WWE NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, 2018 Results, Live Updates and Commentary; Shocking heel turn in title match

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Here are the final results for NXT Takeover: New Orleans. Perhaps the greatest Takeover of all time:

Adam Cole won the North American Championship
Shayna Baszler defeated Ember Moon to become the NEW NXT Women's Champion
The Undisputed Era defeated Pete Dunne & Roderick Strong and the Authors Of Pain to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships and win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
Aleister Black defeated Andrade 'Cien' Almas to become the NEW NXT Champion
Johnny Gargano defeated Tommaso Ciampa

Defeat your friend-turned-rival: ✔️
Get your job back: ✔️
Celebrate: ✔️#NXTTakeOver @JohnnyGargano @CandiceLeRae pic.twitter.com/BlUns6FeSZ
— WWE (@WWE) April 8, 2018

Candice LeRae comes out to embrace her husband. What a moment. What a TakeOver! Was this the best TakeOver of all time?

Gargano drop the crutch. Ciampa goes to whack him with the knee brace but Gargano dodges it and locks in the Garga-No-Escape. Ciampa goes to hit him with the brace but Gargano locks in a STF with the knee brace instead. Ciampa starts tapping immediately.

Johnny gargano def. Tomasso Ciampa

FINISH HIM JOHNNY!

Gargano goes to whack Ciampa with the braces but stops. FINISH HIM JOHNNY!

Ciampa exposes the knee. Gargano whacks Ciampa in the knee with the brace.

Project Ciampa from the top rope. GARGANO KICKS OUT! WHAT AM I WATCHING??

Knee to the face from Ciampa!

Gargano nails Ciampa with a superkicks and follows it up by lawn darting Ciampa into the exposed turnbuckle. He follows it with a superkick. Another superkick. Ciampa kicks out again!!!!! I think can see Ciampa's tooth on the mat.

TAP OUT YOU SON OF A BITCH #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/giPHoft6hy
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubItal) April 8, 2018

Ciampa goes to choke Gargano but Gargano fends him off. Both men are now trading punches. As Gargano gets the upperhand, Ciampa nails him with a low blow. Ciampa follows it up with a shot from the crutches. Ciampa then hits the Project Ciampa.

Gargano kicks out at the last second.

Ciampa reaches the ropes but Gargano rolls him back to the middle of the ring. Ciampa rakes the eyes! Gargano has to let go!

Ciampa gos for a powerbomb but Gargano escapes and slaps Ciampa repeatedly. Ciampa knocks Gargano down with a clothesline. Gargano spikes Ciampa with a reverse hurracanrana. Gargano locks in the Garga-No-Escape.

OH JESUS RIGHT TO CIAMPA'S HEAD #NXTTakeOver @JohnnyGargano pic.twitter.com/LKxoj9mmbN
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubItal) April 8, 2018

Ciampa hits gargano with a knee to the back of the head. Gargano somehow kicks out again.

Gargano exposes the turnbuckle but can't make use of it. Ciampa knocks Gargano's tooth out with a back elbow. Gargano goes for a slingshot spear but runs into Ciampa's knee.Ciampa follows it with a spinning powerbomb for a nearfall.

Gargano runs at Ciampa but is sent outside. Ciampa goes to reach for Gargano but gets a shot to the head and shoulder area with the crutches. Gargano follows it up with a slingshot DDT. Ciampa somehow kicks out at 2.

Crutch to the injured knee!

Both men somehow crawl back into the ring. Both men go for the crutch and pull at it.Gargano has the crutch! He whacks Ciampa with it!

"You deserve it" chant for Ciampa. Haha.

Gargano powerbombs Ciampa onto the concrete floor. Did you hear that splat?

Ciampa takes the crutches from a disabled Johnny Gargano fan. He heads back into the ring and goes to strike Gargano with the crutches but Gargano ducks. Gargano hits a rolling kick for some respite.

Gargano reaches the ropes but Ciampa doesn't let go of the hold. Ciampa then heads to the apron and stomps the hell out of Johnny Gargano.

DAMN #NXTTakeOver @ProjectCiampa pic.twitter.com/q8O7NNE5s5
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubItal) April 8, 2018

Gargano throws left hands at Ciampa but Ciampa hits him with a back suplex. Ciampa locks in a Texas Cloverleaf. Will Gargano be forced to tap?

Ciampa stamps on Gargano's hand before sending him into the turnbuckle. Ciampa looks confident now. Also looks like he may be bleeding from the mouth.

Ciampa punches and kicks Gargano sending him through a part of the table. Ciampa is in firm control. The crowd is chanting expletives at Ciampa.

Gargano goes for a powerbomb on the announcer's table but Ciampa hits him with a monitor and hits a vertical suplex off the table and onto the floor.

Ciampa removes some of the padding from the floor, exposing the concrete. Gargano hits a Superkick from the apron. He then tosses Ciampa over the announcer's table.

Gargano leaps over the barricade and takes out Ciampa. Ciampa responds by throwing Gargano into the barricade.

Gargano clotheslines Ciampa out of the ring and follows it with a tope suicida. Gargano throws left hands at Ciampa at ringside. Ciampa finally gets in some offence of his own.

Tomasso Ciampa vs Johnny Gargano

Gargano and Ciampa are facing off. The bell has rung. Gargano unloads on Ciampa. Lou Thesza Press followed by more punches. Gargano hits a slingshot spear and follows it up by unloading with boot in the corner.

BLACK MASS!!!!!!!! @WWEAleister IS THE NEW NXT CHAMPION!!!! #NXTTakeOver #NXTChampionship pic.twitter.com/Fk54DgoJKN
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubItal) April 8, 2018

WHAT A KICK MY GOD #NXTTakeOver #NXTChampionship @AndradeCienWWE pic.twitter.com/wNgyj1PtZm
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubItal) April 8, 2018

Vega heads to the top rope and Almas ducks. She hits Almas who catches her in midair. Black hits Almas with a Black Mass as his face is unprotected!! It's over! Aleister Black is your next NXT Champion!

Aleister Black def. Andrade 'Cien' Almas

Black hits a dive over the top ropes. He rolls Almas into the ring and gets hit by a Hammerlock DDT!!! Nearfall!

Almas hits the double knees to Black as he's against the ring post on the apron! Black's eyes look glazed!

Black goes for the Black Mass but Almas hits a dropkick to the back of the head!

SPIKED. @Zelina_VegaWWE #NXTTakeOver #NXTChampionship pic.twitter.com/wJAosUWIPj
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubItal) April 8, 2018

Black KICKS OUT!

Black goes out to the apron but Vega interferes again. Double stomp onto the APRON! double knees!

Knee strike in mid air by @WWEAleister #NXTTakeOver #NXTChampionship pic.twitter.com/XLzVZJXcvF
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubItal) April 8, 2018

Black hits the Black Mass out of nowhere. Vega gets Almas' leg on the bottom rope to break the count.

#NXTTakeOver #NXTChampionship pic.twitter.com/75NsymN4o0
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubItal) April 8, 2018

The referee is distracted and Zelina hits Black with a hurracanrana. Almas goes for the pin - nearfall.

Almas hits a running corkscrew over the top ropes and takes Black out.

Both men take each other out with a kick to the head.

Almas counters a sunset flip powerbomb from the top rope and lands on his feet. He goes for a double knees but misses it. Almas hits a stunner for a 2-count.

WWE NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, 2018 Results, Live Updates and Commentary; Shocking heel turn in title match

NXT Takeover: New Orleans is poised to be the greatest Takeover of ALL TIME!