10 Ups & 2 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Nov 20)
3. WAR
The enigmatic presence of Poppy was welcomed back into the NXT world by virtue of a quality last minute hype video that brought a bit more focus into a feud that's somewhat lost its way over the last several weeks.
Ultimately, the historic Women's WarGames match will be remembered for the destination rather than the journey anyway. This at least attempted to apply reason to all the sudden allegiances, and thanks to the company's typically slick editing looked and sounded sensational.
A similar video aired for the mens match achieved most of the same goals too - these are worthy pieces of work that marry up perfectly with WWE/NXT's principle philosophy on how to promote the big fight. With the former, it doesn't always meet the expectations set.
TakeOver, as usual though, is one to feel good about.
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