Ranking Every NXT TakeOver From Worst To Best
23. Rival
Kevin Owens' NXT Championship win was elite tier WWE heartbreak reimagined on the black-and-gold brand. A stoppage finish was the nastiest way 'KO' could have taken the title from his best friend. Set against against his callous use of his family to justify his cruelty, this was genuinely inspired.
Amidst the main event drama though, the show was stolen on the undercard as Charlotte, Sasha Banks, Bayley and Becky Lynch announced themselves on their biggest stage yet with a Four Horsewomen fatal four-way that was, at that point, the best women's match in company history.
Finn Bálor and Adrian Neville knocked together a match that lived up to the billing to confirm The Demon as the brand's next babyface hope, while an undercard anchored by Hideo Itami and Tyler Breeze succinct scuffle proved to be more of a time capsule clash than a star-making classic.
A thoroughly enjoyable show on its own terms, this suffers a little from drag in the first half until the big matches help it burst into life.