is Paul Ellering.

[@TombstoneChris]

BRIAN ZANE!!! As a connoisseur of the sport of professional wrestling I am appalled that to this day you have not reviewed two promotions that were born out of the ashes of WCW and ECW. Two promotions that might have helped launch TNA. And those both came in 01 and one of them even lasted till 03. They are the XWF and the WWA. The XWF was led by Jimmy Hart and Brian Knobbs among others, and the WWA was based in Australia. But both in my opinion did not get a fair shake but to me lead the to the birth of TNA. Since your proficient in pro wrestling I think its long overdue for you to do videos on these with your opinions.

[@WrestlingWithWregret]

Those have been oft requested, perhaps someday they will be discussed!

[@anonymouseditor2087]

+Wrestling With Wregret Those have been oft requested. Perhaps one day they will be discussed!

[@pinealdreams1064]

I usually agree with most of your spots, but have to disagree with the 'wasted motion' point. That's classic storytelling 101. I mean, you could argue if Shawn Michaels had the energy to crotch-chop 'Taker before the Tombstone at 'Mania 26, then he could have struck him or done something. It's an act of final defiance. Character building. You know you're finished, but you still have to get the final word in. I think it works, and it enhances Jaxs' character, personally.

[@mattm7798]

Nice Review. A bit surprised you're not more familiar with Tye Dillinger since he's on NXT quite a bit. Agreed with alot of what you said but for me, the main event was a let down. Getting past the point of no blood, which i understand given WWE PG, there wasn't much suspense to the match. I could tell both guys were going to kick out of the finishers and there weren't any other threatening near falls. This is WWE's fault not Balor/Joe. WWe has conditioned us to only expect pins from roll ups(school boy) or finishers. If sometimes one of the other signature moves would beat someone, there might be more suspense when they pin them. The finish was really cool and I can't say there was a single match that I really didn't enjoy, save the main event.

[@ismfofisawesome3]

i hope that Bobby Roodes new gimmick is that he doesnt wrestle but he just appears in the background randomly

[@Bakesale59]

I had no idea that the Perfect 10 was Stan.... That super-kick really turned his life around, huh?

[@MatthewShadowMorris2115]

Shinske v Aries was my match of the night. I Love the King of Strong Style.

[@Chronologo]

Aries needs a new finisher, that submission maneuver doesn't look too strong on guys bigger than him.

[@DashingChrisBey]

Nakamura isn't bigger than him though so it's okay

[@Chronologo]

+Chris Bey Yeah but just for this match, what happens if he goes against Bobby Roode for example? Aries is a fantastic wrestler, I'm sure he can come up with something

[@DashingChrisBey]

+Chronologo if Daniel Bryan can put Batista in a submission at Wrestlemania and win, Aries can put Roode in that submission. Roode isn't even that big

[@Njbear7453]

what do you mean? nakamura was clearly much taller than aries

[@DashingChrisBey]

+Breen Machine taller, but physique wise he's small. I'm only 5'8 160 pounds and I look bigger than Nakamura

[@Tboysupreme]

I think its pretty fair to compare tye dillinger to Tyler breeze. Both had been in nxt a Long Time both are massivly over with the nxt crowd and tye seems to have filled Breeze' Position as "jobber to the stars". I do Hope tye gets a bigger push someday I really enjoy his work

[@squee3931]

I watched both NXT and Lucha Underground last night. But the only matches that really impressed me with NXT was the Women's Title The Men's Title and the Aries vs Nakamura.

[@charlesberg1234]

hey brian, I rather like the jax finish. I think the reason for that scream is nia knew she lost but didn't care. the whole point was showing that her character has no fear of asuka even in the face of defeat. lemme know what you think, or don't. either way good review!

[@adamkratos9323]

Thank god I'm not the only one that remembers Stan

[@johnzittrauer3930]

Question about the Nia vsAsuka finish: did you feel the same way about HBK vs Flair? I personally likened this finish to the end of a horror movie where the killer pops up one last time for a scare.

[@GamersHolyArmy]

"I JUST KICKED STAN!"

[@TheVarietyVendor]

This was a great show. But the main event was underwhelming. I dunno if i was drained from the other matches or what was the case. But Fin vs Joe just didn't deliver as well as it should have(definitely the worst of their series of matches). I love the Alpha/Revival match. They totally stole the show. But i didn't like the reintroduction of Paul Ellering. People in the crowd chanting "who are you?". They could've had a graphic or had him come out with his old jacket and Sunglasses. Cause without the gimmicks, he looked like Stone Cold's evil brother. Asuka vs Nia. Great match. Love the finish. Nia screaming and taking the finishing blow made sense. Cause, the idea was that Nia was "trying to no sell" the kicks" before falling to her doom("Pride comes before the fall"). I just wish Nia would've won the title. Cause she'd have much more challengers than Asuka. Plus, Asuka can be free to move up to the main roster while Nia elevates babyfaces. Cien vs 10. I enjoyed Sombre here. But he needs some tuning. I'm glad it's not like it was 10 years ago(where, people would debut right away on the main roster). Am sure in do time Cien will have a good spot in the main roster. Tye is getting over. But, i wouldn't want to push to the main roster. He's like the perfect staple for NXT. But, if they had to. I'd say bring him up in a couple of years. Nakamura vs Aries. Fantastic match. I'd say the match told a better story than Nakamura/Zayne(even though that match in Dallas was a bigger spectacle). At first i thought i missed an NXT show cause Aries was taped up. But then as the match went on i thought "Waw, this is the first time i've seen this kind of storytelling". Aries knew he couldn't beat Nakamura. So he had the built in excuse of "i wasn't a 100% and i still took you to the limit". So they can have another match down the line(which i have no problem with at all). This was pure old school wrestling at it's finest. I love this match so much. Kudos to Aries(finally got to see the old Aries from 2010-12). And to Nakamura(the best entertainer in wrestling today).

[@JohnSmithAprilMay]

I think Nia Jax is a monster heel's backstory rather than a monster heel. She makes mistakes anytime she faces technical offenses, like failing to counter a smaller wrestler's rear naked choke with a suplex (a mistake she avoided this match); this time, she made the mistake of imitating Asuka's intimidation tactics without understanding the specifics of their application. So, because I found kayfabe rationale for the spot, I wasn't bothered by Nia Jax screaming.

[@ianlarson8519]

Love your Homestar Runner figures man!

[@epsilon497]

bobby roode tagging with AA would be amazing.

[@novemberman8059]

On your comment about Aries I understand what you're saying but he's been using that for over a decade.

[@cellophaneman2127]

I'm curious why Nia Jax gets a pass on not selling. I get it, she's big and tough, but that doesn't mean you don't sell. She just walked right through a kick to the knee. I don't care how big you are, you're going to feel a kick to the knee. I really do feel like she has a lot of potential, but her practically being invincible gets old. Aside from my Jax rant, I really agree with you on all you said. It was a really fun show to watch. Now I just hope we can see some one else in the NXT Championship picture. Nia has had enough chances at the belt too in my opinion.

[@TheLad4]

"look at them Jim Ross they are twins"

[@WrestlingWithWregret]

ONE MIND!

[@theseuskotselas4015]

Zane just to know tye dillinger is the official nxt jobber

[@SleightCreative]

he's the Top Guy jobber, he still will win against other jobbers like he did last week, but he's a jobber to new debuting guys, and big names

[@theseuskotselas4015]

SleightCreative Yeah Loved that souperkick though

[@elltell1990]

I actually think that Paul Ellering was 18 years too early with that gimmick! It practically IS the Era of The Web now, what with the Internet being essential for life, what provides the WWE Network on which is NXT! A true visionary if there ever was one! "Look at them Corey Graves, they are kind of sort of twins!"

[@fredjudyii9609]

Brian how do you feel about Triple H's interview after the show about NXT officially becoming WWE's third Brand and no longer a developmental area?

[@yungmate5803]

Aries has been billed as the greatest man who ever lived since TNA, maybe earlier.

[@SupaflyChimichanga]

Solid NXT special tonight I enjoyed it, missed the debut at first of the new guy though I wish they had Hideo come out at the end saying it was Balor who attacked him last year and put him out since he's close to returning at least build it up to Brooklyn so they fight.

[@crjackman3825]

their names are Gzim Selmani and Sunny Dhinsa (idk how to pronounce Gzim if your wondering)

[@MobUnchained]

It's just Zim. Silent G

[@phenomenal1332]

I guess you can say with Nia and Auska, their Styles Clash ;)

[@FantadiRienzo]

The only thing I didn't like was Almas's outfit. Everything else was a perfect... 10! 10! 10! 10!

[@Njbear7453]

his ring-gear was awesome, his entrance apparel made him look like the godfather

[@jamesk8877]

Once he was in the ring he looked great, but no need for that entrance gear.

[@Njbear7453]

agreed

[@jonjeez4218]

god I wish American Alpha would have gotten a longer run with the tag titles, and what a great first cage match for NXT way to go joe

[@AJB247]

On the tag match, you say about the spots being double-teams. But then say you'd be happy if it was a 1-on-1 spot, or a 2-on-1 spot; surely the latter would be considered a double-team?

[@LoganHarris100]

Aries has been called "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived" his whole career though.

[@squee3931]

Glad I wasn't the only one that thought that Asuka vs Nia Jax finish was wonky. It didn't make me believe she could win that way.

[@totz_the_plaid9625]

Aires has been "the Greatest Man to Ever Live" (or whatever) for years now, back in TNA and stuff. I agree it's overused in WWE, but it's also the gimmick that made him the star he is, so it's also valid for him to want to hold onto it. If they're creative, they could book a pride-based angle of a multi-way rivalry of various guys trying to prove their supremacy.

[@totz_the_plaid9625]

And speaking of Roode... I hope they can get James Storm in again, so Beer Money, Inc. can rise above just being in TNA.

[@standardofexcellence]

theyll explain it in a promo monday after

[@Davehhhh]

I really thought this show was above average. the 2 nitpicky I have are 1. the camera work really distracts from the match. for some reason I didn't notice on nxt until tonight. yes i do know wwe does this on ppvs and on raw but never saw it too much in nxt.instead of the match, im noticing the camera cuts which at times are missing moves in the match. the cameras during the cage match seemed the worst. 2. see has to get out of full sail. I like an energetic crowd but this crowd really distracts from the show. it's like the crowd has to get their chants in no matter what's going on in the match. I feel it's disrespectful to the wrestlers putting on a match when your distracting it.

[@CinderGamer]

I actually really like the crowd chants, they seem mostly relevant, and the commentators seem to roll well with it. It's also nice to hear an actual organic crowd.

[@Davehhhh]

+CinderGamer well I'm glad you do. I have seen several times on tv where the crowd decides they will turn their back to the match to do chants and run around rather than paying attention to the match. for some reason the full sail crowd started to get worse after last yr after they lost a few nxt takeover shows to London and Brooklyn. to me the worst was when bayley in a tag match last yr and the crowd chanted random stuff and the crowd missed the finish. I'm not saying they can't chant, I'm saying pay attention to match and don't distract from it.

[@blitzofchaos9518]

Cage matches are tough for camera work because there is a cage in the way.

[@jakemitchell1132]

At least the cameramen in NXT don't zoom in and out and shake the camera like crazy.

[@AlissaDrayson2107]

A grade of a solid "A" sound's about right.

[@TheCreatorCritic]

Why hasn't Whatculture asked you to have a match. You vs Pacitti... Or.. I would love to see you manage Sandow.. would be amazing.

[@jean-philippedufour7085]

Hi from France Brian nxt make a great show. do you think fin balor will be in wwe before end of 2016 and will he getter lost or be a top star?

[@jcace13]

The Authors of Pain (if that is their real names) are colossal human beings, if they can really work then I am really interested.

[@adamm4249]

"some new debuting person" Roode. You meant Roode right? That's what I wanted too.

[@Sitharos]

Sounds like it was a great show!

[@jasonransom786]

I would buy Draymond green that shirt

[@angelobabauta5319]

I was totally disappointed when Ty Dillinger lost. He is so over with the crowd and moves great in the ring. My dad even called him a perfect 10!!!!

[@DanJBarnsley]

well aries was using the moniker before NXT. so that should be no problem

[@KHLthe2nd]

Fair assessment. I agree with all your points and rating. It seems NXT outworks the main roster most of the time.

[@jupiterdreamer]

great show. motn was american alpha vs the revival. nakamura vs aries was great but nakamura's matches with styles and zayn were better than this. im glad they showed what aries can do in ring though.

[@FukfaceDaClown]

would love to see you do a let's play with total extreme wrestling 2016 on a real world mod

[@tdrivers1102]

Yeeees. That'd be great

[@SlimeShows]

That'd be awesome

[@standardofexcellence]

whats going to happen is reigns retains by screwy finish to maintain heat wether heel or unover face then rollins wins at next ppv then ambrose cashes in after setting up a shield triple threat for summerslam either that or hhh returns to cost rollins rollins turns face builds up to challenging wwe champ either reigns or owens/cesaro. Aj wins first match with cena but getd buried following matches getting stuck in midcard and eventually knocking miz off for ic strap

[@Maxtrash69]

it did seem like someone was gonna appear at the end or like he was gonna do some kevin owens to Samy zane stuff

[@Fallen013]

Bobby Roode debuted at NXT Download in the UK got to see the match. Didn't have a great view though.

[@Hellwyck]

ROOOOOO

[@vasquez123100]

Almas is a very famous luchador from mexico ex leader of Los Ingobernables he was a big deal before he left to NXT he was known as La Sombra

[@standardofexcellence]

america. alpha puts over the brodus clays then gets called up i am calling it now balor debuts at mitb to main roster angle ...of one stable vs the other

[@charlesthomas5077]

hey Brian I have a question did you upload yourself yet on the community will be cool to have you come out as one of my managers because I watch your show and you like a young Jim cornette I think you need a prop you know like Jimmy Hart and his megaphone Paul Heyman back in the day with his cell phone and his hat he has a beast and Jim cornette with that tennis racket

[@shawdawg3675]

Tye Dillinger really is the Jobber to the Stars for NXT right now. But he's a very talented one. He does feel a lot like Tyler Breeze in the last few months before he left to main roster. Also Brain, how much do you watch NXT? Dillinger has been on a lot of Takeover events and on the show too.

[@JoseFlores-xh5cj]

Brain xD

[@shawdawg3675]

Jose Flores I just now noticed that. Was not intentional

[@drozzon5142]

tye seems to be a bit more over then breeze was

[@MrDman21]

Interesting video. I really need to start watching more NXT.

[@luisz3354]

dude NXT is the best thing right now honestly ... specially the TakeOvers PPV they never fail and they always deliver .. if one day they dont i will actually be very surprised

[@dukeyxxyz]

when I got back into wrestling this year I had heard a lot of good things about it but it wasnt til takeover dallas that I was completely sold on it. To be honest it was better than wrestlemania this year.