Watching wrestling all weekend!
Happy Monday Steemit!
I just spent most of the weekend watching wrestling matches, as NXT Takeover, and WWE Survivor Series both happened this weekend.
I'm a lifelong wrestling fan, and I'm really excited about the current women's division in both NXT and WWE.
Two of my favorites, Kairi Sane and Shayna Baszler, had a 2 out of 3 falls match at Takeover.
Kairi Sane
NXT Champion Shayna Baszler
Kairi is from Japan, and was the winner of last year's Mae Young Classic tournament.
In the finals of that tournament, she beat none other than Shayna Baszler.
Kairi Sane does the best looking top rope elbow drop that I've ever seen.(The Insane Elbow)
Shayna is a former MMA fighter from South Dakota, and really likes to make people tap out to her brutal submission holds.
The first match started with Kairi going full speed, attacking Shayna with everything she had.
It wasn't too long, however before Shayna caught her in a choke submission to make Kairi tap out.
Baszler 1
Sane 0
Soon after, Shayna was turning Kairi into a pretzel.
But, out of nowhere came the Insane Elbow!
That led to a pinfall for Kairi Sane.
Baszler 1
Sane 1
In the 3rd fall, there was some interference from Baszler's friends, which prompted Sane's friends to come out.
Eventually, Io Shirai delivered a top rope moonsault to all of the interlopers, which was awesome.
Kairi then went for another Insane Elbow, but Shayna was waiting for it, and turned it into a pin.
Shayna Baszler retained her NXT Championsip, and is currently the only 2 time Women's Champion in NXT history.
Overall NXT Takeover was great, and all of the matches were top-notch.
I am also excited to be going to an NXT event next month with @kommienezuspadt and @vermillionfox!
It will be so much fun!
Happy Monday:D
Incredible, @tarotbyfergus, I was just preparing text for Scorum when I saw your post… :))
It was a great match!
Is professional wrestling popular in Serbia?
No, @tarotbyfergus. I guess it looks too fake to Serbs :)
Oh, BTW, is @kommienezuspadt going to shoot the ladies there, or it is just a joy ride?
Just a joy ride. He knows some of the people involved, so we might get to meet some of the wrestlers!!!
I might get to meet Kairi Sane or Shayna Baszler:D
Have a good time, @tarotbyfergus, all of you :)
Wrestling was a big part of being a kid in Minnesota.
One of the big wrestling promotions was based here.