455: NXT TakeOver: Portland (Feb. 2020) Deep Dive
From Straight Shooters by Nick Piccone, Vaughn Johnson
February 21, 2026 · 1h 51m
About this episode
Nick Piccone and Vaughn Johnson dive deep into NXT TakeOver: Portland from February 2020, discussing its significance and current wrestling news.
This week, Nick Piccone and Vaughn Johnson dive deep into another Patreon request - this time, it's NXT TakeOver: Portland from February 2020. It was the last TakeOver before the COVID-19 shutdown, so a lot was happening. They dive deep into it all on this episode. BUT FIRST, the guys discuss the current day nonsense in the world of wrestling, including: WHAT'S IN THE BOX!?, Bianca Belair undergoing finger surgery, WrestleMania's low ticket sales and new local blackout restrictions, AEW's Double or Nothing, and more. -- Twitter/X: [ @_piccone ] [ @VaughnMJohnson ] […
People in this episode
Hosts: Nick Piccone, Vaughn Johnson
Topics covered
- NXT TakeOver
- wrestling news
- COVID-19 impact
- Bianca Belair
- WrestleMania
- AEW
Keywords
- NXT
- TakeOver
- Portland
- wrestling
- COVID-19
- Bianca Belair
- WrestleMania
- AEW
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: WrestleMania, AEW
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