7 Ups & 1 Down From NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2

5. Titles Stay Put

Ember Moon Shotzi Blackheart
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Being honest, this guy was worried that WWE might hot-shot the NXT Women's Tag belts onto The Way - there would've been no need for that, not when Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart have been slaying it as a team since winning the titles themselves back in early-March.

A one-month reign wouldn't have done them any favours.

Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell will have their time as a duo, but Stand & Deliver wasn't it. That doesn't mean they weren't credible challengers for the titles though (the fact this writer was concerned they were going to win proves that), and they did everything in their power to make the champs look cracking here.

Also, that Total Eclipse into a Shotzi senton was punchy and sweet in execution too. Wade Barrett did a terrific job of selling how cool that looked. Then again, Mr. "I'm Afraid I've Got Some Bad News" has blossomed into one hell of a colour commentator, so that's no surprise.

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