5 Botches, slip-ups, and outrageous moments from NXT TakeOver: Orlando
The in-ring action has finally begun for WWE’s huge WrestleMania 33 weekend and it all started with NXT TakeOver: Orlando. In a show that might go down as one of the most solid offerings from under the McMahon banner for 2017, this night was filled with many, many highlights.
The biggest positive from this event was that virtually every match was above average, with a couple being fantastic. The Triple Threat Elimination Tag Team Match will likely go down as a match of the year contender and at the very least, everyone should make it required viewing.
Beyond the fantastic action, there was plenty to take away from this event. Many are not-so-good and like always, we’ll count down five of those moments in this article. From an action by Asuka that should’ve been a disqualification, a mis-call by a ring announcer for the tag match, and camera operation that more than dropped the ball.
Without any more delay, proceed on to witness the botchiest and most outrageous moments from NXT TakeOver: Orlando.
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It’s not typical to highlight a botch from a completely separate promotion during these event recaps, but in this case it’s more than appropriate. (The now former?) Drew Galloway left Impact Wrestling when the big management change went down a few months back, simply because they dropped the ball in getting his contract to him promptly.
Let that be a lesson: there’s no reward for procrastination.
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Impact’s loss is apparently NXT’s gain because one of the big surprises of the night was when Drew was seen just before the main event, donning the McIntyre last name once again. Given that Bobby Roode also debuted before a Nakamura match in 2016 and is now carrying the NXT Championship, we can logically deduce that this run will be kind to The Chosen One.