10 Ups & 1 Down From NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day

by Jamie Kennedy

1. That Cliffhanger Ending

Adam Cole Kyle O'Reilly Roderick Strong The Undisputed Era
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Why do that when you can do this?

Post-match, Dunne's cronies Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan hit the ring to smack Bálor around. Then, The Undisputed Era gatecrashed the party to lend Finn a hand. NXT's writers still weren't quite done. They had Adam Cole blast Bálor with a superkick when Kyle O'Reilly seemed to be convincing the champ to join.

That was followed up by another gunshot blast to O'Reilly himself. Meanwhile, fellow Era member Roderick Strong feigned shock that his leader had just kicked a mate's teeth down his throat. That's when WWE finally decided that enough for enough - yeah, save something for Wednesday night, eh?

All of this is begging for an explanation from Cole midweek. It also sets up potential matches between him and O'Reilly, which could then lead onto another title feud between Cole and Bálor. All of that sounds delicious, to be honest.

What did you think of NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day? For more WWE, check out 3 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Feb 12) and 10 Wrestlers From ECW’s Final Year You Totally Don’t Remember!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.