5 Surprising Moments From NXT Takeover XXV

#1 Adam Cole Wins the NXT Championship

We had so many memorable and painful spots in the incredible NXT Championship match

Johnny Gargano has been the best wrestler in the world for nearly two years. He has been part of the main event of six NXT Takeovers in the last two years as well. He has had classics with Almas, Ciampa and Adam Cole. His match with Adam Cole at NXT: New York was rated by many as the best in both of their amazing careers. It would be impossible to top it with Gargano-Cole II on Saturday night, right? Wrong.

I believe the main event of NXT Takeover XXV was even better then their previous encounter. The pace for the thirty-minute match was incredible. They had so many believable near falls, sequences of brutal kicks and very little cheating all around. Both Cole and Gargano looked great throughout. But to see Adam Cole take the title from Johnny Wrestling with a clean pin fall? That was the biggest shock of the night.

Johnny only had the NXT title for two months. While Adam Cole needed a big win, it was still surprising to see.

It is doubtful anyone would complain about a third match between the two. I hope we get to see it at the next Takeover. It will be worth the wait.