Now, don’t tell anyone, don’t let any rumors leak, but please add her as a surprise last second entrance to the Women’s 3-way match, not announced until the other three are already in the ring (well of course they need to know now to plan the match).
Make it a fatal-four way with all four Horsewomen.
Then give them 20 minutes. Show the WWE Universe what a real women’s match is all about.
You don’t have to put the strap on Bayley. But give her a good showing, show her some love, and then watch her merch fly off the shelves.
Now watch her end up in the 10-woman tag match after “something came up” that caused one of the original 10 to have to drop out (shades of when Kelly Kelly had to leave RAW suddenly, but “conveniently” Trish Stratus was there to take her place) and end up pinning Brie for the win, in a “sort of” passing of the torch. Of course, this assumes the 10-woman tag isn’t “definite faces” against “definite heels.”
Izzy was there. After the match she broke down and tried to run to Bayley but her parents stopped her and then took her out of the arena. Supposedly WWE cameras caught it all.
As for Nakamura/Zayn? MOTY. No question. Everyone else may as well turn their matches into “headlock city” because no one will beat it.
Something weird happened overnight - according to the internet bookies, Zack Ryder is now the odds-on favorite to win the IC ladder match.
Saturday night/Sunday morning tends to be when the “smart money” comes flowing into the sites that take bets on WWE shows, and apparently there’s rumors going around that Vince has decided that now’s the time to push Ryder to the Moon for reasons us mere mortals cannot dare comprehend.
What a treat to see Stan ‘The Man’ last night. The young 'uns among you may never appreciate the impact he had on the game. Because of the course of his career he didn’t get the exposure you’d expect of such a superstar. Vader said it all last night, incredible wrestler, incredible athlete, and the stiffest wrestler in history. You could see it in the video review, the way a legit 300 pounder high-stepped it down to the ring, his promos with a chaw in his mouth, wild-eyed and as convincing a drunk out of control cowboy as wrestling ever produced. By gawd what a man.
Apparently, they’re having major problems getting the crowd into the arena. There are reports of the ticket scanners going down and security being more intense than at the airport.
NXT Takeover makes NXT a separate entity from WWE as far as I’m concerned. It’s a superior federation because Vince has absolutely fucking nothing to do with it.
Alpha Americans vs Nu Horsemen was such a fun goddamned match. It reminded me so much of the classic matches between the Rock & Roll Express vs Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard.
Zayn vs Nakamura was like a peaceful chess match at the beginning, then the violence steadily increased and looked like no other match. It wasn’t flashy and didn’t have much in the way of high flying dives. It was just constant assault and battery. Even though Zayn lost, he put on another clinic. He will be the guru of 22nd century wrestling.
Bailey & Azuka was the female equivalent. There is such a high level of intensity the NXT chicks have that becomes lost in the main roster. They style and objective is so different. In WWE, the Divas are thought of as drama machines full of berzerk estrogen.
Corbin seemed to gas out vs Aries a couple times. Bobby Roode is here too?
Overall, a fucking awesome show that left me exhausted.