For the first time in over 20 years, WWE's bringing back the In Your House name. The timing is great because it comes months after they, and to some degree rightfully, got an indy for a WM weekend show having a very similar logo. Now, they bring the branding back, can sell some retro-themed shirts if they want, and can use the Takeover name and give it a sub-label for the COVID crowd-free shows to help not quite dilute the name value built up with Takeover. Pre-show has some stupid soundbytes even by WWE standards. "It's Charlotte Flair - SHE'S A FLAIR!"
Thanks, Nattie - keep collecting those checks. Weird issue on the Xbox One is preventing me from seeing it, but it's still loading on the site - so okay.PS4 is fine. Loving the old school set.
Shotzi gets an inverted slingblade to Kai. Raquel tosses Shotzi, but they mis-time catching Mia and all fall down. Shotzi's offense is so far 90% of flying random things that don't connect, but still get 2 counts. Shotzi gets a cattle mutilation, but Dakota breaks it up. Mia gets 2 off a dragon suplex to Candace here in the opener. So if Tegan and Dakota are involved in the finish, why go into it with Mia Yim as the team captain? Regal does the Lord Alfred Hayes plug for the ice cream sandwiches.
Damian Priest's ability to step in front of...various doors should be impressing me why? Priest shoots an imaginary arrow to set things ablaze on the tron. DON'T FORGET ABOUT HOW INFLUENTIAL HHH IS ON THE YOUNGER TALENT. HE'S THE GAME! Shotgun dropkick hits before the bell and I love this dark blue gear on Balor - looks great on him. Broken arrow by Priest. Pele kick gets 2 from Balor. Razor's edge from Priest on the apron gets 2. Super side effect-style chokeslam from Priest gets 2. Why would you do a side effect-style move off the top anyway? You're just going to fuck your own back and hip up. Balor avoids a razor's edge onto the steps base and forearm shots him down onto it. Beth says "HE CAN'T BREATHE!" this of all weeks before Balor hits two flying footstomps to win his 11th Takeover match.
I like Johnny adjusting the IYH's smart thermostat 1 degree to 69 and then calling back to the keys by locking the door behind him. Great heel theme for Johnny too. Lee just chucks him around for a bit. Outstide-in spear misses for Johnny, so Keith snaps the back hard for 2. Johnny goes for a flying armbar, but Lee curls him. Pop-up spinebuster hits for 2 for Lee. Lee pounces him through a plexiglass barrier and then carries him to the ring. Mia and Candace brawl before Johnny keys the eye again. Slingshot DDT hits for 2. Sprit Bomb hits as a hope spot. Powerbomb chain into the BBC ends it. This was technically fine, but missing a few key ingredients.
NXT Title match is up and Cole's here in a giant TUE truck while Dream arrives in a Lambo. Regal vs. Finlay in the parking lot was so much more exciting and organic than whatever this is. Dream smashes a car up with Cole in it for a bit. Someone coming "for an Uber" arrives and their car gets smashed into a bit. They brawl and Cole hides behind a door and fire extinguishes him in the face. Tom calls back to HBK-Diesel, because EVERYTHING HAS TO BE A CALLBACK! We're getting cuts every 3 seconds. It's like Dusty and Flair in non-stop action.
They fight on a ladder and Dream tosses him onto a car. Thank God Bobby Fish has dyed his hair again. AND NOW HE HAS TONS OF INK TOO. Holy mid-life crisis, Batman. TUE tosses tons of chairs mid-ring. Dexter Lumis interferes and takes care of Fish and Strong and kidnaps them. Sunrise countered into a Dream Valley Driver. Purple rainmaker gets 2. Low blow and the sunrise hits on the chairs and ends it. This was pretty bad - worst cinematic match so far, including the Impact Shamrock-Sami match. Hyped for Dexter Lumis to be the one to end Cole's reign, because who else is left?
Todd hypes up WWEShop and we get DX on the computer all looking 120 years old. I do like Todd saying they're on AOL Chat now. Kross t-bones Ciampa around a bit. I like Kross busting out offense that would be right at home in an Aki game between that crotch-lift exploder and head-holding lariat. F-10 and a hoist up into the Krossjacket and that's it. Kross takes out Ciampa and that right there should put him into the title hunt.
Triple threat women's title match is up, with Charlotte verbally burying everyone. Luckily, Io looks like a megastar. Io counters Riptide with a crossbody. Charlotte tosses Io through the window, before Io dives on the pile from the top of the house set. SUPER RIPTIDE TO CHARLOTTE GETS 2 DUE TO IO! Prism trap is on Io, but Charlotte has a kendo stick and lays her out. Charlotte gets the figure 4 and the figure 8 is on, but the moonsault hits Rhea and Io wins it. So Rhea...sure is a loser, eh?
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