I wasn't going to recap the show. And honestly, this isn't much of a review - but I felt like I needed to write something. I think, you know, there's so much shit going on in the world ... so much bad. It was nice to watch something just to get out of the way of everything for a minute.
Even if you really can't get away from it. It's everywhere right now. And, i'm not saying that it's wrong, because it isn't. These issues need to be at the forefront, and I'll probably get a lot of hate for this ... but, my mental head space needs to refresh from time to time - and I'm thankful for pro wrestling in these times.
Depression sleep led to me missing the first couple of matches, so ... there's no recap for that.
What did see and like: That women's match was great. The right woman won, and all three put on a great fucking show. Nice to see Ripley back. The finish of the match was fantastic.
Kross killing Ciampa was the RIGHT move - a move I'm surprised to make. Normally, WWE booking says the new guy is doing the job, "paying his due,". It was great to see Ciampa willing to do the job, and I look forward to watching these two continue. Hopefully this becomes a blood feud.
The Cole/Dream match was a disaster. From horrible camera work to atrocious commentary, both men deserved better.
What You Thought of #NXTTakeOver
this photo is so powerful #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/Fxoc7yUvIz— harry (@livschoker) June 8, 2020
That Triple Threat between Io I Charlotte and Rhea was a damn saucy banger— HTG (@dashawns2cents) June 8, 2020
Pretty good show. A few matches were disappointing but overall very solid. Very happy with Io winning the women's title. #NXTTakeOver #NXTInYourHouse— Absolute Despair over 2020 (@stupidskeleton) June 8, 2020
THANK GOD Charlotte Flair did not retain. Charlotte was ruining the #WWENXT women’s division & you can’t prove me wrong otherwise.— The JD Fanboy #TeamJD (@EKCone909) June 8, 2020
Rhea has NO momentum since coming out of WM36.
Io Shirai was the RIGHT decision. The Charlotte Agenda is no more in NXT.#NXTTakeOver #InYourHouse
Cole/Dream weirdness aside, that was a belter of a show.— 'Das Achtungkid' Brian Bradshaw (@DasAchtungkid) June 8, 2020
Quality is never guaranteed in wrestling, but if it's an #NXTTakeOver it's always going to be a solid 8 at the minimum.
This was good Takeover all matches varied from solid to great best matches tonight were Finn Balor vs. Damian Preist and and the Women’s triple threat 3.5 out of 5 ⭐️ #NXTTakeOver— The Gus With the shiniest wizard (@mrtenaciousg) June 8, 2020