5 questions from NXT Takeover: WarGames that most need answering

#4 Was this the most shocking NXT Championship victory ever?

Where did that come from?

Despite the widely held appreciation we all have for NXT, there's no denying that in terms of championship victories, the product can be a little predictable. Usually, there is a familiar pattern to how to NXT belts are handed over - someone works their way up the ladder, has a couple of attempts and eventually wins the title while the loser looks forward to a promotion to RAW or Smackdown.

Starting from Adrian Neville, we saw a steady progression from him to Sami Zayn, then to Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Roode and Drew McIntyre. On none of these occasions was the victory particularly unexpected. Of course, we did see Joe's shock victory on a house show, but that was more about the occasion rather than the person involved.

This is why Cien Almas's victory last night proved to be such a shock. While his stock has certainly improved since being partnered with Zelina Vega, not many people expected him to be gifted the NXT Championship just yet.

Not only has the feud between him and McIntyre been short, but Drew seems a long way off from a main roster promotion, meaning these two will probably meet a fair few times before that happens.

This gives the current championship feud a sense of originality, which is by no means a bad thing.