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WWE have modified the WarGames match slightly for Takeover, but not too dramatically

WWE's official preview for the match notes that each team will select one member to start the match inside the cage while the remaining participants are locked inside shark cages near the entranceway. After 5 minutes, the final two members from one team will enter the match, giving that team an advantage. 3 minutes later the second team's members are released, followed by the final team's members after another 3 minute period. The first competitor to pick up a pinfall or submission earns the win for his team once all three teams are inside the structure
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Bit of an underwhelming show this week, with Regal the highlight during his War Games announcement. He's so great as a GM.

Peyton was a highlight in her segment as well. But that goes without saying. She feels like she's taken over the more leading role in Iconic Duo from Billie recently.

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I enjoyed the WarGames announcement but that booking is atrocious. For WarGames you want molten heels v beloved faces, not hard-to-cheer face Sanity v heels ROH fans cheer cos Cole has a funny catchphrase v however many shades of grey in the confusing AOP/Strong team. Also don't know why Undisputed Era basically saved face Sanity's titles when that's the primary feud in the match. Atrocious stuff really. All we'd need is Sanity winning the coin toss and it'd be fully TNA. Nobody wants a 3 team WarGames anyway, if this was just Undisputed Era v Sanity it'd be so much better.

Gargano v Aichner was bangin' though.

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NXT's booking of the big angles is usually so good too. They are at their best when they keep the stories simple and logical. It's a real shame that after all these years they are finally reviving the War Games match for this shite, because it should be the most simple and logical of matches to book.

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9 hours ago, D@mm said:

I would say that The Undisputed Era Vs AOP in a 3 on 2 War Games match would be better.

 

With the exception of Russo's Revenge, War Games is always booked so that the heels have a numbers advantage from the coin toss, why would you book it so the heels have a man advantage from the off? Makes absolutely no sense. 

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2 hours ago, Rosler28 said:

He cant have legit weighed under 205lbs hes way too big

He dropped a bunch of weight for the tournament and bulked back up since, if I remember correctly.

I'm sure the War Games match will be great, but they've picked such an awful format with the 3 vs 3 vs 3 thing, and Roderick Strong/AOP is just needlessly forced in there.

I'd have been happier with a straight 4 vs. 4 or 5 vs. 5, though I suppose the problem there is who would believably tag with the "invading" heel team of Cole/Fish/O'Reilly, or with the crazy cultish Sanity, without already being a member. But given the nature of the Undisputed Era as outsiders, you could justify almost any babyface siding with Sanity for the night in the name of taking them on - even AOP settling their differences with Sanity for one night makes a bit of sense.

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5 hours ago, mim731 said:

With the exception of Russo's Revenge, War Games is always booked so that the heels have a numbers advantage from the coin toss, why would you book it so the heels have a man advantage from the off? Makes absolutely no sense. 

Because if you look at AOP they are a dominant force. They would need the odds stacked against them. Otherwise if it was say ReDragon Vs AOP would you believe ReDragron would win.

You could have the heels beat up AOP for a while and then have McIntyre come out and distract Undisputed. AOP then get back up and beat up Undisputed.

 

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Just now, D@mm said:

Because if you look at AOP they are a dominant force. They would need the odds stacked against them. Otherwise if it was say ReDragon Vs AOP would you believe ReDragron would win.

You could have the heels beat up AOP for a while and then have McIntyre come out and distract Undisputed. AOP then get back up and beat up Undisputed.

 

But that's the point, they already have the odds stacked against them because the heels will outnumber them because of the way War Games has been booked historically. Why would they ever agree to a match where they are starting off a man down, in a match where they could already be at a disadvantage should they lose the coin toss. Makes no sense logically. 

Also, if you are pushing the idea that AOP are such a dominant force that they would agree to such a disadvantage, you then undercut that by your scenario with McIntyre coming out.  

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1 minute ago, D@mm said:

Why would The Shield accept the odds against them in their match with Miz, The Bar, Braun and Kane. the reason is they are portrayed as bad asses and so are the AOP.

It wasn't in a War Games match though, was it? Not the same scenario at all. They all start the match together, they are not going to be potentially separated by the concept of the match. 

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