10 Worst Ever NXT TakeOver Matches
8. Baron Corbin Vs Austin Aries (Dallas)
Austin Aries was in a tough spot on the fabled April evening WWE produced one of their best ever pay-per-view/network special events.
A month earlier, his debut with the developmental brand was a major talking point throughout the industry, and the powerful beatdown he suffered from Baron Corbin before he could even address the audience was Corbin's best moment in NXT to date.
The battle lines were clearly drawn between the incoming star and the usurped NXT 'veteran', but in real life it was Aries facing that actual problem, as the spectacle of Shinsuke Nakamura's debut was destined to overshadow his in-ring debut.
On a card with absolutely no filler, it was impossible for the match not to look like the one duffer of the bunch, and Aries and Corbin appeared to play down to expectations with a reductive effort that allowed neither to shine.
As it later turned out, Corbin was due to appear in (and win) the Andre The Giant Battle Royal two nights later at WrestleMania, meaning the pair would need a finish that got Aries over but protected 'The Lone Wolf'.
This was simply not possible, and Austin's lucky roll-up for the victory immediately reduced his 'Greatest Man That Ever Lived' claim mere minutes before Nakamura and Zayn would contest an instant classic match-of-the-year contender.