NXT TakeOver: Portland took place last Sunday at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. The card looks pretty cool so, let's take a look.
After we start with a musical performance by Poppy, we get our first match, which is Dominik Dijakovic challenging Keith Lee for the North American Championship. After a little back and forth, Dijakovic hits a cyclone kick to get a little advantage and comes close a couple of times after hitting a corkscrew moonsault and later on, an avalanche Feast Your Eyes. Lee hits 2 spirit bombs but Dijakovic just kicks out. In the end, Lee hits the Big Bang Catastrophe and gets the win. This match was a lot of fun with both guys hitting some amazing moves.
Winner: Keith Lee (1 for 6)
The next match is a street fight between Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox. Kai doesn't fuck around and ambushes Nox during her entrance. During the match, they use a cricket bat, a trash can, a steel chair and a table against each other. Nox is about to send Kai through a table when Raquel Gonzalez comes in and sends Nox onto the table. This gives Kai the chance to pin Nox and get the win. I wasn't a fan of the finish. Nothing against Raquel Gonzalez, but she isn't well known so it threw the crowd off slightly. Despite that, it was a pretty good match.
Winner: Dakota Kai (1 for 2)
Now a match that I was really looking forward to seeing: Finn Balor taking on Johnny Gargano. After some back and forth, Gargano spears Balor off the apron taking the fight to the outside but Balor hits a sling blade to get the advantage. Later on, Balor focuses his attack on Gargano's left knee. Balor goes for the Coup de Grace but Gargano avoids it and puts Balor in the Garag-No Escape. The match goes back to the outside and Balor reverse suplexes Gargano onto the Spanish announce table and follows up with a John Woo dropkick, sending Gargano off the announce table into the barrier. Balor then throws him back into the ring and hits the Coup de Grace followed by the 1916 DDT to get the win. This was a great match and I hope they have a rematch in the near future.
Winner: Finn Balor (2 for 3)
The next match is Bianca Belair challenging Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women's Championship. Ripley starts off well with clotheslines and Flair chops before Belair manages to get in some offence of her own. After a while, Belair hair whips Ripley then hits a Gorilla Press Slam. Both ladies go for their finishers before Ripley tries a sunset bomb but Belair prevents it. Ripley manages to use the turnbuckle to help her hit Belair with the Riptide to get the win. Afterwards, Charlotte Flair attacks Ripley and announces that she will face her at Wrestlemania. I thought this was a good match and I'm really looking forward to seeing Flair vs Ripley at Wrestlemania. Hopefully, they will find some way to include Belair in the match as well.
Winner: Rhea Ripley (3 for 4)
The penultimate match is for the NXT Tag Team Championship as The Broserweights challenge The Undisputed Era. Matt Riddle leads the crowd in a sing along before Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish get pissed off and attack them on the aisle. When the match starts, Fish and O'Reilly strike Pete Dunne down to get the advantage. Dunne hits Fish with a step up enziguri, giving him the chance to tag in Riddle. Later on, O'Reilly manages to get Riddle in a knee bar but Dunne helps Riddle get out of it. In the end, the Broserweights do a GTS/kick combo to get the win and become the new NXT Tag Team Champions. This was another good match between the two teams and congratulations to Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne on becoming Champions.
Winners: The Broserweights (4 for 5)
The main event is Tommaso Ciampa challenging Adam Cole (Bay Bay!) for the NXT Championship.The match goes in and out of the ring in the early going before Cole does a wheelbarrow suplex, sending Ciampa onto the announce table. Cole goes on to focus on the neck. Later on, Ciampa gets back into it and, after powerbombing Cole through the Spanish announce table, hits the Project Ciampa for 2. After a few near falls by both guys, they start trying to get the other to submit. The Undisputed Era run in to attack Ciampa but it doesn't work. After Ciampa kicks out of another Last Shot, Cole pushes him into the referee. Johnny Gargano then comes in and hits Ciampa with the NXT Championship. The referee conveniently recovers and Cole pins Ciampa to get the win.
I thought the match was really good but I thought the ending was overbooked. We had people kicking out of multiple finishers, interference by The Undisputed Era and Johnny Gargano's heel turn. I just felt it was too much for me. As for Gargano vs Ciampa renewing their rivalry, I'm not too sure about it. The rivalry they had last time was great but I wonder if it's too early to start it up again.
Winner: Adam Cole (5 for 6)
Despite a couple of minor issues, I really enjoyed NXT TakeOver. With the recent developments and the return of The Velveteen Dream, I'm really looking forward to see how the next few weeks of NXT go.
Monday 24 February 2020
Royal Rumble 2020 Review
The Road to Wrestlemania officially got underway at the 2020 Royal Rumble, which took place on Sunday 26th January at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. Let's take a look and see how Wrestlemania will start to form.
The first match on the Kick Off Show is Sheamus taking on Shorty G. Sheamus is easily able to deal with Shorty G's offence at the beginning before he slams him into the ring post to get the advantage. Shorty G goes to make a comeback and comes close after hitting a moonsault. In the end, it wasn't enough as Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick to get the win. I thought it was a pretty decent match.
Winner: Sheamus (1 for 1)
The next is for the United States Championship as Humberto Carrillo challenges Andrade. After a fast paced beginning, Andrade pushes Carrillo off the top turnbuckle to the floor to get the advantage. Carrillo has a brief comeback starting with a cross body but Andrade shuts it down. Andrade goes for the Three Amigos but Carrillo reverses it into a suplex of his own. Carrillo tries for a harracarrana into a pin, but Andrade turns into a pin for himself to get the win. The match was pretty good between the two.
Winner: Andrade (2 for 2)
The first match of the show is a Falls Count Anywhere Match between King Corbin and Roman Reigns. During the match they go all over the place and use various things such as steel steps against each other. Corbin has a great opportunity when he choke slams Reigns through the Spanish announce table. Later on, they go to the international announcer area and go through a couple of tables there. When the match goes into the technical area, Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler come out to help out Corbin and The Usos come out to even the odds. The match ends when Reigns spears Corbin on top of the away team dugout to get the win. I thought the match was ok but I feel that it went for too long.
Winner: Roman Reigns (3 for 3)
The second match is the Women's Royal Rumble Match. The first two entrants were Alexa Bliss and Bianca Belair. Highlights of the match include:
The first match on the Kick Off Show is Sheamus taking on Shorty G. Sheamus is easily able to deal with Shorty G's offence at the beginning before he slams him into the ring post to get the advantage. Shorty G goes to make a comeback and comes close after hitting a moonsault. In the end, it wasn't enough as Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick to get the win. I thought it was a pretty decent match.
Winner: Sheamus (1 for 1)
The next is for the United States Championship as Humberto Carrillo challenges Andrade. After a fast paced beginning, Andrade pushes Carrillo off the top turnbuckle to the floor to get the advantage. Carrillo has a brief comeback starting with a cross body but Andrade shuts it down. Andrade goes for the Three Amigos but Carrillo reverses it into a suplex of his own. Carrillo tries for a harracarrana into a pin, but Andrade turns into a pin for himself to get the win. The match was pretty good between the two.
Winner: Andrade (2 for 2)
The first match of the show is a Falls Count Anywhere Match between King Corbin and Roman Reigns. During the match they go all over the place and use various things such as steel steps against each other. Corbin has a great opportunity when he choke slams Reigns through the Spanish announce table. Later on, they go to the international announcer area and go through a couple of tables there. When the match goes into the technical area, Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler come out to help out Corbin and The Usos come out to even the odds. The match ends when Reigns spears Corbin on top of the away team dugout to get the win. I thought the match was ok but I feel that it went for too long.
Winner: Roman Reigns (3 for 3)
The second match is the Women's Royal Rumble Match. The first two entrants were Alexa Bliss and Bianca Belair. Highlights of the match include:
- The return of Mighty Molly, Kelly Kelly (why?) and Beth Phoenix
- Lana and Liv Morgan eliminating each other so that shit will continue
- Mandy Rose being saved from elimination by Otis appearing seemingly out of thin air in probably my favourite moment of the match
- Belair eliminating 8 wrestlers and lasting over 33 minutes
- Beth Phoenix getting injured when she bangs the back of her head against the ringpost
- Naomi, making her return from injury, almost gets eliminated but managing to jump and hang onto the barricade. She then manages to use the top of one of the announce tables to get back to the ring.
- Santina Marella makes his return. What. The. Fuck? Luckily, he doesn't last long and eliminates himself.
- Shayna Baszler coming in at number 30 and also eliminating 8 wrestlers in less than 5 minutes.
The final 4 ends up being Natalya, Beth Phoenix, Charlotte Flair and Shayna Baszler. Phoenix eliminates Natlaya and Baszler eliminates Phoenix. Charlotte goes to eliminate Baszler to get the win.
I thought the Rumble was quite fun and it was nice to see some NXT wrestlers such as Bianca Belair and Shayna Baszler get a chance to shine. However, a couple of participants bothered me, especially Santina Marella. He is the personification of the low point of the women's division in WWE, and I'm not happy that, despite the ton of women that they had available, they would go with that. Despite that, it didn't overshadow the match. As for Charlotte, everyone assumed that she would go to face "The Man" Becky Lynch. However, it's looking more like she will challenge NXT Women's Champion Rhea Ripley instead. Whilst I think it will be a good match, I wonder if it's a step backwards and whether it's another example of doing something with the women that they would never do with the men.
Winner: Charlotte Flair (4 for 4)
We stay in the women's division as the next match is Lacey Evans challenging Bayley for the Smackdown Women's Championship. Bayley tries to cheat at the first opportunity by removing a turnbuckle but the referee stops it. She then fiegns injury to lure Lacey in and hit her with a right hand to get the advantage. Bayley goes on to miss a cross body and this gives Lacey the chance to make a comeback. In the end, Lacey does a springboard moonsault but Bayley gets her knees up and rolls her up to get the win. I didn't think it was a good match as it seemed sloppy and the ending seemed to come out of nowhere.
Winner: Bayley (4 for 5)
We now get a Strap Match for the Universal Championship as Daniel Bryan challenges "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt. Wyatt hits a power bomb early on to get the advantage and goes on to use the strap against him. Bryan gets back the upper hand and whips Wyatt with the strap at the German announce table. The match goes back into the ring and Bryan continues his assault with Yes kicks. Wyatt puts on the Mandible Claw but Bryan gets out of it and applies the LeBell Lock. In the end, Wyayy no sells being whipped by the strap and hits a Mandible Claw Slam to get the win. I thought this match was pretty decent, although I feel that they can do better.
Winner: Bray Wyatt (5 for 6)
The penultimate match is for the RAW Women's Championship as Asuka challenges "The Man" Becky Lynch. The match goes back and forth in the beginning before Asuka bounces Lynch's neck off the ropes with a neck breaker to get the advantage. Later on, Lynch reverse suplexes Asuka onto the floor to get back the momentum. Asuka manages to apply the Asuka Lock but Lynch gets to the ropes. In the end, Lynch almost runs into the referee and this gives Asuka the chance to spray the green mist. However, Lynch avoids it by kicking Asuka in the stomach then gets her to submit to the Dis Arm-Her to get the win. I thought this was a good match and I hope they have another match on the near future.
Winner: Becky Lynch (6 for 7)
The main event is the Men's Royal Rumble Match with WWE Champion Brock Lesnar coming in at number 1 and Elias coming in at number 2. Brock doesn't have time for Elias' song and eliminates him quite quickly then goes on to eliminate the next 12 wrestlers, including his best friend Shelton Benjamin. Eventually, Ricochet and Drew McIntyre combine to eliminate him. The only other major highlight after that is the return of Edge. Yes, you read that right. Edge returned from a career ending neck injury for the first time in almost 9 years. Thanks to Lesnar's elimination, it led to more wrestlers being in the ring. Seth Rollins comes in at number 30, and with the help of his lackeys, AOP and Buddy Murphy, eliminate Aleister Black, Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe. Joe and Black fight Murphy and AOP all the way to the back, leaving Rollins by himself. Rollins gets destroyed and then eliminated by McIntyre, leaving him along with Randy Orton, Edge and Roman Reigns. Edge and Orton team up before Edge eliminates Orton. Edge and Reigns end up on the apron and Reigns manages to knock Edge off to the floor. McIntyre then eliminates Reigns to win the Rumble...? Holy fucking shit!! Wow!
While there wasn't anything special that stood out, I quite enjoyed the match and the stories that they told. My mind is still blown that Edge made his return and I'm happy that he came back. As for McInytre, I'm shocked that he won but, as a fellow Scotsman, I'm so happy for him. McIntyre has the potential but I was getting worried that WWE was going to keep him in the mid card. This is McIntyre's biggest opportunity since he came back and hopefully, he grabs it with both hands.
Winner: Drew McIntyre (6 for 8)
I thought that the Royal Rumble was quite good, and I enjoyed the 2 Rumble matches. It just sometimes I find some of the matches not particularly exciting and it's hard to be positive about them. Hopefully, they might start to look at NXT TakeOver and see how they do their matches.
Winner: Bayley (4 for 5)
We now get a Strap Match for the Universal Championship as Daniel Bryan challenges "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt. Wyatt hits a power bomb early on to get the advantage and goes on to use the strap against him. Bryan gets back the upper hand and whips Wyatt with the strap at the German announce table. The match goes back into the ring and Bryan continues his assault with Yes kicks. Wyatt puts on the Mandible Claw but Bryan gets out of it and applies the LeBell Lock. In the end, Wyayy no sells being whipped by the strap and hits a Mandible Claw Slam to get the win. I thought this match was pretty decent, although I feel that they can do better.
Winner: Bray Wyatt (5 for 6)
The penultimate match is for the RAW Women's Championship as Asuka challenges "The Man" Becky Lynch. The match goes back and forth in the beginning before Asuka bounces Lynch's neck off the ropes with a neck breaker to get the advantage. Later on, Lynch reverse suplexes Asuka onto the floor to get back the momentum. Asuka manages to apply the Asuka Lock but Lynch gets to the ropes. In the end, Lynch almost runs into the referee and this gives Asuka the chance to spray the green mist. However, Lynch avoids it by kicking Asuka in the stomach then gets her to submit to the Dis Arm-Her to get the win. I thought this was a good match and I hope they have another match on the near future.
Winner: Becky Lynch (6 for 7)
The main event is the Men's Royal Rumble Match with WWE Champion Brock Lesnar coming in at number 1 and Elias coming in at number 2. Brock doesn't have time for Elias' song and eliminates him quite quickly then goes on to eliminate the next 12 wrestlers, including his best friend Shelton Benjamin. Eventually, Ricochet and Drew McIntyre combine to eliminate him. The only other major highlight after that is the return of Edge. Yes, you read that right. Edge returned from a career ending neck injury for the first time in almost 9 years. Thanks to Lesnar's elimination, it led to more wrestlers being in the ring. Seth Rollins comes in at number 30, and with the help of his lackeys, AOP and Buddy Murphy, eliminate Aleister Black, Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe. Joe and Black fight Murphy and AOP all the way to the back, leaving Rollins by himself. Rollins gets destroyed and then eliminated by McIntyre, leaving him along with Randy Orton, Edge and Roman Reigns. Edge and Orton team up before Edge eliminates Orton. Edge and Reigns end up on the apron and Reigns manages to knock Edge off to the floor. McIntyre then eliminates Reigns to win the Rumble...? Holy fucking shit!! Wow!
While there wasn't anything special that stood out, I quite enjoyed the match and the stories that they told. My mind is still blown that Edge made his return and I'm happy that he came back. As for McInytre, I'm shocked that he won but, as a fellow Scotsman, I'm so happy for him. McIntyre has the potential but I was getting worried that WWE was going to keep him in the mid card. This is McIntyre's biggest opportunity since he came back and hopefully, he grabs it with both hands.
Winner: Drew McIntyre (6 for 8)
I thought that the Royal Rumble was quite good, and I enjoyed the 2 Rumble matches. It just sometimes I find some of the matches not particularly exciting and it's hard to be positive about them. Hopefully, they might start to look at NXT TakeOver and see how they do their matches.
Sunday 16 February 2020
NXT Takeover: Portland Preview
NXT Takeover: Portland will be taking place this evening at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. The card looks pretty good so let's take a look.
Keith Lee vs Dominik Dijakovic
North American Championship
Lee has only recently become the Champion but I'll think he'll retain.
Predicted Winner: Keith Lee
Dakota Kai vs Tegan Nox
Street Fight
This should be a good one to watch and I'm going for Nox to win.
Predicted Winner: Tegan Nox
Finn Balor vs Johnny Gargano
I'm really looking forward to this one and I'm going for Balor to win.
Predicted Winner: Finn Balor
Rhea Ripley vs Bianca Belair
NXT Women's Championship
Whilst I like Belair, I can't see her winning this so Ripley to retain. Except to see Charlotte Flair making an appearance after the match.
Predicted Winner: Charlotte Flair
The Undisputed Era vs The Broserweights
NXT Tag Team Championship
I might be in the minority but I'm going for the Broserweights to win.
Predicted Winners: The Broserweights
Adam Cole (Bay Bay!) vs Tommaso Ciampa
NXT Championship
This should be a good match and I'm going for Cole to find some way to retain.
Predicted Winner: Adam Cole
I will watch the event during the week so helpfully, the review will be up by next weekend. I hope you all enjoy the show.
Monday 3 February 2020
WWE Worlds Collide 2020 Review
WWE Worlds Collide took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday 25th January. How will the NXT vs NXT UK competition with *checks notes* nothing on the line end up? Let's take a look.
The match of the Kick Off Show was Mia Yim taking on Kay Lee Ray. Yim doesn't fuck around and hits a dropkick as soon as the bell rings. Ray manages to recover and hits a tornado DDT to get the advantage. Ray goes for a swanton bomb but misses and this gives Yim the chance to make a comeback. Yim comes close after reversing a Gory Bomb into a Code Blue. In the end, Ray manages to roll up Yim while using the ropes for leverage to get the win. This was a good match but I felt it was a bit too short.
Winner: Kay Lee Ray (1 for 1)
The first match of the show was Finn Balor taking on Ilja Dragunov. Early on, Dragunov slaps Balor and Balor returns the favour then hits a baseball slide to get the advantage. Dragunov reverses a suplex then hits a brutal clothesline to get back the advantage. After they exchange punches, both guys come close to winning but in the end, Balor manages to the Coup de Grace followed by the 1916 DDT to get the win. I thought this was a good match and a great way to start the show.
Winner: Finn Balor (2 for 2)
The next match is Angel Graza defending his NXT Cruiserweight Championship against Isiah "Swerve" Scott, Jordan Devlin and Travis Banks in a Fatal 4-Way Match. Highlights of the match include: Scott hitting a flat liner on Devlin; Banks hitting a cannonball on scott and Garza in the corner; Devlin hitting a tornado DDT on Scott; and Banks reversing a Devlin-side into a Canadian destroyer on Devlin. Garza hits the Angel Clipper on Scott but Devlin breaks up the pin then hits the Devlin-side on Scott to get the win. This was a really fun match to watch. I was surprised that Devlin won but he has been one of the most improved wrestlers on NXT UK, so I'm glad that he won.
Winner: Jordan Devlin (2 for 3)
Now is a match that I was looking forward to seeing: #DIY taking on Mustache Mountain. After the early going, in which they show moments of respect towards each other, Ciampa hits Bate and then he and Gargano send Bate and Seven over the announce tables to get the advantage. Later on, Bate hits the Tyler Driver '97 on Ciampa but he kicks out. #DIY go for their finishing move, Meet in the Middle. but Bate and Seven avoid it and hit Ciampa with a burning hammer with a knee assist. In the end, #DIY manage to hit the Meet in the Middle on Seven to get the win. I enjoyed this match and I was sad that Mustache Mountain lot. However, I think they gave a really good performance and I hope that they continue on an upward curve.
Winners: #DIY (2 for 4)
After we get Tegan Nox attacking Dakota Kai in the crowd, we get our penultimate match is Toni Storm challenging Rhea Ripley for the NXT (Women's) Championship. When Ripley sends Storm into the corner, she argues with the referee. This gives Storm the chance to hit the super kick followed by a German suplex into the corner to get the advantage. Storm goes on to focus the neck, hitting moves such as a DDT. Ripley gets back into it and applies a standing cloverleaf on Storm. In the end, Storm misses a frog splash and Ripley hits the Riptide to get the win. I thought it was a decent ,match and I feel like they have had better matches before.
Winner: Rhea Ripley (3 for 5)
The main event is a 8 man tag team match between The Undisputed Era and Imperium. Early on, Alexander Wolfe gets injured and has to withdraw, and The Undisputed Era manage to isolate Marcel Barthel and focus their attack on him. Later on, WALTER is tagged in and hits a German suplex on both Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong. Other highlights of the match include: Strong putting Fabien Aichner in the Strong Hold them later on, putting WALTER through the announcer table with an Olympic slam and Aichner hitting O'Reilly with a brainbuster. WALTER hits a powerbomb followed by a splash on Strong but Cole hits him with The Last Shot and Barthel breaks up the pin. In the end, WALTER hits Bobby Fish with a running dropkick followed by a powerbomb to get the win.
This was a really good match. I wasn't how they would work this match as they are both heel factions. However, Wolfe's legitimate injury made Imperium the underdogs, turning the crowd in their favour. A great way to end the show.
Winners: Imperium (4 for 6)
I really enjoyed Worlds Collide. All the matches were really good and the crowd were really into it. It blows my mind that all the NXT events are really good and the events on the main roster can be mind numbing and at times, illogical. WWE need to realise to focus on using wrestling to tell stories on the main roster.
The match of the Kick Off Show was Mia Yim taking on Kay Lee Ray. Yim doesn't fuck around and hits a dropkick as soon as the bell rings. Ray manages to recover and hits a tornado DDT to get the advantage. Ray goes for a swanton bomb but misses and this gives Yim the chance to make a comeback. Yim comes close after reversing a Gory Bomb into a Code Blue. In the end, Ray manages to roll up Yim while using the ropes for leverage to get the win. This was a good match but I felt it was a bit too short.
Winner: Kay Lee Ray (1 for 1)
The first match of the show was Finn Balor taking on Ilja Dragunov. Early on, Dragunov slaps Balor and Balor returns the favour then hits a baseball slide to get the advantage. Dragunov reverses a suplex then hits a brutal clothesline to get back the advantage. After they exchange punches, both guys come close to winning but in the end, Balor manages to the Coup de Grace followed by the 1916 DDT to get the win. I thought this was a good match and a great way to start the show.
Winner: Finn Balor (2 for 2)
The next match is Angel Graza defending his NXT Cruiserweight Championship against Isiah "Swerve" Scott, Jordan Devlin and Travis Banks in a Fatal 4-Way Match. Highlights of the match include: Scott hitting a flat liner on Devlin; Banks hitting a cannonball on scott and Garza in the corner; Devlin hitting a tornado DDT on Scott; and Banks reversing a Devlin-side into a Canadian destroyer on Devlin. Garza hits the Angel Clipper on Scott but Devlin breaks up the pin then hits the Devlin-side on Scott to get the win. This was a really fun match to watch. I was surprised that Devlin won but he has been one of the most improved wrestlers on NXT UK, so I'm glad that he won.
Winner: Jordan Devlin (2 for 3)
Now is a match that I was looking forward to seeing: #DIY taking on Mustache Mountain. After the early going, in which they show moments of respect towards each other, Ciampa hits Bate and then he and Gargano send Bate and Seven over the announce tables to get the advantage. Later on, Bate hits the Tyler Driver '97 on Ciampa but he kicks out. #DIY go for their finishing move, Meet in the Middle. but Bate and Seven avoid it and hit Ciampa with a burning hammer with a knee assist. In the end, #DIY manage to hit the Meet in the Middle on Seven to get the win. I enjoyed this match and I was sad that Mustache Mountain lot. However, I think they gave a really good performance and I hope that they continue on an upward curve.
Winners: #DIY (2 for 4)
After we get Tegan Nox attacking Dakota Kai in the crowd, we get our penultimate match is Toni Storm challenging Rhea Ripley for the NXT (Women's) Championship. When Ripley sends Storm into the corner, she argues with the referee. This gives Storm the chance to hit the super kick followed by a German suplex into the corner to get the advantage. Storm goes on to focus the neck, hitting moves such as a DDT. Ripley gets back into it and applies a standing cloverleaf on Storm. In the end, Storm misses a frog splash and Ripley hits the Riptide to get the win. I thought it was a decent ,match and I feel like they have had better matches before.
Winner: Rhea Ripley (3 for 5)
The main event is a 8 man tag team match between The Undisputed Era and Imperium. Early on, Alexander Wolfe gets injured and has to withdraw, and The Undisputed Era manage to isolate Marcel Barthel and focus their attack on him. Later on, WALTER is tagged in and hits a German suplex on both Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong. Other highlights of the match include: Strong putting Fabien Aichner in the Strong Hold them later on, putting WALTER through the announcer table with an Olympic slam and Aichner hitting O'Reilly with a brainbuster. WALTER hits a powerbomb followed by a splash on Strong but Cole hits him with The Last Shot and Barthel breaks up the pin. In the end, WALTER hits Bobby Fish with a running dropkick followed by a powerbomb to get the win.
This was a really good match. I wasn't how they would work this match as they are both heel factions. However, Wolfe's legitimate injury made Imperium the underdogs, turning the crowd in their favour. A great way to end the show.
Winners: Imperium (4 for 6)
I really enjoyed Worlds Collide. All the matches were really good and the crowd were really into it. It blows my mind that all the NXT events are really good and the events on the main roster can be mind numbing and at times, illogical. WWE need to realise to focus on using wrestling to tell stories on the main roster.
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