Sunday, October 15, 2017

NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, Year 4

A great lineup of the top Superstars competing.

Match 1. Enzo and Big Cass vs. Rhyno and Heath Slater
Rhyno caught Cass with a powerbomb. He then drove his knees into the face of Enzo. Slater finally got into the match and he and Enzo went back and forth. They even fought on the outside. Enzo pinned Slater after a running cross body.

A good opening match. Rhyno may want to break away from Slater.

Match 2. The Club vs. Prime Time Players - NXT Tag Team Championship
Young came out strong against Anderson. Gallows caught Titus with a big boot and a side flapjack. The Club took over on Young.  They hit the Magic Killer but Titus broke it up. Anderson busted Darren open with a cutter. Titus got a near fall on Gallows after a pump handle slam. Darren pinned Gallows after a leg sweep and running leg drop.

Gallows and Anderson's title reign did not last as long as they would have liked.

Match 3. Brooke vs. Jax vs. Lynch vs. James - NXT Women's Championship
Dana will have a hard time retaining in this match. Mickie took Nia to the outside but Jax pulled out a baseball bat. Becky hit a back suplex and running knees in the corner. Dana hit a neck breaker off the second rope. Nia pinned Mickie with a super kick.

Dana was focused on Becky and not worried about losing her title. Nia capitalizes.

Match 4. Kevin Nash vs. John Cena
Cena quickly hit a hip toss and sit-out powerbomb. Nash landed a suplex but Cena landed one of his own before connecting with the 5 Knuckle Shuffle. Nash hit a clothesline. He went for a knockout punch but Cena ducked and hit the AA to win.

I can't remember the last time Nash lost that quickly.

Match 5. Neville vs. Booker T - NXT UK Championship
Neville quickly sent Booker to the outside and landed some kicks. Booker hit a back breaker. Neville came back with a double stomp from the top. Booker got a couple of near falls and one more after the scissors kick. Neville was making his comeback before Booker countered a hurricanrana into a powerbomb and won the title.

A great match. Two completely different styles. Booker is the new champ.

Match 6. AJ Styles vs. Bray Wyatt
Bray tossed AJ around. AJ landed a heel kick and a super fallaway slam. Bray hit a second-rope senton. AJ fought back and hit the Styles Clash but Bray kicked out. Bray dodged the Pele kick and hit the uri nagi. Bray landed Sister Abigail but AJ kicked out at the last second. AJ won with a second Styles Clash.

Neither man was going to go down easily. AJ gets a big win.

Main Event. Seth Rollins vs. Triple H vs. Scott Hall - NXT Championship
We've seen this before. Can Trips get his title back? H was aggressive early, taking out both of his opponents. Hall grabbed a bat and hit Trips over the head. H then used the bat on Hall. Hall and Trips hit Rollins with a double chokeslam. There were multiple Pedigrees and Outsider's Edges. Rollins even busted out the Buckle Bomb. H Pedigreed Rollins, allowing Hall to hit Trips with a chokeslam to win.

Holy crap. What a main event. The first one was good but this blew it out of the water. Say hello to the Bad Guy.

Recap: A solid PPV where all four titles changed hands. A big shake-up.

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