10 Worst Ever NXT TakeOver Matches
1. Samoa Joe Vs Baron Corbin (Brooklyn)
Samoa Joe got off to a rocky start in the WWE system.
After a huge debut appearance to stare down NXT Champion Kevin Owens at NXT Unstoppable, he worked a dark match before a Raw taping with Tyson Kidd and ended up shelving the Canadian for 18 months (and counting) with a severe spinal injury following a Muscle Buster.
Subsequent appearances on NXT television (including a Title match against Owens) failed to live up to the standard fans knew him capable of following excellent spells in TNA and Ring of Honor.
It would be a feud with Finn Balor that would help Joe turn a corner, but before that he contested a woefully disappointing match with Baron Corbin at what most consider to be the best ever TakeOver event.
Corbin was heavily pushed in NXT in 2015, and had wiped out several midcarders in order to earn a match with the 'Samoan Submission Machine', but the contest was a total bore that hurt both guys after the ten minute snoozer ended with Corbin passing out in the Coquina Clutch.
The finish was designed to protect Baron as he suffered one of his only televised losses in 2015, but it did little for Joe, who failed again to show the killer instinct everybody knew he was capable of.