10 Biggest Holy Sh*t Moments From NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2

5. A Chain Lariat

Kyle O'Reilly Adam Cole
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Spoiler alert: Cole vs. O'Reilly dominates the rest of this list.

TakeOver viewers won't be stunned by that, because they already know how epic the headlining "Unsanctioned" brawl was. It was arguably too much, and yet denying these boys the chance to flex their creative muscles or tell a lengthy story would've sucked. Maybe it had to be this long.

The good news is that they peppered the action with some seriously cool "holy sh*t" moments. At one point, Cole even yanked on that metal chain they'd introduced to literally clothesline O'Reilly out of his boots. Step aside, JBL, for a certain "Bay Bay" has a better lariat than you. Steel chain vs. arm is hardly a fair fight, granted.

Kyle bumped onto his back like he'd been flattened. He had to do that, because taking a steel chain to the throat would leave someone hospitalised in real life. This was a spectacular prelude to later violence.

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