6 Ups & 3 Downs From NXT TakeOver In Your House 2021

5. More To Come

Bronson Reed MSK Legado del Fantasma
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WWE put the six-man 'Winners Take All' match in the right spot. It opened the show with a bang, didn't overstay its welcome, and even helped tease the prospect of more with Bronson Reed vs. Santos Escobar to come. Everything worked, everyone worked hard, and yeah...this was good.

Again, that crowd enhanced it.

Reed has emerged as one of NXT's new breed, and it's only a matter of time before people start discussing him as someone who could feasibly move to Raw or SmackDown. Maybe it's too early for that, but he looks like he'd have a real chance of thriving in some sort of Bam Bam Bigelow-esque spot.

For now, he's smashing it on NXT. His teamwork with MSK was a highlight of the night, and his Tsunami finish is one of the most believable in pro wrestling these days. It's little more than a big splash, but the announcers always sell it with serious enthusiasm.

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