The 10 Greatest NXT Takeovers of All Time

#2 Takeover: Brooklyn (Aug. 19, 2017, Barclays Center, crowd of 16,000+)

NXT's first massive event in a large arena in the biggest U.S. city couldn't be outdone until recently, nearly three years later. Ironically having the feeling of Wrestle Mania during Summerslam weekend, Takeover: Brooklyn would come to be the cornerstone WWE Network special where women's wrestling in WWE was reborn.

Sasha Banks and Bayley surpassed all five men's matches on the card and proved female Superstars were absolutely capable of building classic feuds and stories, something unheard of in the years leading up the show.

The narrative of Banks, the nasty, arrogant heel champion who made her spectacular entrance in an SUV with black-clad security guards, finally meeting her match against the dorky, child-like Bayley was a shimmering sight to behold, and Banks' post-match humbling of herself in embracing Bayley during a kayfabe-breaking curtain call with fellow Horsewomen Charlotte and Becky Lynch made the night even more special.

A one-off appearance by NJPW's Jushin "Thunder" Liger against Tyler Breeze, a Blue Pants-assisted Vaudevillans Tag Team Title win over Blake & Murphy, the debut of Apollo Crews and a solid-to-good ladder match main event between Finn Balor and Kevin Owens rounded out the nights uber feelgood aura.

Rating: 10/10.