1) Samoa Joe Was A Natural On The NXT Pre-Show Panel
Samoa Joe was on the NXT Takeover Philly kickoff show panel alongside Charly Caruso and Sam Roberts. He was a natural in the role and I thought that he provided some excellent analysis into the matches.
Looks like Joe has a future job lined up after he hangs up the boots:
I’m loving @SamoaJoe on the panel tonight #NXTTakeOver
— Dave ☁️☁️☁️ (@DavePollard98) January 28, 2018
Samoa Joe is such a natural in this position. Would love to have him on commentary instead of Percy. #NXTTakeOver
— John Frank (@JohnBladeFrank) January 28, 2018
2) Aleister Black Cleaned Up At The 2017 NXT Awards
Corey Graves and Renee Young were handing out the NXT end of the year awards on the Takeover Philly kickoff show.
Aleister Black won three awards. The first was the rivalry of the year award for his feud with Velveteen Dream. The second was for male superstar of the year. The third was for breakout star of the year. Impressive stuff for Black!
Congratulations to #WWENXT‘s Male Competitor of the Year AND Breakout Star of the Year… @WWEAleister! #NXTTakeOver #NXTYearEndAwards pic.twitter.com/rBGmFPBkYH
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 28, 2018
3) The Rest Of The NXT Award Winners
Here are the remaining 2017 NXT awards that were won:
– Asuka picked up the female competitor of the year award.
– Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne won the Match of the Year award for their clash at Takeover Chicago.
– The overall competitor of the year award went to Asuka!
4) Nigel McGuinness Missed Takeover Due To Illness
It was announced during the kickoff show that commentator Nigel McGuinness would be missing the show. This was due to illness according to Mauro Ranallo.
Get well soon Nigel!
Nigel McGuinness will not be on commentary tonight due to health issues. Speedy recovery! #NXTTakeOver
— Noorel Yaqin (@TheNoorelYaqin) January 28, 2018
5) Zelina Vega Is Great On The Mic
Zelina Vega was on the Takeover: Philadelphia kickoff show. She showed off her great mic skills during the segment, going back and forth with the hosts.
Looking forward to seeing more of her moving forward. Great mic work and a big future ahead of her:
Zelina’s mic work is amazing
— jeffrey (@arianasctrI) January 28, 2018
Man @Zelina_VegaWWE is bossing that pre show panel! Didn’t realise she can talk that well. More of her talking please!#NXTTakeOver
— Mark Blake (@Smart_Mark_B) January 28, 2018
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