Best and worst of WWE NXT TakeOver XXV: Announcer takes a shot at AEW, New champs

#4 Best/worst: Nigel McGuinness' shot at AEW

Do yourselves a favor and take yourself to the @WWENetwork and watch #ChasingTheMagic the @McGuinnessNigel story. If you’ve only known him as the voice of @WWENXT, @NXTUK and @WWE205Live there’s so much more! Been a fan for years, glad to see @WWE give him his due! 🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/K0taSv2TSZ

— Joseph Troncozo (@JosephTroncozo) January 23, 2019

I was a fan of pro wrestling during the Monday Night Wars. I used to watch, on a weekly basis, as each company took a shot at the other. From Goldberg to Gillberg, from Jim Ross to Oklahoma, the gloves were off.

Cody Rhodes destroyed a Triple H like throne with a sledgehammer during his match at AEW Double or Nothing, and this got the whole world talking. Sami Zayn even name-dropped AEW during the Electric Chair talk show segment on RAW this past week. And Nigel McGuinness took a shot at AEW at TakeOver too.

He referred to WWE NXT as the 'true alternative brand in wrestling'. While this was a cheap tactic in a lot of ways, it is also a nice way to stay classy and above board but still take shots at the competition.

Because Alexa Bliss was once in NXT, here's a GIF of hers.

Oh how much I miss Little Miss Bliss in the ring😖💙 @AlexaBliss_WWE pic.twitter.com/mmmhvr4txP

— $ASHABANKS_FANN🙌🏾 (@daquanhaye) May 31, 2019