Today's Updates, 4/8/2018

Today's UPDATES

I'm a little exhausted, actually I take that very exhausted, because last night was by far the best NXT TakeOver, I have seen I first started watching them in 2015. Five All-Star matches with so much on the line in every single one of them and Max Sports is ready to break them all down for the readers of #KlicKNet. The first match of the night was a Ladder match to crown the first ever NXT North American Champion and all six competitors in this match gave it their all, there was high flying moves off ladder and bone crusher slams through ladders as well. In the end, it look like NXT newcomers EC3 and Ricochet would climb up the ladder of success and win the championship in their very first match in NXT, but it was The Undisputed ERA's ADAM COLE (BAY BAY) that snuck past the competition and pull down the North American Title. Of course, Adam Cole's night was done yet, he still had to fill-in for the injured Bobby Fish and team up with Kyle O' Reilly in a triple threat tag team for the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Cup and the NXT Tag Team TItles. The odds didn't seem too good for the Undisputed Era who were being decimated by the Authors of Pain and the team of Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne, but believe it or not they had bit of a guardian angel that guided them to victory, and that Guardian's name is RODERICK STRONG. Nobody saw this one coming, but not only did Strong turn on his partner Pete Dune and joined the Undisputed ERA, he allowed Kyle O' Reilly to pick up the victory over Dunne, allowing the O'Reilly and Cole to keep the NXT Tag Team Titles and win the Dusty Cup in the process. NXT TakeOver: New Orleans also got a little physical with a big matchup for the NXT Women's Championship between Ember Moon and Shayna Baszler; it was a match that got a bit too personal, Moon tried to break the left arm of Baszler to keep her from doing her most dangerous moves, but it wasn't enough. Baszler was able to lock in the Kirifuda Clutch to knock Moon out cold and win the Women's Title, so now the NXT Women's Division is own by the Submission Magician and Queen of Spades and you bet she will hold every women in NXT hostage if she wanted to. These matches all just warm up as to what was to come later, and we'll get into the last two matches later on, but here's a full recap of the weekend in sports with a final look at the NHL Playoff Standings.

NBA
Last Wednesday
76ers 115, Pistons 108
Magic 105, Mavericks 100
Heat 115, Hawks 86
Raptors 96, Celtics 78
Pelicans 123, Grizzlies 95
Lakers 122, Spurs 112
Last Thursday
Pacers 126, Warriors 106
Cavaliers 119, Wizards 115
Rockets 96, Trail Blazers 94
Nets 119, Bucks 111
Jazz 117, Clippers 95
Nuggets 100, Timberwolves 96
Last Friday
Pistons 113, Mavericks 106
Hornets 137, Magic 100
76ers 132, Cavaliers 130
Hawks 103, Wizards 97
Celtics 111, Bulls 104
Knicks 122, Heat 98
Raptors 92, Pacers 73
Kings 94, Grizzlies 93
Pelicans 122, Suns 103
Timberwolves 113, Lakers 96
Yesterday
Nuggets 134, Clippers 115
Bucks 115, Knicks 102
Nets 124, Bulls 96
Thunder 108, Rockets 102
Pelicans 126, Warriors 120
Spurs 116, Trail Blazers 105

NBA Playoff Standings
Eastern Conference
1. Raptors, 57-22 0 GB, Clinched Home Court Advantage for the Eastern Playoffs
2. Celtics, 54-25 3 GB, Clinched Playoff Berth
3. 76ers, 49-30 8 GB, Clinched Playoff Berth
4. Cavaliers, 49-31 8.5 GB, Clinched Playoff Berth
5. Pacers, 47-33 10.5 GB, Clinched Playoff Berth
6. Heat, 43-37 14.5 GB, Clinched Playoff Berth
7. Bucks, 43-37 14.5 GB, Clinched Playoff Berth
8. Wizards, 42-38 15.5 GB, Clinched Playoff Berth
Western Conference
1. Rockets, 64-16 0 GB, Clinched Home Court Advantage for the Entire Playoffs
2. Warriors, 57-23 7 GB, Clinched Division
3. Blazers, 48-32 16 GB, Clinched Playoff Berth
4. Jazz, 46-33 17.5 GB
5. Pelicans, 46-34 18 GB
6. Spurs, 46-34 18 GB
7. Thunder, 46-34 18 GB
8. Timberwolves, 45-35 19 GB

NHL
Last Wednesday
Senators 4, Sabres 2
Blackhawks 4, Blues 3
Ducks 3, Wild 1
Last Thursday
Devils 2, Maple Leafs 1
Islanders 2, Rangers 1
Flyers 4, Hurricanes 3
Predators 4, Capitals 3
Penguins 5, Blue Jackets 4 in Overtime
Canadiens 4, Red Wings 3
Panthers 3, Bruins 2
Jets 2, Flames 1
Oilers 4, Golden Knights 3
Canucks 4, Coyotes 3 in Overtime
Kings 5, Wild 4
Sharks 4, Avalanche 2
Last Friday
Penguins 4, Senators 0
Lightning 7, Sabres 5
Blues 4, Blackhawks 1
Ducks 5, Stars 3
Yesterday
Flyers 5, Rangers 0
Bruins 5, Senators 2
Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 2
Islanders 4, Red Wings 3
Panthers 4, Sabres 3
Capitals 5, Devils 3
Hurricanes 3, Lightning 2 in Overtime
Jets 4, Blackhawks 1
Predators 4, Blue Jackets 2
Avalanche 5, Blues 2
Ducks 3, Coyotes 0
Flames 7, Golden Knights 1
Oilers 3, Canucks 2 in a Shootout
Stars 4, Kings 2
Wild 6, Sharks 3

NHL Playoff Standings
Atlantic
1. Lightning, 54-23-5, 113 Points, Clinched Division
2. Bruins, 50-19-12, 112 Points, Clinched Playoff Berth
3. Maple Leafs, 49-26-7, 105 Points, Clinched Playoff Berth
Metropolitan
1. Captials, 49-26-7, 105 Points, Clinched Division
2. Penguins, 47-29-6, 100 Points, Clinched Playoff Berth
3. Flyers, 41-26-14, 98 Points, Clinched Playoff Berth
Eastern Wild Card
1. Blue Jackets, 45-29-7, 97 Points, Clinched Playoff Berth
2. Devils, 44-29-9, 97 Points, Clinched Playoff Berth
Central
1. Predators, 53-18-11, 117 Points, Clinched Presidents' Trophy
2. Jets, 52-20-10, 114 Points, Clinched Playoff Berth
3. Wild, 45-26-11, 101 Points, Clinched Playoff Berth
Pacific
1. Golden Knights, 51-24-7, 109 Points, Clinched Division
2. Ducks, 44-25-13, 101 Points, Clinched Playoff Berth
3. Sharks, 45-27-10, 100 Points, Clinched Playoff Berth
Western Wild Card
1. Kings, 45-29-8, 98 Points, Clinched Playoff Berth
2. Avalanche, 43-30-9, 95 Points, Clinched Playoff Berth

WWE

NXT TakeOver New Orleans results

- Adam Cole defeated EC3, Killian Dain, Lars Sullivan, Ricochet and Velveteen Dream in a Ladder match for the inaugural NXT North American Championship
- Shayna Baszler defeated Ember Moon to win the NXT Women's Championship

- The Undisputed Era defeated The Authors of Pain vs Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne in a Triple threat tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship and Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic trophy
- Aleister Black defeated Andrade "Cien" Almas to win the NXT Championship

- Johnny Gargano defeated Tommaso Ciampa in an Unsanctioned match. Since Gargano won, he was reinstated to NXT.

WrestleMania 34 match card

- André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
- WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal
- Cedric Alexander vs Mustafa Ali in the Tournament final for the vacant WWE Cruiserweight Championship
- Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship

- AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship

- The Miz vs Seth Rollins vs. Finn Bálor for the Triple threat match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

- Randy Orton vs Bobby Roode vs Jinder Mahal vs Rusev in Fatal 4-Way for the WWE United States Championship

- Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax for the WWE Raw Women's Championship

- Charlotte Flair vs Asuka for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship

- Cesaro and Sheamus vs Braun Strowman and TBD for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship

- The Usos vs The New Day vs The Bludgeon Brothers in a Triple threat tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

- Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey vs Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a Mixed tag team match

- Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. If Owens and Zayn win, they will be rehired.

Now on to the main event of NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, first Andrade "Cien" Almas was in for the match of his life against The Dutch Destroyer known as Aleister Black. It was a back and forth confrontation of epic proportions, Black had Almas right where he wanted him at many different points of the match, but the beautiful Zelina Vega stopped Black from getting victory every single time. But Black found a way to outsmart both Almas and Vega because with every they move they made, Black found to fight back through all of them until was crowned the new title holder of the NXT Championship. Last but sure as heck hot least was an Unsanctioned Match between to former best friends and tag team partners in Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa it was had to be one the most emotional matches I have seen in recent years. This match could have gone either way to one of these superstars, and they pulled a dirty trick in the book 'cause after all it was Unsanctioned which meant they there no rules whatsoever. Just when you fought Ciampa had Gargano, #JohnnyWrestleing was still in, and just when you fought Gargano had Ciampa, the Sicilian Psychopath refused to lose. The conclusion of the match is what a lot of people are talking about and it felt like it was something out of a movie, that moment of hesitation from both men could have cost them dearly, but Gargano dodge every single one of Ciampa cheap shots and use his own sick twisted methods against him which gave #JohhnyWrestling the opening he was looking for. So now, not only did Gargano get reinstated back into NXT, where he belongs, but picked up a monumental victory which completed his to-do list and long to redemption. All and all this was a great show, one that might have topped off WrestleMania weekend completely, and if anyone doubts, then the following #TwitterTrend will show you what some of the harsh reactions to fans who believe that TakeOver: New Orleans was the better show, before Mania 34 even starts tonight.

Ross Tweddell @RossOnRasslin

Fucking madman #NXTTakeOver

Abby @abbyfelicity1

Vince McMahon after watching #NXTTakeOver and realizing he has less than 24hours to change the shitty Wrestlemania script he has planned for tomorrow night.

SleeplessFrame30 @ScottyStyles29

The chances of #WrestleMania topping #NXTTakeover

Jim Smallman @jimsmallman

I have just watched arguably my favourite wrestling show of all time, and certainly one of my favourite matches ever. #NXTTakeOver

John McGuire @Hambreaker

#NXTTakeOver had a ladder match that is the new gold standard of ladder matches. I still maintain that @mauroranallo creates a real fight feel and an urgency that no other commentator can match. Don’t ever change @mauroranallo

Zach @zachryanb

Roddy turning heel, the entirety of the ladder match, Black becoming NXT champion and Johnny being reinstated! 😭😭👏👏 #NXTTakeOver

Kayla Braxton @KaylaBraxtonWWE

Is anyone else getting all emotional right now watching this look back on the broken brotherhood of @JohnnyGargano and Tommaso Ciampa? I may not have any nails after this match. #NXTTakeoverNOLA

DalyxmanVX @DalyxmanVX1

The storytelling in this match is beyond masterful. A true masterpiece. #NXTTakeOver #NXTTakerOver #NXTTakeoverNOLA #NXTTakeOverNewOrleans

Eddie @HEEL_Rollins91

What an unforgettable night for #NXTTakeOver!
What a brutally breathtaking main event!
What an outstanding moment for the New NXT Champion,
@WWEAleister & a memorable night for the NXT Women's
Champion, @QoSBaszler
What a roster!
What a brilliant commentator, @mauroranallo.

Abby @abbyfelicity1

You’re 100% right. 👏 #NXTTakeOver is a wrestling show. #WrestleMania is a fucking circus.

Abby @abbyfelicity1

Next year they should have Wrestlemania on Saturday to start the weekend and #nxttakeover on Sunday to close off the weekend on a good note.

This entire post has been dedicated to giving you the entire outcome of NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, so let's keep the party going with some major highlights from what had to be one of the Greatest TakeOvers Ever. Today's Web Choice playlist dives into all of the action from last night gives viewers the reaction to the superstars who had the time of the lives last night in New Orleans. You will be able to hear why Roderick Strong finally decided to join the Undisputed Era, Shayna Baszler celebrating her her victory of the NXT Women's Championship with Ronda Rousey and Jessamyn Duke, and NXT newcomers Ricochet and EC3 who talked about their disappointment of losing the ladder match, but still hope to make a name for themselves in NXT in the future. You'll also get the reaction of Johnny Gargano who might have become the new Daniel Bryan as it seems and you cannot imagine what he could be going through after defeating his best friend turned bitter enemy in what was a night to remember forever.