Girls Night Out; Brittney & Penny Watch NXT Takeover; Respect (Sasha Banks vs. Bayley, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor)

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Tonight it’s NXT Takeover; RESPECT, live from Full Sail U, and your very own Pulse Wrestling Goddesses, Brittney Soban and Penny Marie Sautereau hooked up on Facebook to watch the event together and run their own commentary. We join our heroines as the Rhodes Family unveils the trophy for the Dusty Classic on the Pre-Show!

Pre-Show

 

 

 Penny Marie Sautereau

That trophy is ugly, glittery, gaudy and loud. Dusty would ADORE it.

 

Brittney Soban

Bahhaha oh my goodness you’re right

 

Brittney Soban

That made my night

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

Teehee

(We missed chatting during the Finn/Joe opener because we were otherwise distracted).

Rhyno/Corbin Vs. JJ & Gable

Penny Marie Sautereau

 

OMFG the crowd is chanting Gable’s name to Kurt Angle’s old WWE theme!

 

Brittney Soban

Omg you’re right! I have pretty crappy hearing but you’re right!

 

 

 Penny Marie Sautereau

It took me a second to peg the tune but yes.

 

Brittney Soban

I’m still not sure who will win this one/ the entire tournament

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

My picks might change after this. I picked Rhyno/Corbin even though I want JJ/Gable to win, but now I think JJ/Gable CAN go over here

 

Brittney Soban

Agreed.

I admit, I would like for Finn and Joe to win the thing but I smell a (heavily rumored) heel turn here

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

Damn

Okay I’ll admit that End of Days looked fluid and sick

 

Brittney Soban

Wow, I expected JJ & Gable to win

It did
I kind of dislike two “pseudo”/ thrown together tag teams being the ones to go to the end

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

Me too, but I still called it

I’ll probably be wrong about the final though if the heel turn rumours are true
ASUKA’S GONNA KILL YOU

 

Dana Brook Vs Asuka

 

Brittney Soban

Seriously

Asuka is simultaneously inspiring, gorgeous and terrifying.

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

Yuz!!!

 

Brittney Soban

Dana just bugs me

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

Part of me kinda wants Dana to botch something so Asuka will shoot the bloody hell out of her

 

Brittney Soban

Yes to that

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

Loving this entrance

Brittney Soban

She’s just so badass I can’t take it

That smirk of “I am awesome but I can break you”

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

Loving also that they didn’t give her token Japanese sounding music

She looks like a raving psychopath and I love it!
Aaaaaaand I was right (In the Roundtable I predicted the crowd would give Asuka the Samoa Joe “Kill You” chant)

 

Brittney Soban

I love the music too

 And yes you were right

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

I am fucking loving this

“You fucked up” indeed

Brittney Soban

Right there with you. This is great

Emma is gonna get so much hell rained down on her for that

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

Ayup

Folded Knee German there Corey

 

Brittney Soban

Hahahahahahaha!

Penny Marie Sautereau

BWAHAHA

 

Brittney Soban

Haha yes! So much yes!

Penny Marie Sautereau

Licking her lips like she just ate a steak

She was DARING Emma to try something

Brittney Soban

It’s the smirk that makes it better

Penny Marie Sautereau

Agreed

Tyler Breeze Vs Apollo Crews

 

Brittney Soban

My dogs invaded my room and I’ve spent the majority of this match dealing with my dogs trying to hog my bed and lick my face off

Penny Marie Sautereau

Lol

 

Brittney Soban

Did I miss any good spots?

Penny Marie Sautereau

Yep

Pretty much the whole match

Brittney Soban

Damn

Penny Marie Sautereau

You can catch it on the replay

Brittney Soban

The joys of technology

Penny Marie Sautereau

Hehe

Brittney Soban

Funaki, Smackdown! Number 1 Announcer!

Penny Marie Sautereau

Lol

Who ironically has wrestled Asuka
And lost

Brittney Soban

Ha-ha even better

So what is your prediction for this match?

Dusty Class Final

Finn/Joe Vs Rhyno/Corbin

Penny Marie Sautereau

I predicted Finn/Joe in the Roundtable, but after the end of that first match, I’m worried the split/turn rumours may be true and it’ll sadly go to Dead Heat and the Rhynosaur.

Brittney Soban

I don’t want the rumors to be true either but it looks that way

Penny Marie Sautereau

I don’t think Joe OR Finn will turn heel. They’re both too over. They’ll just have a falling out

Brittney Soban

I hope you’re right. Falling out I can take but a turn on top of it might be too far

They can try to turn either, it won’t work

Penny Marie Sautereau

Turn would fail

Both are too popular and the NXT crowd too smart

Brittney Soban

Yep

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

Vince would try a heel turn here on Raw but Tripsy is smarter than that.

Brittney Soban

Thankfully yes he is

Penny Marie Sautereau

The longer this match goes, the more it looks like they’re going to let Corbin/Rhyno go over

Brittney Soban

Yep.

Penny Marie Sautereau

Hopefully they surprise me

Brittney Soban

The longer Finn is punished the worse it looks

I hope so too. I’m a no shame Balor fangirl

Penny Marie Sautereau

I have videos of his demon entrances saved on my pc

Brittney Soban

I’m jealous

Penny Marie Sautereau

Why? They’re easy enough to get

Brittney Soban

I thought you meant live recordings

Penny Marie Sautereau

No, just video of the entrances from the takeover shows

Well hot damn
I was right

Brittney Soban

Yayyyyyyyyyy!

Penny Marie Sautereau

I’m five for five

Brittney Soban

You’re on a roll

Penny Marie Sautereau

Oh ouch, Finn has a mouth bleed

Rhodes Family Presents Trophy to Finn and Joe

Brittney Soban

Aww yay the trophy

Penny Marie Sautereau

Must have taken a stiff shot

Brittney Soban

Must have

Cody is gonna make me teary eyed
Well shit there it goes

Penny Marie Sautereau

Damned onion ninjas

Brittney Soban

Bastards

Penny Marie Sautereau

Aaaaaand I’m dead

Brittney Soban

Done. Crying. Onion is in my eyes

Penny Marie Sautereau

That was beautiful

Brittney Soban

Agreed

A perfect moment

Penny Marie Sautereau

I am SOOOO glad they didn’t pull the usual “bitter losers destroy the trophy” schtick

Brittney Soban

Omg. The outrage would’ve melted the arena

Can’t do that to Dusty

Penny Marie Sautereau

Full Sail would have rioted

Brittney Soban

Most likely

Penny Marie Sautereau

Again, Vince would have on Raw. But Tripsy is smarter

Brittney Soban

I don’t think Vince would’ve destroyed it. He may not be smart but he’s not terrible.

Penny Marie Sautereau

So, think I’m going to get a perfect score tonight?

Brittney Soban

I like to believe he wouldn’t disrespect Dusty. I’d probably be wrong. But still *small ray if hope*

Penny Marie Sautereau

No Vince really is terrible
He wanted to do an incest storyline with Steph.

No one can EVER tell me he’s not terrible

Brittney Soban

Blegh

Ray of hope dead
And yes you’ll be getting a perfect score tonight

Penny Marie Sautereau

I desperately want Vince to step down

Brittney Soban

I do too

Penny Marie Sautereau

He’s out of touch and his booking decisions are visibly hurting the product.

Whereas NXT’s consistent excellence proves Tripsy knows what the audience wants.

Brittney Soban

I was just talking to my dad about that before the show started

My dad never watched wrestling religiously but he knows the names. He’s like “Vince is still there?!”

Penny Marie Sautereau

Vince is The Thing That Wouldn’t Die.

Brittney Soban

I said sadly, yes he is. Explained NXT to my dad. He was like well Vince should retire

And yes he is the thing that wouldn’t die

 

Main Event; Sasha Vs Bayley, 30 Minute Iron Man Match

 

Brittney Soban

Same

 This is amazing. “You deserve this!”

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

And so they do. They damn well do deserve this.

Brittney Soban

So many times yes. This is why I’m a fan

Penny Marie Sautereau

This is why I became a fan all over again.

NXT saved me from giving up On the product altogether
Especially the womens’ matches
They’re putting on a clinic

Brittney Soban

Same. I was in and out as far as interest goes over the last few years. This got me back

Penny Marie Sautereau

Bailey’s ring gear is giving me a Donna Troy vibe

Brittney Soban

I can see that

Penny Marie Sautereau

*winces at that neck landing*

Brittney Soban

Yeah. My shoulder hurts looking at that

Penny Marie Sautereau

This is getting brutally stiff. They’re not holding back

This is awesome

Brittney Soban

Yeah. Free reign was given to them on this one

Penny Marie Sautereau

Clearly

*wince*

Brittney Soban

Holy crap

Penny Marie Sautereau

And yet Blair and Swayze can’t understand why I get ECW feels watching this

Brittney Soban

Maybe because they see ECW as blood, barbed wire bats and kendo sticks

And we can see elements of ECW without it being so out and out ECW
Whoa

Awwww poor girl

That chant. Omg

Penny Marie Sautereau

Classic Full Sail

Brittney Soban

Yep it is

Penny Marie Sautereau

Bordering on a Lion Tamer

Brittney Soban

It was close

Penny Marie Sautereau

It was only missing the knee on the neck

Brittney Soban

Yep. It’s gonna be interesting to see how this goes from here

Penny Marie Sautereau

Goddess sometimes I just want the announcers to shut the fuck up so I can hear the crowd

Totally missed that chant

Brittney Soban

Agreed. I missed it too

There should be a sound option. announcers and crowd

Penny Marie Sautereau

YES

Brittney Soban

Nice!!!!

Penny Marie Sautereau

I like Mean Streak Bailey

Brittney Soban

As do I

“This is wrestling”

 

Penny Marie Sautereau

Yes. Yes it is.

Brittney Soban

That little girl going “Let’s go Bayley” is me right now lol

Penny Marie Sautereau

INORITE?

Brittney Soban

That was great!!!

Penny Marie Sautereau

Holy shit

The crowd agrees

Brittney Soban

seriously this is amazing

Penny Marie Sautereau

“Iron Woman!”

Brittney Soban

This is where I get nervous 4 minutes left…anything can happen

Penny Marie Sautereau

This will be the longest womens’ match WWE has ever had

Brittney Soban

Dammit

And yes it is
But dammit

Penny Marie Sautereau

They telegraphed that a bit

 

Brittney Soban

A bit but still I’m disappointed ha-ha

Holy crap

Penny Marie Sautereau

I’m struggling to stay seated

Brittney Soban

I am pacing for both of us

Penny Marie Sautereau

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Brittney Soban

Yes yes yes

Penny Marie Sautereau

That was fucking incredible!

Brittney Soban

Omg that little girl is my spirit animal right now

Penny Marie Sautereau

Heh

Lol at the guy in the Piper shirt giving Bayley a thumbs down

Brittney Soban

Ha-ha yeah

Penny Marie Sautereau

That was a match of the decade candidate

Brittney Soban

Exactly. If that or their match at Brooklyn doesn’t win match of the year I’m gonna freak

Aww Sasha

Penny Marie Sautereau

Who’s that with Regal and Steph and Sasha?

I can’t place her

Brittney Soban

I was gonna ask you

Penny Marie Sautereau

I feel like I should know her

Awww even Piper shirt guy is clapping
That was just epic

Brittney Soban

Bayley and Sasha are officially history making. First women in an Iron Woman match.

It was so amazing.

Penny Marie Sautereau

Yes, yes it was.

 

Penny is a now divorced intersexed disabled lesbian in BC Canada. She's been watching wrestling and reading comics since she was a kid, and knows her stuff. She lives with her pets and passes her free time writing, drawing, doing paid photoshop work (including logos done for Pulse's Own Mike Gojira), and is a part-time Queer model.