NXT- 5 Points to Note (24 Jan, 2018)
We know that a lot of you were disappointed with RAW as a go-home show before the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, this weekend. The same is true of SmackDown Live, which did not really advance any storylines, heading into the event.
Now, it's Wednesday night and that means we're only days away from NXT Takeover: Philadelphia. The Takeover event will kickstart Royal Rumble weekend, and one can imagine just how important it is for the NXT brand. Will it be able to overshadow the Royal Rumble?
We do not have a crystal ball to answer that question, but we do have access to the WWE Network, and therefore we've reviewed the go-home show right before Takeover: Philadelphia comes around. We've identified 5 points that we felt we should discuss, ahead of the big show.
So strap on your seatbelts, and let's travel into the exciting world we know as NXT.
#5 An intense face-off
Percy Watson sat down with Ember Moon and Shayna Baszler ahead of their big clash at NXT Takeover: Philadelphia. The air was thick with tension, as the two women stared at one another. We expected blows to break out at any minute. Thankfully, they did not.
Why do we say 'thankfully', you rightfully ask?! We believe that any clash is far more special if the first blows are exchanged on the day of the big fight. This was a money segment in every sense of the word, and really got us intrigued, before this weekend's match.
Ember Moon said that she believed that Shayna Baszler was a bully, and Baszler reiterated that while she did not have a story of perseverance like Moon, she had worked just as hard to be in her destined spot. She ended the promo by saying the NXT Universe had to get used to her.
Goosebumps...