Just got back from a combo of Civil War and NXT house show tonight… Was one of the best night outs I’ve had in a long ass time. My thoughts in spoilers:
[details=Spoiler]First off, got to the venue late, so I missed the opening couple of matches and the end of Bayley vs Alexa Bliss. First off, Bayley is ridiculously over- Sooo many little girls with her merch on and the side ponytails. She also got a donk, but we already knew that.
Something else we already knew, but bears repeating- Alexa Bliss is fine as fuck. I don’t usually care for blondes, but that chick is something else. Bayley loses the match, but she’s winning the popularity war.
American Alpha retain over The Revival in a cool match. Them boys are mad over.
Short intermission followed by No Way Jose. He’s getting really over with the crowd… but his opponent is TYLER BREEZE! Prince Pretty got a huge pop, and cut a quick promo about being glad to be back in NXT. He and Jose have a fun match, and even toss in other wrestlers’ moves like the Worm and Breeze pulls an Eddie Guerrero chair spot homage. Breeze goes over Jose.
Next up is Asuka vs… Eva Marie lol. This was actually not a bad match… Eva is showing signs of improvement here and there. She’s also learned how to work the crowd using her heat-but some parts of this crowd was just merciless, although there were segments of the audience actually cheering her on. She even used some psychology, working Asuka’s shoulder throughout the match.
She also isn’t too bad to look at in-person… No ass anywhere to be found, though.
Asuka is amazing in-ring*(of course)* and seems to be made of nothing but muscle. Straight bae-status, @“Kinniku Buster”. Asuka goes over in a semi-competitive match with a submission win.
Main Event is Joe + Tye Dillinger vs Finn Balor and SHINSUKE NAKAMURA. Tye comes out first, and let me tell you, this dude is fucking hilarious and had the crowd eating out of his palms. I don’t know how he got this stupid “perfect 10” gimmick over, but dammit, he did.
NAKAMURA comes out, and this dude is awesome to see live… Never in my lifetime did I think I would get to see Nakamura in-person, but I’m glad I got the chance.
Finn Balor’s out next, and you could hear every woman in a ten-mile radius wet themselves… This guy must get so much poon thrown at him… No Demon paint, of course, but the Rock and Rolla gimmick works just as well. I almost don’t want to see him go to the main roster because he would just be wasted there currently.
Joe is a fucking monster in-person. Like that is the last dude you wanna fuck with-- It doesn’t make sense how agile he is for his size.
The match itself was awesome, with Finn and Joe really selling the fact they hate each other, and Balor thirsting after that NXT title. A couple of whiffed kicks here and there, but a really amazing match otherwise, and a great way to cap off the night.[/details]
TL;DR thoughts:
Alexa Bliss too fucking fine, Bayley got dat ass, Eva Marie actually not terrible at wrestling, Asuka is bae, Joe is terrifying, American Alpha are awesome, Nakamura is a gawd in the ring, Balor is cool peeps, Dillinger is hilarious, surprise Tyler Breeze appearance… Hopefully next time they come, there isn’t a playoff NBA game so they can work in the Chesapeake Arena.
Hilarious crowd interactions: Eva Marie getting the Cena "You can’t wrestle/Yes she can" back and forth, with the guy two seats over at end, "She’s alright, I guess" and when her entrance is going on, I say, ***“Are they saying ‘BOO’ or ‘BOO-URNS’?”***… and the guy next to me says, "I thought they were saying ‘BOOBS’…"
Also, a "THANK YOU, TYLER" chant, to which Breeze acknowledges, and says, "No, Thank YOU" back.
NXT Live is something every wrestling fan should experience at some point. If you have a chance to go, don’t second-guess it and fucking GO.
