8 Secrets We Learned From WWE's Leaked NXT TakeOver Script
7. Matt Riddle Vs. Kassius Ohno: 18 Minutes?!
Hardcore fans were left disappointed when WWE seemingly cut Kassius Ohno vs. Matt Riddle from TakeOver: War Games 2 mere days before the show, though the story was revealed as a work as soon as Riddle's music hit at the top of the broadcast. He cut a brief promo, noting that although he and Ohno were set to collide the following week, he wanted to face the former Chris Hero there and then.
Ohno emerged... and had his lights knocked out in just seven seconds. A single flying knee was all it took to send Kassius to the shadow realm. A shocking turn of events, but one that put the former UFC fighter over huge, though it seems likely that the duo will work a longer, more substantial match sometime in the near future.
Oddly, Mauro's list has this bout scheduled for 18 minutes. This suggests that WWE either switched things up on short notice, or put a false runtime on the sheet through fear of it getting leaked ahead of time.
Even as a complete package - from Riddle's entrance to the closing shot - didn't come to 18 minutes, weighing in at just over four instead.