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NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver took place this week, spanning over two nights - a first for the Black and Gold brand of WWE. Over the two nights of action, multiple titles were on the line and fans saw a new NXT Champion, Women's Champion, and Tag Team Champions crowned.
Stand & Deliver was possibly one of the biggest NXT TakeOver events in history. There were some huge moments, as grudges finally came to a head, and multiple NXT Superstars got their time to shine.
Following NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, here are five jaw-dropping moments from across the two nights.
#5 Santos Escobar's headbutt through a ladder on Jordan Devlin - NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, Night Two
In the opening match of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night Two, Santos Escobar and Jordan Devlin battled it out to determine who was the undisputed Cruiserweight Champion. Devlin had been the reigning title holder just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But as he was unable to travel to the United States to defend the belt, a tournament took place to crown an interim champion, with Escobar coming out on top.
After weeks of rivalry, the pair finally came to blows at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. In a grueling ladder match, the pair battled it out to be the first to capture the two belts, and it was eventually Escobar who grabbed Cruiserweight gold.
The standout moment of this match was in the final minutes. As the two men both scaled the ladder in the middle of the ring, they exchanged strikes in an attempt to prevent the other from grabbing the titles. It was all over for Devlin when Escobar hit the young star with a vicious headbutt, which sent the Irish Ace through the air, and he crashed through another ladder and lay motionless. Escobar unhooked the titles to win soon after.
#4 Ember Moon hit her rivals with a double Eclipse - NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, Night Two
On the second night of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, the Women's Tag Team Championships were put on the line. Reigning champions Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart took on The Way - Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell - in a fast-paced bout.
There were some massive moments between the four women in the title match at NXT TakeOver, and one of the standouts was the swift double Eclipse Ember Moon delivered to Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae simultaneously, which sent both women flying through the air and crashing down to the mat.
The Eclipse is a fantastic move, potentially one of the most unique moves in NXT, and Moon pretty much always executes it with great impact. Shotzi Blackheart followed this up with a Senton on Hartwell to pin her and take home the win for her team.
Another notable moment in this match was Shotzi Blackheart's Suicide Dive to the outside of the ring. In the moment, Blackheart dove between Ember Moon's legs to the outside and appeared to crash into the barrier as she landed.
#3 WALTER defeated Tommaso Ciampa with a chop - NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, Night One
In one of the standout matches of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, the NXT UK Championship was on the line between reigning champion WALTER and challenger Tommaso Ciampa.
The match-up between the two men was intense, with multiple big moments happening between the pair. Early on, fans got to witness just how powerful WALTER's famous chops are, as he split the top of the announce table with a single strike.
The most notable moment was the ending of the match between the two men. As Ciampa fought back with chops of his own, WALTER hit his opponent with two powerbombs, before following this up with a sleeper suplex. The winning moment came when WALTER downed his opponent with a single chop, and pinned him for the win.
WALTER and Tommaso Ciampa had a fantastic match that stole the show. The way in which WALTER defeated Ciampa with just one of his powerful chops showed the NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver viewers just how much of a dominant force he is.
#2 Io Shirai's death-defying flying crossbody from 20 feet high - NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, Night One
In the main event of the first night of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, NXT Women's Champion Io Shirai went head-to-head with longtime rival Raquel Gonzalez. Io Shirai had enjoyed one of the longest reigns ever with the NXT Women's Championship, and as the titleholder, she had overcome many powerful opponents including Candice LeRae and Rhea Ripley.
In her previous NXT TakeOver showings, Io Shirai has always put her body on the line to deliver outstanding moments. In the match where she won the NXT Women's Championship, she flattened Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair with a crossbody from the top of the house set. At NXT TakeOver: WarGames, she stole the show when she lept from the top of the cage with a trash can on her head.
Io Shirai's showing at Stand & Deliver was no different. Towards the end of the match, Shirai appeared on top of the skull at the top of the ramp. She then dived from it, and hit Raquel Gonzalez from twenty feet high, with the pair crashing onto the steel grate below.
Although Io Shirai lost her title to Raquel Gonzalez, she had one of the biggest moments from across the two days.
#1 Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly crash through the stage - NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, Night Two
The blowout between Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly was one of the most anticipated matches of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. After years of the Undisputed Era, and the partnership between the pair that began pre-WWE, the pair finally imploded.
In the chaotic main event, Cole and O'Reilly finally came to blows. The two men immediately brought out the weapons, with Cole driving a steel chair into O'Reilly. The latter responded by wrapping a chain around his foot and kicking his rival.
The biggest moment of the matchup came later on when the pair brawled outside, and the former NXT Champion slammed Kyle O'Reilly through the stage of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver.
The vicious scrap between the stars ended not long after this, when the two fell from the top turnbuckle following a low blow from O'Reilly, who then followed this up when he wrapped the chain around his leg again and hit Cole with a knee strike.
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