Top indy wrestler Matt Riddle debuts in WWE!
Velveteen Dream’s butt asks for a call up.
And Johnny Gargano injures himself?
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Brooklyn IV… in about four minutes.
Undisputed Era beat Moustache Mountain The show kicks off with Undisputed Era vs
Moustache Mountain for the NXT Tag Team Championships.
The match is fantastic with Moustache Mountain showcasing their version of British Strong
Style and the Era constantly grounding things and working submissions.
Era also work over Bates left leg in a sick mirror of what they did to Seven a few weeks
ago.
Which then leads to a great callback with Trent considering throwing the towel in to
save his protege.
After some close 2’s after the Tyler Driver and Seven Stars Lariat, Roddy intercepts the
neckbounce clothesline with a brutal knee and they hit the high low for the win.
A strong contender for match of the night.
And then as if delivered by the bifrost War Raiders are in the ring and smash up the Era
before they can celebrate.
O’Reilly joins the mile high club because he got f***ed at altitude.
That’s one way to set up your next title feud.
Velveteen Dream beat EC3 We then get a recap of Velveteen Dream vs
EC3, and yes it includes the rubbish bit where Dream was dumped in the pool and became the
wet dream.
Dream walks out in a crown and tights that read Notorious DREAM and say ‘call me up
Vince’ across his butt.
Not the most shameless publicity stunt I’ve ever heard of tbh.
The match itself is a little clumsy in places but things kick up a gear following a brutal
DDT on the ramp from Dream.
The finish is also absolutely brutal: a horrific looking Death Valley driver onto the apron
followed by a purple rainmaker and Dream covers for the win.
Didn’t expect Dream to get the win there tbh as if his bum is to be believed he may
well be moving on up.
And not really sure what this does for EC3’s character as he’s yet to secure a high profile
win.
1% feels like it’s his current chances of being a champ in NXT.
[ Matt Riddle Debuts In WWE NXT!
Next we get a surprise bro-ing from Matt Riddle in his dad’s suit [MATT SIDE SCREEN].
But he looks absolutely chuffed to be there and gets some bro chants going.
Can’t wait to see him in action and not in shoes.
Ricochet beats Adam Cole Next it’s Ricochet vs Cole for the North
American Championship.
This match is top quality both work their characters brilliantly, with Cole constantly
grounding things and telling Trev he’s ‘not special’.
Obviously Ricochet is special as proven when he backflips out of a wrist lock, fosby flops
to the outside and lands on his feet and hits a Phoenix splash like it ain’t no thing.
What’s cool is that this isn’t snivelling heel Adam Cole, but cocksure superkicks you
in the head mid-moonsault Cole.
The finish sees Ricochet abuse the laws of physics to leap the top rope and deliver a
hurricanrana to the outside, sling Cole back in and hit the 630 for the win.
A strong contender for match of the night.
Kairi Sane beats Shayna Baszler After that it’s Kairi Sane and her fancy
blue hat vs Shayna Baszler.
This is such a cool match with Sane trying to live up to the intensity and killer instinct
Baszler has been teasing her about by going for submissions and loads, just loads of insane
elbows.
It’s great back and forth with some vicious submissions including an amazing near faint
from the kirafuda clutch with a last second rope grab from Sane.
The finish sees Baszler block the elbow with her knees, go for the kirafuda but Sane rolls
back through to get the pin.
A strong contender for match of the night.
The pirate princess gets her treasure hopefully she doesn’t bury it.
Tommaso Ciampa beat Johnny Gargano Next it was time to settle it once and for
all, or probably not.
Johnny Gargano comes out with his rebel heart and his snazzy jacket, Ciampa then walks out
with his black heart, snazzier jacket and Charizard levels of heat.
Coming into this it was tough to see what else they would do, they’ve absolutely brutalised
each other in the past and left no stone, or ringside mat unturned in their attempts
to seemingly end each others careers.
But no, there was apparently loads to do.
Including throwing Ciampa into Percy Watson, an air raid crash through the announce table,
lawn dart into a table and a running knee with a chair that goes through the barricade
to name just a few.
But don’t worry it’s all fake and they’re mates it it doesn’t hurt one bit.
It all ends with a callback to how the feud all began and then Ciama handcuffed to the
stage eating superkick after superkick, he pleads, begs and apologises, while Johnny
is just fully unhinged now.
Which leads to his downfall as his smashes his knee into a load of flightcases after
running it through Ciampa’s head meaning he can’t get up for the 10 count and Ciampa
is still NXT Champion.
Brutal…
A strong contender for match of the night.
What an incredible show!
There wasn’t a dud on the card, great in ring storytelling and excellent character
development for the likes of Gargano and Sane.
So with that I’m giving NXT TakeOver Brooklyn IV the top billing NXT!
NXT!
Can’t wait to see SummerSlam top that though, Balor vs Corbin again, excited doesn’t cut
it.
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