NXT TakeOver: Portland - Ranking every match

#1 Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic

The best match was the show opening, rivalry culminating match between Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic. There, on the big TakeOver stage, they showed what wowed us all in the first place, doing things big men were never supposed to be able to do in the squared circle. It sometimes felt like a hoss fight, but could turn into a cruiserweight match at the drop of a hat. Remember Keith Lee's hurricanrana at the beginning? Remember Dominik Dijakovic's corkscrew?

The match had false finishes that never reached into absurd territory and Dominik Dijakovic sold his back well, which led to the Big Bang Catastrophe from Keith Lee and the finish of the match.

When it was over, both men stood tall, as Keith Lee ceded some of the spotlight to the rival that he respected. Dijakovic was the heel in the match by default because of how over Keith Lee is, but he gained a lot of fans as a result of the bout. One still gets the feeling that his time will come soon.