WWE NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II - 6 points to note
A year on from the original TakeOver from Brooklyn, NXT returned to the Barclays Center for TakeOver: Brooklyn II. Going into the show, Brooklyn II would have to do a lot to live up to its predecessor, but NXT not only matched it but they surpassed it.
This year’s TakeOver was arguably the best one so far, something we often say after every new TakeOver. The show had just 6 matches on the card but each one of them delivered, from the opener between Austin Aries and No Way Jose to the main event.
Aries and No Way Jose got the show off to a blistering start before Jose eventually tapped to the Last Chancery, which was followed up by Ember Moon’s victorious NXT debut. Ember Moon was really impressive in her first outing, as was her opponent Billie Kay. This was followed by the glorious debut of Bobby Roode who took on the undefeated Andrade “Cien” Almas. The two had a great match and the veteran, Bobby Roode, eventually won on his in-ring debut with a Glorious Bomb for the pinfall.
The first championship match of the night saw The Revival retain their titles against Gargano and Ciampa in a match that tore the house down. This one’s a contender for match of the night. This was followed up by the rematch between Asuka and Bayley. They topped their match from Dallas and more.
The final match of the night was the dream match between Samoa Joe and Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Championship. Nakamura and Joe almost literally went to war with each other before Nakamura eventually pulled out a win to become the new NXT Champion.
It was an almost perfect show from the guys and girls down at NXT and SummerSlam has an uphill battle to top this. With the show behind us, let’s take a look at 5 points to note from NXT TakeOver: Back 2 Brooklyn.