9 Ups And 3 Downs From WWE NXT Takeover: Brooklyn

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2. The Demon Climbs Out Of The Depths

How many one-on-one ladder matches do you think there have been in WWE history? Dozens? Just when you think you€™ve seen everything in a match, Kevin Owens and Finn Balor came along Saturday night and managed to deliver a fresh matchup with innovative spots. Instead of relying on the ladder for the bulk of the match, neither man was able to get his hands on a ladder until several minutes into the match, and even then the ladders only factored into a portion of the match, avoiding the cliché of multiple slow climbs up the ladder. Balor channeled his inner Jeff Hardy, hitting a Coup de Grace from the top of the ladder onto a prone Owens. That turned out to be enough to KO Owens and allow Finn to retrieve the title.Like the co-main event, this match easily could be dropped onto Sunday€™s SummerSlam broadcast and it wouldn€™t look one bit out of place. That€™s a very good sign for the future.