6 Ups And 5 Downs From NXT TakeOver: Chicago

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6. Roddy Comes Out Strong

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After a really well-done video package on NXT television, Roderick Strong needed to cash in at TakeOver and deliver a performance that continued to rally fans around him – and he succeeded.

Roddy jumped out of the crowd to take out Sanity from the get-go, winning over the fans, and he continued to battle against the odds throughout the match. Strong persevered and pulled out a Strong Backbreaker for the win, becoming one of the first wrestlers to overcome the odds of Sanity (Tye Dillinger did it with the help of a steel cage).

The match wasn’t a classic, but it was a solid opener that continued the momentum built up by the videos, and hopefully it’s a sign that Roddy has a bright future ahead.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.