10 Times NXT Black & Gold Was Better Than Literally EVERYTHING

10. NXT TakeOver Brooklyn

SummerSlam 2015 was actually pretty solid, from an entertainment perspective. The booking decisions? Less great, with the Undertaker needlessly getting his win back a year and a half after Lesnar broke the streak and talk show host Jon Stewart getting inexplicably involved in Cena versus Rollins.

Even as a show that most agreed was decent enough though, NXT had made numerous huge statements at TakeOver Brooklyn the night before that would put it above SummerSlam quite easily. How does a match-of-the-decade contender from two young up-stars called Sasha Banks and Bayley grab you?

Because The Boss had already been moved to the "big time", Bayley's championship victory was inevitable - but no less impactful. In some ways, it was a true of "end of an era" moment and the beginning of something new as very soon WWE would have to start doing more than the bare minimum with their women's division. After all, SummerSlam hadn't even booked a women's title match and instead had three arbitrary teams duking it out for an underwhelming 15 minutes.

Brooklyn also saw an incredible ladder match main event between Owens and Balor, the debut of Apollo Crews and, incredibly, featured Jushin Thunder Liger in his only WWE match. It's no wonder Brooklyn became a second-home for the brand.