Ranking Every NXT TakeOver From Worst To Best
14. WarGames (2019)
The best incarnation of the NXT-adapted stipulation show thus far, 2019's double-cage TakeOver benefitted from the black-and-gold brand's spectacular women's division, a screen-melting surprise and a white hot Chicago crowd.
Opening the event with a furious flourish, the first ever women's WarGames was an unabashed triumph, enhanced by Dakota Kai's brutal mid-match turn on her best friend Tegan Nox and Rhea Ripley's stature-enhancing win for her team over Shayna Baszler. Matt Riddle and Finn Bálor kept it simple in trying earnestly to kick the sh*t out of each other whilst a three way between Pete Dunne, Damian Priest and Killian Dain for the right to face NXT Champion Adam Cole the night after the show was far better than the midcard triple threat that dragged the Toronto card down earlier that year.
The main event between Team Ciampa and The Undisputed Era was a Hollywood blockbuster of an encounter, loaded with explosive spots, a wild character re-introduction and the most satisfactory of ginormous endings. Ciampa put Cole through a table from the top of the cage after Kevin Owens' emotional NXT homecoming helped steer the babyfaces to a win.