NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III absolutely ruled, it was amazing and I loved it! 10/10
Every match on the card was good at the very least, the crowd was good and it was an entertaining PPV overall.
- Andrade Cien Almas vs Johnny Gargano was a great show opener. ★★★★
They couldn't have chosen to have a better opener than this one, if anyone was going to get the crowd going, it was going to be El Ídolo and Johnny Wrestling. Both guys worked hard and had an invested crowd behind them every step of the way, the near falls were good, as was the finish, it really felt fresh and creative even though it was a distraction finish. Almas picking up the win here was a little bit surprising to me, but I don't mind it all, and it made sense for him to win considering he's going in a different direction now that Vega's his manager and is pushing him to be more aggressive and serious, and less tranquilo. All in all, great stuff, loved it!
- Sanity vs The Authors of Pain was very good. ★★★¾
This match exceeded my expectations last night, not only was it very good and fun, but it also featured a surprise title change. I thought The AoP were going to win and Sanity was perhaps going to the main roster and ultimately they'd be revealed as the ones behind the attacks on Breezango, but that clearly wasn't the case. So, yeah, it was a good and fun match, with the homestretch being really damn good and the crowd was into the title change by the end of the match. Also, the interference by Nikki Cross was fun and Wolfe put on a damn good performance, his best one yet. Now, as for the post-match stuff with O'Reilly and Fish attacking both teams, what can I say? I loved it because reDRagon!
- Aleister Black vs Hideo Itami was good. ★★★
Although not the best match on the card, it was still good and hard-hitting. It lacked a little bit of drama, especially in the homestretch to take it to that next level, but oh well. It was still good for what it was.
- Asuka vs Ember Moon was great and MOTN. ★★★★¼
Great match, better than their last one. Both ladies put on a great effort, especially Ember, this was her best performance to date and on top of that, they had an invested crowd. The homestretch ruled, I was pulling for Ember to win, but ultimately Asuka made her tap out, which made sense considering she was targeting the prebiously injured arm. Ember looked good even in defeat and got emotional after the match. So, now it looks like the winner of the Mae Young Classic will go on to defeat Asuka. Fine by me, even though I would've loved for Ember to dethrone Asuka.
- Drew McIntyre vs Bobby Roode was a good ME. ★★★¼
This felt a little bit long, but it was good. It definitely lacked something to take it to that next level, though. I liked that McIntyre came out victorious, but what I liked even more was Adam Cole baybay! reDRagon coming out to distract McIntyre followed by Adam Cole hitting the ring was a true mark out moment for me.
All in all, the show was great and TakeOver delivered as it always does.