10 WWE NXT TakeOver: In Your House Impulse Reactions

9. Intro Your House

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Code Orange aside, everything about the opening ten minutes of TakeOver were entirely in service of the small but extremely dedicated fanbase that all of this had been targeted at from the beginning.

The In Your House aesthetic was a New Generation staple, much like the "Revolutionary Force In Sports Entertainment" logo in the cold open and the aforementioned and wonderful Todd Pettengill promos either side of it. Then came a video package visually in keeping with how most New Generation shows started, again narrated by 'The Toddster' before first sight of the gorgeous house set lingered behind the band in all their black and white glory.

This was a noble way to try to bring together the past and the present, but it instead felt like being forced to stop in the middle of a glorious and euphoric night on the p*ss. You're glad of a bite to eat, but c'mon, let's get more shots instead, eh?

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