7 Reasons WWE NXT TakeOver: Dallas Will Be The Best Show Of 2016

2. Finn Balor Vs. Samoa Joe II

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At TakeOver: London, Finn Balor somehow managed to successfully defend his NXT Championship against Samoe Joe, using a mixture of intestinal fortitude and the demon of Jack the Ripper to come out on top. The main event of TakeOver: Dallas is a reprise of that match, after Joe took a convoluted route through Baron Corbin and Sami Zayn to earn the right to challenge once more.

Since getting over his initial teething problems in NXT, Samoa Joe has been on an absolute tear. If anything, he is closer to the Samoa Joe of the early 2000s that we all knew and loved than at any point during his tenure in TNA. For the first time in a decade, when a crowd chants 'Joe's Gonna Kill You' it seems to be accompanied by a very real threat of it happening.

This is the main event of what will be NXT's biggest show of the year, featuring two experienced and wildly talented performers who know what it means to stand on top of the card. They will also be following an absolutely stacked card, and the desire to justify their spot will be strong.

It isn't just the prospect of a battle between these two that creates intrigue and excitement however. No, that would be...

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