— Fans tried to start chants for CM Punk several times at Saturday night’s WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago event but they would get shut down by a larger group of fans who would boo them whenever they tried to get the chants started. Saturday night’s event was held in CM Punk’s hometown of Chicago, Illinois.
— WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross was the special guest commentator for Saturday night’s UK title match between Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne at WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago. Jim Ross posted the following tweet and photo after the match, thanking his broadcast partner Nigel McGuinness, Pete Dunne, and Tyler Bate.
#NXTTakeOverChicago @McGuinnessNigel @PeteDunneYxB @Tyler_Bate …Thanks for taking me to a place that I needed to go. pic.twitter.com/v2wIbUtkZM
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) May 21, 2017
— Following her title win at Saturday night’s WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago event, Asuka remains undefeated and has now held her NXT women’s title for more than 414 days. She won the belt on April 1, 2016 at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn. Asuka defeated Ruby Riot at Takeover: Chicago.
— After the main event ladder match at WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago, Tommaso Ciampa turned on Johnny Gargano and attacked him after they lost in the tag team title match to Authors of Pain. DIY is now effectively no more.
WHAT is @ProjectCiampa doing to @JohnnyGargano?! It seems #AOP has fulfilled their prophecy to truly END #DIY… #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/U8PJdqqWyc
— WWE (@WWE) May 21, 2017
Speaking of Tommaso Ciampa, he posted a photo of himself backstage at WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago, hyping #DIY’s NXT Tag Team Title ladder match with The Authors of Pain.
Adversity introduces a man to himself…
We have come too far to stop now.#NXTTakeoverChicago #LadderMatch pic.twitter.com/YkunOseEgT
— Tommaso Ciampa (@ProjectCiampa) May 20, 2017
