10 NXT TakeOver: Portland Impulse Reactions

10. Poppy

In Poppy, Triple H has stumbled upon the perfect cheerleader for his "#NXTLoud" initiative.

For several years, 'The Game' has tried (and occasionally failed) to find a sound that suits the black-and-gold brand more than just relying on the CD sleeve from Kevin Dunn's glove compartment as the main roster has since 2001. He's gone old, he's gone brand new, he's gone dark, he's gone dance and on Sunday he went Poppy, again.

Live music performances rarely mesh well with wrestling shows, but just as she had during a scintillating Full Sail University appearance last October, Poppy found the miniscule bit of space between stimulating and stifling. Knocking out both tunes from the show's soundtrack to the sight of the roster knocking the f*ck out of each other on the TitanTron, the enigmatic star is as connected to every blow as she is detached from the rest of the world.

Just as they were for every match, the raucous Portland crowd were bang into it too. Foreshadowing the rest of a f*cking magnificent evening, this was a virtually flawless presentation.