NXT TakeOver: Portland - Ranking every match

#3 Johnny Gargano vs. Finn Balor

This match didn't quite live up to the expectations I had of it, but it was still a TakeOver worthy match between these two. One of the things that was jarring was Gargano's selling of his leg throughout the middle of the match, but then abruptly stopping toward the end.

Either way, though, the match was a masterful display of technical ability between the former NXT Champions. Johnny Gargano's TakeOver resume is such that it can be hard for him to live up to some of his own exploits, but this was an admirable effort all the same.

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#2 The Undisputed Era vs. The Broserweights

This was the right team at the right time. The Broserweights have been one of the most entertaining acts in the entire company despite only recently forming and they looked more than ready to be tag team champions.

We got a back and forth brawl that started on a high note with the Broserweights' entrance and only got better from there. Unlike the main event, the false finishes were executed correctly here.

At the end of it all, though, the Broserweights were the ones holding the NXT tag team titles up in the feel-good moment of the night.