Ranking WWE shows part of WrestleMania 37 week

WrestleMania 37 at Raymond James Stadium
WrestleMania 37 at Raymond James Stadium

#3 WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver

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WWE NXT TakeOver:Stand & Deliver
WWE NXT TakeOver:Stand & Deliver

If WrestleMania was the biggest night for the WWE superstars on the main roster, that was equally the case for many NXT stars with TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. Like WrestleMania, TakeOver was divided into two nights with multiple money-making matches.

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Night One began with Pete Dunne losing to Kushida in the opening match. Bronson Reed earned an NXT North American Championship match for Night Two after defeating Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Cameron Grimes, LA Knight, Dexter Lumis and Leon Ruff.

The longest-reigning WWE NXT UK Champion Walter continued his dominant run as he successfully defeated Tommaso Ciampa. MSK's dream debut year became even more beautiful after they won the vacant NXT Tag Team Championships.

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The main event was the 'Genius of the Sky' Io Shirai defending her NXT Women's championship against Raquel Gonzalez. Until now, Gonzalez had always been a mid-card player, which automatically made Io Shirai the favorite.

However, the favorite fell as Raquel Gonzalez defeated Io Shirai and ended her strong 304-day title reign.

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Night Two of WWE NXT Stand & Deliver took it to a whole new level. We finally got an undisputed WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champion as Santos Escobar defeated Jordan Devlin in the opening match. Candice LaRae and Indi Hartwell lost to Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship.

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However, LaRae's husband Johnny Gargano didn't fail to bring home some gold after successfully defending his NXT North American Championship against Bronson Reed.

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In the co-main of the show, Karrion Kross faced Finn Balor for the NXT Championship. Doom's Day arrived on this night as Kross dethroned Finn Balor in a well-fought contest to capture the NXT Championship.

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The final match of the show had a perfect recipe for a good movie: action, emotion, history, brotherhood and then, finally, betrayal. The two former undisputed brothers Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly went to war in an unsanctioned match.

The two superstars went on for 40 minutes and threw everything at each other from steel chairs to steel chains, leaving no stone unturned. At the end of this hard-hitting and intense brawl, only one man survived, and that was Kyle O'Reilly, defeating his former brother Adam Cole.

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WWE NXT TakeOver Stand & Deliver was top-notch. Raquel Gonzalez winning the NXT Women's Championship was a brilliant move. This made many people feel happy for Raquel even though she was a heel.

Walter continues to impress whenever he gets a chance. MSK were already loved by fans even before they joined WWE, winning the NXT Tag Team Championships will put more eyeballs on the NXT Tag Team Division.

Every match on the card was well delivered across both nights. Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly certainly stole the show and Doom's Day has begun for the whole NXT roster with Karrion Kross winning the NXT Championship.

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