NXT TakeOver: XXV: Ranking each match

Promise fulfilled.
Promise fulfilled.

#1 NXT Championship: Johnny Gargano (c) vs. Adam Cole

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This match went a little bit too long with false finish kick outs for my taste (though it wasn't anywhere near the absurdity of the Bucks match last week). Nevertheless, it was much better than the match in New York. There were some smart spots in the match, like Adam Cole falsely summoning the Undisputed Era from backstage, keeping Johnny Gargano on his guard.

The Panama Sunrise spot to the outside of the ring isn't something that will easily be forgotten.

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The selling by both men in the match was also superb. It really felt like they were killing each other and couldn't capitalize on anything that they were doing.

In the end, though, Cole hit the Panama Sunrise and the Last Shot inside the ring, cutting Johnny Gargano's title reign short and becoming NXT Champion in a move that will no doubt have surprised many people.

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Edited by Riju Dasgupta
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