8 Ups And 4 Downs From NXT TakeOver: Toronto

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8. Dawkins Shows Some Fire

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Throughout their existence as a tag team, the Street Profits have been a feel-good, have-fun duo, and that’s perfectly fine. But sometimes, you have to show you’ve got that competitive edge, and we got that right out of the gate.

The NXT Tag Team Championship match opened with Angelo Dawkins and Kyle O’Reilly squaring off. O’Reilly made the mistake of calling the Profits a joke, and Dawkins snapped. The Curse of Greatness grabbed Kyle and shoved him into the corner, screaming, “Who’s a joke?!?” at him before patting the top of a frightened O’Reilly’s head. (Montez Ford’s facial expression of shock in the background was gold.)

O’Reilly then naturally did what any good heel would do: slap Dawkins and immediately retreat into the ropes.

It was a nice little moment that told you something about the characters, something WWE often falls short with.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.