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   HEY SUCKERS!

   I'm aware that I'm two days late on this, but I just cannot miss out on reviewing what I think is the best NXT TakeOver to this date.

   My mind was blown,

 tears were shed, 

and my heart is in
 a fragile state.

   Might break this into two parts (depending on if I exceed the 20 image limit), but we'll see. Alright, enough rambling. Let's get to it!

   1) ERIC YOUNG VS RODERICK STRONG

I am so impressed by Roderick Strong. You might hate me for this, but I used to not like him solely because I felt like he looked too generic. Not saying you need tattoos, muscles, a beard, or whatever to not be generic, but I hadn't seen much of him in the ring.

   The first time I ever really saw him in the ring was at TakeOver Orlando when he teamed up with Tye Dillinger, Ruby Riot, and Kassius Ohno.

   I was very surprised by how good that much, but even so, Tye + Ruby stole that match for me.

   Here however, Roderick Strong cemented a spot in my cold, dead heart. There is nothing generic about him in the ring, and dare I say he's ... "STRONG"

   His hits and strikes are just, amazing. 

Roderick's finisher (suplex release double knee back breaker) is a thing of beauty

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Roderick's finisher (suplex release double knee back breaker) is a thing of beauty. 

   RANDOM SIDE NOTES:

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   RANDOM SIDE NOTES:

   ↠  I think it was Nigel McGuinness that said  "Roderick has a lot of heart" and I could't help but to agree. 

  ↠  The crowd cheering "LETS GO RODDY" was really touching to hear.

  ↠ Eric Young is fucking amazing and so underrated. He seems so methodical in the ring, which I love. I still can't believe that he went from a comedic act in TNA to this menacing leader of a cult.

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