Most true wrestling fans have an appreciation for NXT Takeover events because while only 4-5 matches take place at each one, they are still of the utmost quality and keep fans talking about them for several months until the next Takeover.
The current NXT superstars who will most likely be receiving a sizable push heading into WrestleMania season are Keith Lee and Dakota Kai. Lee has probably traveled about 90% of the road to being built up properly in order to become a champion in NXT. The NXT universe is chanting “Bask in his Glory” when he is not even participating in matches – and this is a telltale sign that a superstar is clearly over with the audience.
The most despicable heel turn of the night goes to Dakota Kai. This will undoubtedly draw eyeballs to the storyline she is involved in, because there was really no clear reason as to why she would attack her best friend Tegan Nox. This could make Kai a household name in the NXT women’s division.
This comes at a great time in her career, because she has had trouble for a while getting over as a babyface. Now in one night, she goes on to be one of the most hated superstars in NXT with perhaps the only exception being Shayna Baszler
I must say that if people really pay attention to WWE they could have seen the Kevin Owens appearance at Takeover coming. Triple H was talking to him on the previous episode of Monday Night Raw about how he has been told on a few different occasions over his time on the main roster that he doesn’t exactly fit the mold of what a traditional WWE superstar is supposed to look like, and he loves it. This is accurate, and Kevin has extraordinary potential in WWE to be a massive star.
He could be like a Steve Austin type of persona if WWE has the inclination to turn him into that, since he’s already got the Stunner. Maybe this was the reason behind his tweet from a couple of months ago that read: 14 – 24 – 20, coinciding with the letters of the alphabet spelling NXT. He could have been saying “I’m coming soon.”
I can’t be 100% positive because he left the ring prematurely after giving Tommaso Ciampa a hug, as if to say this was a one-time thing.
It’s a smart storyline move on WWE’s part to orchestrate an NXT Championship match to take place at Survivor Series. While the matches should all be great, none of them have very many implications for the future other than the couple title matches. It will be nice to add one more. In my humble opinion, I would orchestrate for at least some of the Survivor Series matches to have some sort of Royal Rumble implication.
The most established NXT superstar was booked to win the match which was absolutely the right call – Pete Dunne was the beneficiary. The other two superstars in the match are both incredible talents, particularly Damian Priest. Both are most likely future champions; they have just not built enough of a following yet.
Finn Balor may be a heel, but it has to be respected that he did exactly what he said he was going to do by beating Matt Riddle, a wonderfully talented superstar in his own right.