Dans la liste des matchs de l’année dans le monde de la lutte, il faudra certainement considérer celui entre Tyler Bate et Pete Dunne, hier soir, à NXT Takeover: Chicago.
Les deux lutteurs britanniques, qui ont à peine amorcé la vingtaine (Bate a 20 ans!), ont soulevé la foule sur place et enflammé les médias sociaux.
Voici quelques réactions émises en Grande-Bretagne, ainsi que celle de Dunne lui-même qui a remporté le titre britannique de la WWE trois ans après avoir assisté à un RAW dans le même aréna. Bate promet quand à lui qu’il prendra sa revanche.
3 years ago I sat in the allstate arena watching RAW after flying myself out to the US. Tonight I won a @WWE title in the same building.
— Pete Dunne (@PeteDunneYxB) May 21, 2017
No excuses to be made. @PeteDunneYxB was the better man tonight…. but this is far from over. #WWEUK @WWENXT #NXTTakeOverChicago
— Tyler Bate (@Tyler_Bate) May 21, 2017
#PeteyTwoBelts pic.twitter.com/unYRIF0eLU
— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) May 21, 2017
This match just proved how the UK can easily have a weekly TV show. The talent. The fans. Quite simply the best wrestling in th world. PROUD https://t.co/uWVTzeIq1Z
— William Ospreay (@WillOspreay) May 21, 2017
Worth remembering that you could've seen the two guys who just put on that masterpiece in a pub in Cheltenham last weekend! 2017 ehhh?!?
— Eddie Dennis (@EddieDennis1986) May 21, 2017
Congrats @PeteDunneYxB #villain ☔️ pic.twitter.com/HdtMTQufM4
— Marty Scurll (@MartyScurll) May 21, 2017
Fantastic crowd response for @PeteDunneYxB Vs @Tyler_Bate in Chicago. Tremendous display from both. What a great match.
— El Ligero (@Ligero1) May 21, 2017
Plusieurs fans ont également exprimé leur joie face à ce grand match.
First time in ages a Wrestling Match had me on the edge, that was absolute madness. #NXTTakeOver #UKChampionship
— Franco 父 (@WHU_SpArKs) May 21, 2017
If I ever had inspiration to become a wrestler, @PeteDunneYxB and @Tyler_Bate are them! #NXTTakeOver #UKChampionship
— #Bad News Barden© ☔️ (@CallumBarden95) May 21, 2017
#NXTTakeOver this match….
Follow that #UnitedStates
— Pro Wrestler Review (@Wrestler_Review) May 21, 2017