NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2019 - The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly 

The Ugly - What the clock?

Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) Back to the Future

If Back to the Future's Doc Brown had to rely on the WarGames clock to get Marty McFly back to the 1980s, Marty may have never lived to see the Cubs win the 2015 World Series. The Chicago WarGames clock was a nightmare from the get go and no one really knows why.

During the opening Women's WarGames Match, the clock disappeared from the Allstate Arena's monitors and television sets around the world. Where ever did the WarGames clock go? Some in attendance reported that the crowd attempted to hijack the match ala Dolph Ziggler & Seth Rollins' 30-Minute Iron Man Match in Pittsburgh, PA. Others claimed that it was a technical error on WWE's part.

Wrestling Inc.'s Nick Hausman was in attendance and tweeted the following, "The five minute countdown ended, the clock went off and... no one was released from the cage. Very odd." However it happened, the Chicago crowd then began chanting, "Where's the clock?"

The five minute countdown ended, the clock went off and... no one was released from the cage. Very odd. “Where’s The Clock” chant broke out.- @WIncRebel #WarGames pic.twitter.com/ouLoKjcil3

— WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) November 24, 2019

Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue had the following to say about the clock,

The clock is going to be hidden because otherwise fans are going to continually do the same count down to 10 that they always do.I don't want to be hearing any complaints from people in that audience. You've already done it once; you can't be trusted.#WWE #NXT #NXTTakeover

— Tom Colohue (@Colohue) November 24, 2019

Clock-gate risked tarnishing one of the greatest matches in WWE history: the first ever Women's WarGames bout. Luckily for WWE and for wrestling fans, the match continued and went on without any further issues. WWE did put the clock back up on the big screens and on television sets, but only one that counted down from 10 seconds.

Whether it was fans attempting to hijack another show or WWE simply having technical issues, the company's timing issues must be fixed because they won't be bailed out by one of the greatest matches in history every time this occurs. Next time this happens, fans might be talking about the clock and not the match, a fate no wrestling company wishes to endure.

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