{"id":6169,"date":"2019-08-10T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T22:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=6169"},"modified":"2019-08-23T16:04:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T22:04:15","slug":"nxt-takeover-toronto-recap-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/nxt-takeover-toronto-recap-review\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT TakeOver: Toronto Recap &#038; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/nxt190810a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6171\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/nxt190810a-176x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/nxt190810a-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/nxt190810a.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/a>NXT TakeOver: Toronto<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NXT Episode 520<\/strong><br \/>\n#NXTTakeOver<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: August 10, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Event Date: August 10, 2019<\/strong> (aired live)<\/p>\n<p><strong>City: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=toronto-ontario-canada\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Toronto<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=ontario-canada\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ontario<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=canada\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Canada<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=scotiabank-arena\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Scotiabank Arena<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Attendance: 13,735<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary: Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness, Beth Phoenix<\/strong><br \/>\nCommentary (Spanish): Carlos Cabrera, Marcelo Rodriguez<br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Alicia Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Theme Song: &#8220;Unsainted&#8221; by Slipknot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe show opens by showing us the live crowd watching the intro video set to Slipknot&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NXT Tag Team Title Match<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Street Profits<\/strong> (NXT Tag Champs)<strong> vs Kyle O&#8217;Reilly &amp; Bobby Fish<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Drake Wuertz)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f286ba974b2','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f286ba974b2\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f286ba974b2\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Montez Ford pins Kyle O&#8217;Reilly after a frog splash<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 16:57<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGreat match! As usual, the tag title match started TakeOver with an exciting, hard-hitting, fast-paced match. The match did take a little while to get going. The start wasn&#8217;t bad or slow, but it did feature more of a feeling out process than a lot of these opening tag matches do. Later in the match, Ford was flying, O&#8217;Reilly was striking, Dawkins was overpowering, and Fish was being the best tag partner a guy could have. This was a ton of fun. I kind of wanted both teams to win, so I was happy with the finish. It was very well done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nJohnny Gargano pats a ladder as he prepares for his match later in the night.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nRicochet is in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nA look at the grudge match between Io Shirai and Candice LeRae.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Io Shirai vs Candice LeRae<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Jessika Carr)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f286ba97583','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f286ba97583\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f286ba97583\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Io Shirai wins via KO with a Koji clutch<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 15:01<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGreat match! Io Shirai&#8217;s new attitude has come with new ring gear and a newfound aggression. The match started with LeRae brawling with Shirai before the bell, but once the opening bell rang, Shirai started trying to hurt Candice. Shirai attempted a powerbomb from the apron to the floor, but she settled on a suplex onto the commentary table. LeRae made it back into the ring, but once there Shirai punished LeRae and increasingly went after LeRae&#8217;s neck. LeRae came back with some good and brutal offense of her own, and as the match neared the finish, it really could have gone either way. Shirai was mostly dominant, but LeRae put together some very close near falls that felt like they could have ended the match. I loved this match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nShayna Baszler warms up for her match.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nBefore the show can proceed to the next match, Matt Riddle comes out from the crowd and enters the ring. Riddle calls Killian Dain down to the ring for a fight. Dain comes in through the crowd, but Riddle runs out of the ring to meet him. The two men brawl, and Dain gets an advantage. Referees come out to stop the fight, so Dain walks away.<\/p>\n<p>Riddle chases Dain up the ramp and hits a pair of knee strikes. Security pulls Riddle off of Dain, so Riddle beats up the security guards. Dain uses that distraction to attack Riddle. Riddle manages to get on Dain&#8217;s back and tries to put Dain to sleep. Dain can&#8217;t get Riddle off, so Dain runs off the side of the stage and drives himself, Riddle, and an unlucky security guard through two tables. Dain then gets up and walks away.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAustin Theory is in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nA look at the North American Title triple threat match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 3<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NXT North American Title Triple Threat Match<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Velveteen Dream<\/strong> (NA Champ) <strong>vs Roderick Strong vs Pete Dunne<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Darryl Sharma)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f286ba975b9','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f286ba975b9\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f286ba975b9\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Velveteen Dream pins Pete Dunne after Roderick Strong hits Dunne with End of Heartache<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 17:26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGreat match! Roderick Strong was the most aggressive right from the start, and he guided much of the match with his numerous, vicious attacks on both of his opponents. Dunne and Dream worked together for a while early in the match to slow Strong down, and that opened the match up so it was more even from that point on. Everyone looked great. Dunne and Strong continued where they left off from their match a couple of weeks ago. They were striking and slamming each other extremely hard throughout the match. Dream was more careful than either of his opponents, and he picked his spots as the match went on. Dream did get caught up in some fantastic sequences featuring all three men, and and the match closed in on the finish, each man was hitting their biggest moves in an attempt to pin someone before the third man could break it up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAdam Cole prepares for his title defense.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nA look at Mia Yim and Shayna Baszler lading up to their title match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 4<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NXT Women&#8217;s Title Match<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mia Yim vs Shayna Baszler<\/strong> (NXT Women&#8217;s Champ)<br \/>\n(referee: Drake Wuertz)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f286ba975ea','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f286ba975ea\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f286ba975ea\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Shayna Baszler wins via submission with a modified triangle hold<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 14:36<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nPretty good match. I think the crowd was tired after so many exciting and relentlessly action-packed matches, so they were fairly quiet for most of this match. That&#8217;s not necessarily a bad thing, but the quiet crowd combined with a slow start to the match itself set an underwhelming mood. The first part of the match did feel a bit strange. Mia Yim kept doing very minor illegal things while Baszler calmly looked for a simple hold to start the action. Baszler would go in for a lockup, but Yim would grab her ear or pull her hair or something. I understand that they were trying to show Yim bringing a &#8220;street&#8221; style to the match, but what she was doing just seemed annoying to Shayna rather than beneficial for herself.<\/p>\n<p>I would rather have seen Yim use her power to start strong with a dominant brawling style while adding the nose-grabbing and whatnot as added insults to get Baszler pissed. That could possibly have drawn Baszler out of her own disciplined style and given Yim an edge. As the match was though, Yim just seemed like she didn&#8217;t take Baszler seriously and didn&#8217;t have a good game plan. Yim also seemed out of her depth as the match went on. The last few minutes of the match were pretty good, but that time was mostly dominated by Baslzer. Maybe they can try this match again later with better buildup and a better focus on how these two women could match up in the ring. Unfortunately, this match felt like a missed opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nWalter is in the crowd. So is Tyler Bate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 5<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>2 Out of 3 Falls NXT Title Match<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Johnny Gargano vs Adam Cole<\/strong> (NXT Champ)<br \/>\n(referee: Eddie Orengo)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f286ba97617','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f286ba97617\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f286ba97617\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Adam Cole wins 2 falls to 1<\/strong><br \/>\nFall 1 (no stipulation): Adam Cole wins via DQ after Gargano hits him with a chair (20:48)<br \/>\nFall 2 (street fight): Johnny Gargano wins via submission with Gargano Escape (7:58)<br \/>\nFall 3 (cage with weapons, no escape): Adam Cole wins via pinfall after both men fall from the top of the cage (17:50)<br \/>\n<strong>Time: 51:00 (<\/strong>2 rest periods)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGreat match. Once again Gargano and Cole delivered great action in the most high-profile match of the night. This was another 2 out of 3 falls match, but this time Cole and Gargano each got to pick a stipulation for a fall. The stipulation for the third fall, if needed, would be chosen by William Regal. I think their choices all made sense, though I wonder why Regal would choose the most dangerous stipulation for two of the top guys on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Gargano and Cole both went into the match with a game plan. One man&#8217;s game plan worked better than the other, but as with most matches of this type, the match eventually turned into a contest of who can get the biggest and best move first (or last depending on how you look at it). I think Gargano and Cole both used their character&#8217;s motivations well in how the match progressed. Gargano was intent on not just beating Cole, but beating him up and hurting him. That worked for him at times and backfired at others. Most of all, Gargano&#8217;s mindset made all the furniture and weapon manipulation towards the end of the match make sense for him even if it was agonizing watching him go for another weapon or huge set piece even when he probably should have stayed on top of Cole. Cole&#8217;s mindset turned into &#8220;survive by any means necessary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This was a fun match, though I probably enjoyed some of their previous encounters a but more. Even so, it was a great match and a fantastic way to end the show.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis was a super fun TakeOver. Except for the Women&#8217;s Title match, every match was great. I think the Io Shirai versus Candice LeRae match was the biggest joy in that it exceeded my already lofty expectations. I think this TakeOver more or less meets the high bar set by the past few TakeOvers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Johnny Gargano vs Adam Cole<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile I might have had the most fun with Shirai versus LeRae, I&#8217;d have a hard time not picking the main event as the best match of the night. Both men put a lot into this match. It was close to an hour long, but it didn&#8217;t feel like it was even close to being too long.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Official Results: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwenxt\/nxt-takeover-toronto-2019\/article\/nxt-takeover-toronto-2019-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwenxt\/nxt-takeover-toronto-2019\/article\/nxt-takeover-toronto-2019-results<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Cole puts his title on the line against Johnny Gargano in a 2 out of 3 falls match with three different stipuations in another fun NXT TakeOver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[255,297,1756,622],"tags":[648,2497,936,2728,345,718,1716,213,779,1146,539,549,1378,1929,775,1160,719,819,2083,737,2173,1654,638,567,1953,851,687,558,1715,1148,715,801,2096,1429,1653,683,2727,1714,797,1136,1761,1357,2374,7],"class_list":["post-6169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nxt","category-show-results","category-takeover","category-wwe","tag-adam-cole","tag-alicia-taylor","tag-angelo-dawkins","tag-austin-theory","tag-beth-phoenix","tag-bobby-fish","tag-canada","tag-candice-lerae","tag-carlos-cabrera","tag-darryl-sharma","tag-drake-wuertz","tag-eddie-orengo","tag-io-shirai","tag-jessika-carr","tag-johnny-gargano","tag-killian-dain","tag-kyle-oreilly","tag-marcelo-rodriguez","tag-matt-riddle","tag-mauro-ranallo","tag-mia-yim","tag-montez-ford","tag-nigel-mcguinness","tag-nxt","tag-nxt-north-american-title-match","tag-nxt-tag-team-title-match","tag-nxt-title-match","tag-nxt-womens-title-match","tag-ontario-canada","tag-pete-dunne","tag-ricochet","tag-roderick-strong","tag-scotiabank-arena","tag-shayna-baszler","tag-street-profits","tag-takeover","tag-takeover-toronto","tag-toronto-ontario-canada","tag-triple-threat-match","tag-tyler-bate","tag-undisputed-era","tag-velveteen-dream","tag-walter","tag-wwe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6169"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6176,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6169\/revisions\/6176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}