WWE NXT Takeover: Philadelphia Results, January 27th, 2018, latest winners & analysis

Ember Moon(c) vs Shayna Baszler - NXT Women's Championship

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The climax of the battle happened on the ground

Shayna got a Goldberg-like entrance when she got the walk from the back. The challenger started the match strong but Ember fought back in heavy fashion, topping it off with a suicide dive.

Shayna soon got the advantage and stomped the left arm of Ember. She would proceed to work on Ember's arm with stomps and joint manipulation. Ember exploded back with slaps to the face. She struck back and would surprisingly land the eclipse early on. However, the champion wasn't able to get the pin due to her injured arm.

It was so bad that medical staff came out upon the referee's call. The crowd was not pleased, but Ember refused to quit. What followed this was an absolutely incredible sequence of Shayna Baszler locking in an armbar on the champion, who absolutely refused to tap out, come hell or high water. Despite breaking out once, Shayna would roll around and lock in the armbar but Ember would lock her arms together and find a way to escape.

The finish came when Ember countered the armbar into a roll-up for a good, clean win. Incredible match with a great story told.

Ember Moon defeated Shayna Baszler to retain the NXT Women's Championship

After the match, a shocked Shayna attacked Ember with a rear naked choke before going back to apply it again. She stood tall, but the crowd was not pleased.

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Ricochet and War Machine were shown ringside.

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