Every Match From NXT TakeOver Brooklyn II - From Worst To Best
5. No Way Jose Vs. Austin Aries
Result: Aries makes Jose tap with the Last Chancery (10:42).
Rating: The perfect example of what not kind of match to open a show with: it's mostly fine work overall, just not very exciting or memorable, though the NXT crowd were still pretty animated (as usual) which at least helped a little.
Again, when your card has just six matches, average TV fare like this really shouldn't be a priority, but at least Hideo Itami destroying Aries with the GTS in the post-match was extremely amusing.
Plus, it gave Jose a nice boost while still giving fans the Aries victory they most likely wanted. Fine, if unambitious compared to almost everything else on the show.
6/10