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At this point what exactly would be the stipulation in a potential fourth Gargano-Ciampa match? Would it be to the death? I mean what else could they really do to top their brutal first three encounters.
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NXT: Brooklyn has always been the highlight of the NXT year. The fact we have had four straight years of excellent shows in Brooklyn has been a real blast. I think I will really miss the rabid New York NXT crowds.
The fourth Brooklyn show lived up to the crazy expectations of all Takeovers. You had an amazing tag match opener, a fantastic North American Championship Match, one of the best NXT Women’s matches and another classic by Johnny and Tommaso.
With all of this in mind after another fun and an exhausting NXT night, I present my list of the top five most surprising moments of WWE Takeover: Brooklyn IV:
#5 War Raiders Attack the Champions
I don’t want to minimize the opening tag team title match. It was fantastic. Tyler Bate was, in my opinion, the star of the match. The fact that he is only 21 and can do even half of what he does in the ring is beyond amazing. However, it isn’t exactly a “surprising moment” that Mustache Mountain and Undisputed Era had a fantastic tag match yet again.
The real surprise was the attack by the War Raiders immediately after the match. I have been shocked by the very slow build of the War Raiders on the NXT roster. They really haven’t done much for the entirety of 2018.
That quickly and drastically changed at NXT Brooklyn. I am sure a lot of people are looking forward to Undisputed Era versus War Raiders. That should be a great match at NXT: Los Angeles. The tag team division is quite strong in NXT for the very near future.
# 4 The Dream Wins At Takeover
I recently saw an NXT live event in San Diego. One of the many things I observed was the Velveteen Dream is insanely over. It seems Dream finds a way to impress us at each and every Takeover. But he never seems to win on the biggest stage. And beating Kassius Ohno doesn’t really count.
This changed at NXT: Brooklyn. In a match between two wrestlers desperately needing the win, Velveteen Dream won clean. As surprising as it is to see Dream win just his second Takeover match, it is just as surprising to see EC3 remain winless. It is pretty tough to call yourself the “1%” if you don’t win on the biggest stage.
#3 Ricochet Wins the North American Championship
Is anyone surprised by another great match involving these two talents. I think few people in pro wrestling sell better then Adam Cole and even fewer people can do the high-flying moves Ricochet can amazingly perform. Watch this match for that kick by Adam Cole alone. If you haven’t seen it yet, you will know it when you see it.
It was surprising to see Ricochet win his first NXT title. It just seemed that everything was constantly going the Undisputed Era’s way. I know it won’t hurt Adam Cole to lose the title but it will be interesting to see where the North American Championship goes from here.
#2 Kairi Sane Wins The Women’s Championship
They sure have some short NXT title reigns recently. Baszler has been an excellent heel champion that has looked pretty dominant since winning the title at NXT: New Orleans. The only female superstar Baszler hasn’t really dominated in the “Pirate Princess” herself. So surprisingly, Sane won on a quick roll-up to win the title.
The match was one of the best women’s match of the year. Baszler was at her best mat-based wrestling again. Sane kept up an incredible pace throughout the entire match. It had a lot of believable near falls including Baszler’s submission finisher that quickly was turned into a Sane roll-up victory.
Where does the Women’s division go from here? It raises the real question if Shayna is moving up to the main roster. I mean what else does she really need to accomplish on the yellow brand.
#1 An NXT Championship Ending That Is Controversial
Poor Aleister Black. He finally would have had a main event at an NXT Takeover and he got injured. It likely rushed up a third match between Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa for Brooklyn. The fact they still find ways to surprise us after three matches is impressive. They find new ways to use the ring, tables, chairs and even poor employees near ringside. I hope the WWE has some good hazard pay.
The ending was certainly a surprise that will likely divide the crowd. Johnny attempt to “end” Ciampa backfired and caused Gargano to do a brutal looking spot knee first into a table. Ciampa makes it to his feet at 9 and retains. Gargano’s anger causes him to lose the NXT Championship and the evil Ciampa continues to hold the title. This feud is never ending is it?
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