5 Ups And 1 Down From Last Night's NXT (Jul 15)

1. The Nox And The Hound

There's no better division on the entire planet right now than the NXT Women's Division. That they can pluck a fairly-aimless Nox out of the brand's midcard and put together a match that would have gone down amongst the best in TakeOver history is incredible. One week of build, one number-one contender match and, you've got a believable title change on your hands, and the background narrative to warrant it.

Nox would make a great champion, and despite this only being a TV main-event a week removed from a a big show, you thought throughout that it might actually happen.

It didn't, of course, but letting Io's more vicious side out to really paint her as a resilient and determined underdog made for compelling watching. Nox's history of horrific injuries informed every near-fall in this, with Shirai selling her own knees a really, really clever piece of storytelling.

While Shirai had just about enough to overcome her opponent here, if we're in for an entire summer of 15/20 minute main-event title defecnes against a revolving door of this roster's impossible depth of talent then, well, f**k me dead lads, what a time to be alive. I wonder who's next...