7 Ups & 1 Down From NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly produce a bloated epic; WWE crowns a new NXT Champion at TakeOver.
Karrion Kross has dethroned NXT's 'Prince'.
The wrecking machine showed his subtly-stellar selling skills on Thursday night's TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2. He had to - this was not going to be a squash-style win for Kross, especially against someone the calibre of Finn Bálor, so the big man had to bust out some new tricks in order for the match to feel epic.
"Epic" was a theme of the night. Amazingly though, the card's most bloated bout almost delved into parody and ended being a 'Down'. Don't worry though, because the pay off was worth the trip, and WWE cannot be blamed for giving Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly so much time to work with (their headliner went a whopping 40 minutes).
Elsewhere, NXT's bookers made smart decisions with some of the other belts. The Cruiserweight prize finally has one undisputed champ, and the Women's Tag Titles look like they're on Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart for a good while to come. That's fine, 'cause they're the best choices right now.
Here's all the good and the bad from NXT's final contribution to WrestleMania 37 week...