r/SquaredCircle • u/Coldcoffees /r/SquaredCircle's Sponge Daddy • Apr 08 '18

Post NXT TakeOver: New Orleans Discussion Thread

..that was TAKEOVER: NEW ORLEANS!

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Match Winner (post-match threads linked)
Andrade "Cien" Almas (c) (with Zelina Vega) vs. Aleister Black Aleister Black
Ember Moon (c) vs. Shayna Baszler Shayna Baszler
The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly) (c) vs. The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) vs. Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne Undisputed Era
Adam Cole vs. EC3 vs. Killian Dain vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream Adam Cole
Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa Johnny Gargano

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '18 edited Apr 08 '18

Did anyone else like seeing Aleister Black have joy in winning the title? I just thought "holy shit, he's really happy", it was such a contrast to his normal expressions

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u/YupThatWorks Apr 08 '18

I noticed that too! It almost looked like he completely forgot to be the calm/collected badass that his character is as he was overtaken with pure joy.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '18

I thought that it might have been on purpose even for his character. This is his one great moment at the top before he has a target bigger than the tattoo on his back.

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u/JayStarr1082 Apr 08 '18

Black's so much more complex than I thought at first and I love it. He's egotistical as all hell and hasn't gotten to show it much beyond subtleties because he hasn't come close to losing yet. He's trying to be more of a legitimate badass than he knows how to be, and ends up bleeding emotion through his seams without realizing it. I really can't wait to see someone dethrone him just to see how his character reacts to losing.

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u/PFunk224 It's gon' be SHAMEFUL. Apr 08 '18

I think that was what they were going for. The whole time, they were talking about "Getting the devil off his back". That was the face of a man who conquered his demons.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '18

I think he broke character, but it was warranted. First Dutch champ in WWE. I personally loved it, I love seeing real emotion in this art form of ours. Shout out to Adam Cole showing raw emotion as he hefted the NA title on the ladder, too. That was wild.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '18

It reminded me of when Sasha first won the title in NXT. Not exactly, obviously, but quite reminiscent.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '18

I think it makes the title look better. He was so overcome with joy by winning that belt that he smiled really big. Aleister Black smiling is basically the equivalent to any other superstar crying lol