WWE NXT Takeover Chicago, June 16th 2018 Results, latest winners & video highlights

#2 - Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream

Ricochet and Dream had a match for the ages

Velveteen Dream came out first after a sensational video package, and he was wearing a Hulk Hogan-inspired yellow and orange ensemble. He even imitated Hogan's mannerisms in the ring, and he also had Prince Puma tights on in a call-back to Ricochet's days with Lucha Underground. What a guy. Ricochet came out next in his superhero-esque attire, which was equally as awesome.

The two men went through a feeling out process to get things started, with Dream doing several Hogan poses throughout the opening minutes. They attempted to outdo one another, which plays to the narrative that they had leading up to this match. Dream and Ricochet then slapped each other before The One and Only put together a series of impressive acrobatic moves to the delight of the crowd.

Ricochet attempted a springboard but Dream knocked him off, to the point where Ricochet's neck whiplashed off of the rope. Dream yelled 'get up bingo hall' to Ricochet after imitating another one of his moves. He went to bounce off the ropes, but Dream read it like a book and pushed him to the outside. Dream then used the middle rope as a boost and flipped over the top rope onto Ricochet on the outside. Outstanding.

Ricochet turned things around with a suicide dive followed by an inverted flip over the top rope, and then a short-range 619. Ricochet continued to catch Dream off guard, not allowing him to get a single breath. A jumping neckbreaker followed by a standing shooting star got a close two count for the high-flyer.

WOW. Dream hit a rolling death valley bomb off the top rope that resembled an Attitude Adjustment, but he couldn't quite get the three fall. Then, with Ricochet on the top rope, Dream suplexed him from the turnbuckle to the floor and that may well be the spot of the night already. Both men narrowly beat the ten count.

Dream hit another death valley bomb, which got a two count. The crowd were eating everything up from the first minute until the last. Both men began trading blows, as Ricochet attempted to roll through from a Northern Lights suplex but couldn't because of his back pain. Dream reversed another Ricochet flurry into a vicious inverted DDT which gets a two. The crowd were on their feet.

Dream called himself a wrestling god and was talking trash to Ricochet, giving his opponent enough time to recuperate. Ricochet imitated Dream's pose before nailing an elbow from the top rope, but Dream kicked out. Ricochet went back up top to attempt the 630 but Dream rolled further into the middle of the ring. Instead, he went for a shooting star press which Dream reversed by getting his knees up. Unreal.

Dream then went for an elbow all the way from the other side of the ring but missed. Ricochet finally hit the 630 on Dream who was writhing in pain, and he finally secured the win.

Ricochet defeated Velveteen Dream