5 Top WWE Superstars and their greatest NXT TakeOver performances

#4 Aleister Black defeats Adam Cole in an Extreme Rules match (NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia)

Currently, Aleister Black is a mainstay on WWE RAW. Back in 2018, he was wowing the fans in NXT and having classics one after the other with the brand's top Superstars. His rivalry with Adam Cole had reached a boiling point by the time NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia arrived, and they settled it out in an Extreme Rules match.

The bout saw interferences from Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish, but SAnitY came out to even the odds and fended off the villains. Black and Cole gave everything they had in an attempt to best their opponent, but it was Black who came out victorious in the end. A devastating Black Mass by Aleister Black ended things for Adam Cole, and one of the greatest hardcore matches of the modern era came to an end. Black has tons of potential to become one of the biggest Superstars in all of WWE in the near future. Hopefully, WWE handles him well over the next few years and lets him show what he is capable of.

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