When No Way Jose became the latest victim of SAnitY this morning at Axxess, Tye Dillinger, Ruby Riot and Roderick Strong again found themselves outnumbered heading into TakeOver: Orlando.
But faced with another handicap match against Eric Young, Nikki Cross, Killian Dain and Alexander Wolfe, the Perfect Ten did some recruiting. Luckily there was a big name with no match booked for the night before WrestleMania in Orlando...
Were @WWEDillinger @roderickstrong & @RubyRiotWWE about to be left without a partner? NO WAY, JOSE! Here comes @KassiusOhno! #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/yBomSG1fps
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2017
Ohno immediately made his presence felt, but the villains got the best of Roddy when he was brought in shortly after the bell. From there it was the kind of wild, frenetic melee you’d expect -
Can @WWEDillinger @roderickstrong @KassiusOhno and @RubyRiotWWE somehow manage to knock off #SAnitY?! #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/vCTTyJ2Bxm
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2017
- and to answer the million dollar question, no it was not intergender. Ruby and Nikki had to tag out if a man became legal, but that didn’t stop them from locking up with the dudes on occassion.
Two can play at that game, @NikkiCrossWWE... @RubyRiotWWE @KillianDain @roderickstrong #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/Lw7ixiTXN0
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 2, 2017
Many thought this would be the night Dillinger began to move up the card, but it was not to be. He did get EY alone, but Dain saved SAnitY’s leader. Ruby and Nikki cancelled one another out, Tye was caught with Ulster Plantation, and the big Irishman pinned the Perfect Ten as another TakeOver ended in disappointment for the fan favorite.
For a complete rundown of the show with all of the match results, head over to the live blog here.