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NXT took over the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois just 24 hours before Money in the Bank takes over The Windy City and once again the developmental roster of WWE put on a fantastic show.
The show boasted five incredible matches and even though none of the Championships changed hands on the night, there were still a number of shocks that will easily feed into NXT's weekly show when it returns in two weeks' time.
The NXT roster rarely botches as part of their pay-per-view events, but last night was one of the most brutal Takeover events in history - which could be why there were a number of slip-ups from the brand's biggest stars.
#3 Shayna Baszler's finisher
Shayna Baszler defended her NXT Women's Championship against one of her toughest challengers last night as the unpredictable Nikki Cross stepped up to the former MMA star. Baszler was able to defeat Cross despite her innovative offense, but the issue was that she only actually had her finisher locked in for a few seconds.
As with The Asuka Lock and The Coquina Clutch, the point of Baszler's Kirafuda is that the body scissors prevent her opponents from being able to move their body, the neck lock alone isn't seen as a way to defeat a strong opponent. At the end of the match, Cross is seen sitting up but she isn't locked in with the body scissors, so she could have easily moved her body out in time.
#2 Tommaso Ciampa's trip
It has been described as one of the most brutal matches of the PG era, but it definitely was a fantastic main event in Chicago, but it was also one that took its toll on both of the men involved. The end of the match saw medical staff attempt to stretcher Tommaso Ciampa out of the arena after Johnny Gargano put him through a table but the former Champion was having none of it.
Gargano dragged the stretcher back down the ringside and continued the assault on his former friend, which included taking him off the backboard and throwing him into the ring. The brutality of the match had taken its toll on Ciampa at this point and the Sicilian Psychopath actually tripped on his way to the ring and Gargano was then forced to pick him up.
#1 Black Mass misses its target
Aleister Black walked into perhaps the toughest test of his NXT Championship career this weekend when he defended his title against the monster, known as Lars Sullivan. It was a fantastic match between the two men and Sullivan's first for the Championship but he made a huge mistake that many of the WWE Universe had quickly picked up on.
Black Mass was always going to be the move that Black looked for throughout the match but when he finally hit it on Sullivan it missed him by inches and The Monster still bumped as though it had actually hit him.
This is the highest that Sullivan has ever been on a Takeover card and he put on quite the match against Black, but the botch will sadly be the most memorable part of his night.
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