NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 Live Thread (Spoilers included)

Lithium93_

Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages, for the 4th consecutive year in Brooklyn, the night before Summerslam. NXT steps up to show the main roster how it's done.

FINAL CARD

NXT Tag Team Championship
The Undisputed Era vs. Moustache Mountain

Singles Match
EC3 vs. The Velveteen Dream

NXT Women's Championship
Shayna Baszler vs. Kairi Sane

NXT North American Championship
Adam Cole vs. Ricochet

Last Man Standing match; NXT Championship
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano

HandsomeBob

If I was to book...

Moustache Mountain

Velveteen

Ricochet

Sane

Gargano

Undisputed Era and Baszler to head upstairs.

J. Marston

Gargano/Ciampa should deliver again. I think they need to end it for a good long while then. You can have too much of a good thing.

I only saw one segment (the three elbows and submission while staring and pointing) from Sane/Baszler and I'm excited for it because it was so well done.

Dream/EC3 should be great for the personalities alone.

Dublinproud

Is this starting at midnight our time?

Loughc

Dublinproud wrote: »

Is this starting at midnight our time?

Yes indeed it is.

Lithium93_

Summing up NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 with a gif, featuring Matt Hardy & one of his kids, and Zack Ryder.

https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1030933960929554433

CastorTroy

Saw somewhere (may have been here) about how Johnny is making history by being the first person to appear at 3 Brooklyn Takeovers.

Dunno if that's good or bad.

Lithium93_

Not that I'm complaining, but when did Charley start hosting the pre-shows?

PTH2009

Is Vince in gorilla for this or is Trips 100% running this ?

Lithium93_

Triple H probably.

Loughc

PTH2009 wrote: »

Is Vince in gorilla for this or is Trips 100% running this ?

Nxt is ran by Trips. Vince doesn’t sit at gorilla for these shows.

cian68

Home from a great OTT show in time to watch takeover live. Nice to be excited about wrestling

J. Marston

Wow, that pop-up powerslam was incredible!

Lithium93_

That was an incredible opener.

J. Marston

"Call me up Vince."

I love Dream.

PTH2009

J. Marston wrote: »

"Call me up Vince."

I love Dream.

Think he will be wasted and prob be another Breezedango

J. Marston

PTH2009 wrote: »

Think he will be wasted and prob be another Breezedango

More than likely but I'll enjoy it while it lasts in NXT.

A camp, flamboyant act like his just won't get anywhere near main event regardless of mic and ring talent.

Lithium93_

Mauro, Nigel, Percy > Cole, Graves & Coach.

RollieFingers

J. Marston wrote: »

"Call me up Vince."

I love Dream.

Gowan the Dream, get the NXT title on him asap, he's different class :cool:

PTH2009

That Matt riddle guy looks a bit like Jessie Eisenbergs Lex Luthor

PTH2009

Can deff see Ricochet getting a few jumping spots in future royal rumbles

Lithium93_

So basically Ricochet being Kofi MKII in Royal Rumble matches?

PTH2009

Lithium93_ wrote: »

So basically Ricochet being Kofi MKII in Royal Rumble matches?

Yeah basically

mrkiscool2

This match is good....but Mario adds so much more to ever match, even regular pins I am counting along. So gooood!

Lithium93_

That backflip transition into the superkick, god damn wow.

J. Marston

Kairi is tiny. Just about taller than the top rope.

Itssoeasy

I didn't watch the Opening match but I will have to it seems. That was a good women's match,

J. Marston

G'wan Kairi. A super babyface you can really root for is rare in WWE.

Baszler is great too, really hate-able heel.

Itssoeasy

J. Marston wrote: »

G'wan Kairi. A super babyface you can really root for is rare in WWE.

Baszler is great too, really hate-able heel.

Baszler main roster bound after tonight ?

Jesus nxt championship this early ?

Lithium93_

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Baszler main roster bound after tonight ?

Jesus nxt championship this early ?

It's the last match of the night.

mrkiscool2

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Baszler main roster bound after tonight ?

Jesus nxt championship this early ?

It started at 12 as opposed to 1. I'm assuming because they want this match to be over by 2:30 so crowd aren't wrecked at SS tomorrow.

J. Marston

mrkiscool2 wrote: »

It started at 12 as opposed to 1. I'm assuming because they want this match to be over by 2:30 so crowd aren't wrecked at SS tomorrow.

They'll need a good sleep to be ready for Reigns/Lesnar after five hours of Summerslam.

mrkiscool2

Jesus the crutch. Why can't the main roster do this kind of story telling. Such a small thing and it means so much! Amazing

cian68

Hahaha what a fuc*ing idiot

J. Marston

Good match but didn't live up to their other bouts and I didn't like that ending.

Still, great Takeover. These shows are so consistent in quality.

Think I'd have Kairi/Baszler as MOTN. I really liked it.

Lithium93_

Your move main roster, your move.

J. Marston

This time tomorrow night, we'll just be after passing the half way point of Summerslam.

Sufferin' Christ...

Lithium93_

mrkiscool2 wrote: »

Jesus the crutch. Why can't the main roster do this kind of story telling. Such a small thing and it means so much! Amazing

The rivalry started with a knee injury, and it looks like it's finished because of one.

Pentecost

Not a particularly satisfactory ending I have to say. It’s been a hell of a feud, I’ve loved it but they’ve done everything they can do at this point, draw a line under it. I guess Aleister Black getting injured changed things but really they should be giving Gargano the feud ending win and moving on.

Lithium93_

Imagine being one of those fans.

https://twitter.com/KennyOmegamanX/status/1030999919140712448

HandsomeBob

Thought Baszler and Sane was a bit awkward but I guess that's not necessarily a bad thing. It wasn't pretty anyway and felt like a struggle as opposed to an overly rehearsed "sequence" as Michael Cole annoyingly likes to say.

Surprised Sane won. Pleasant surprise. Vinnie to throw a curveball and have Baszler cost Ronda?

Pentecost

Thought the tag match was the match of the night. Those four have put on some matches in this feud. Cole and Ricochet was very good too, but I wasn’t exactly blown away by EC3 v Dream. Kairi v Shayna was very enjoyable. Looks like Shayna is moving up.

PTH2009

Was going to say Undisputed Era would move up but with only Cole losing last night I don't think so. Hardly call Adam Cole up solo ??

Think Dream and Lars Sullivan will go up, Shayna maybe too.

Lord TSC

Not sure if boards is playing up again or not, but can't see the comment I just posted.

I loved that show. Felt Dream vs EC3 was the weakest match (the most "WWE" match), but even it entertained and Dream needed a big win.

Loved the women's match, adored the tag match. The superkick to Richochet was sick.

And I adore Gargano/Ciampa. Could watch the two fight forever. From a pure storytelling point of view, I can't think of another feud I've enjoyed, EVER.

CastorTroy

I see Undisputed Era finally updated their logo to include Strong. Except in their armbands. Liked the bit on the preshow where Kyle was tuning his belt.
Moustache Mountain looked great in that match. As did Era of course.

Cole's superkick to the neck looked painful.

Shayna is someone the other horsewomen should be looking to emulate. She's come a long way snce the MYC in ability and character. Of course the problem could then be too many similarities between them.

Great NXT title match but wasn't a fan of the ending. Was hard to tell if the booing was for Ciampa winning or the ending.

2 things NXT does well: gives us heels in Ciampa and Shayna that get the heat they're meant to. No cheap heat. Just through their actions.
And then for the matches, no matter who your favourite is you rarely feel that the winner didn't deserve it.

J. Marston

CastorTroy wrote: »

2 things NXT does well: gives us heels in Ciampa and Shayna that get the heat they're meant to. No cheap heat. Just through their actions.
And then for the matches, no matter who your favourite is you rarely feel that the winner didn't deserve it.

Totally agree. That Takeover made me realise how often I don't care who wins in a WWE match. But with Sane and Gargano, I was really rooting for them.

Too often now, the heel is too cool to go against but as you said, Ciampa and Baszler do their jobs so well.

CastorTroy

Post show interview with Triple H
https://www.facebook.com/wwe/videos/vb.7175346442/209470993257523/?type=2&theater

Mentions Dream's "Call me up Vince".

ricero

I wouldnt watch Nxt every week but i do catch most of the takeover ppvs.

Great takeover last night i thought. Really like Riochet, Dream and Adam Cole Bay Bay.

I really do like Ciampa and Gargano but i dont expect too much from them when they do make it to the big leagues. They are just way too small to be at the very top. Both fantastic workers and i think will have solid mid-card careers.

Loughc

WOW WOW WOW. What an event start to finish. Didn’t drag at all unlike tonight’s SummerFest. How the same company can give us gripping entertainment and tension in NXT and then the boo-fest in Reigns Lesnar is beyond me.

WWE need to seriously adapt their look and feel. There is a serious appetite for Indy wrestling again people are screaming out for an alternative to WWE.

SureYWouldntYa

Loughc wrote: »

WWE need to seriously adapt their look and feel. There is a serious appetite for Indy wrestling again people are screaming out for an alternative to WWE.

They got their billion dollar tv deal with the way they already handle the main roster

They're giving us an alternative to WWE with NXT

This is as good as it's gonna get until Vince is gone I'm afraid

Loughc

Ref’s face says it all.