Ranking Every NXT TakeOver From Worst To Best
21. Chicago II
One of the only lopsided TakeOvers brought diminished New Orleans returns in the Tommaso Ciampa/Johnny Gargano main event and uncomfortable flubs in the NXT Championship battle between Aleister Black and Lars Sullivan, but WWE's hottest venue were at least given three total thigh-rubbers before the friction burns kicked in.
Ricochet's explosive win over a game Velveteen Dream was another game-raising loss for the younger of the two. Going over 20 minutes was no easy task, but 'The One & Only' was flawless in his own deployment execution as if to tacitly guide his ostentatious opponent.
Shayna Baszler blew through Nikki Cross in yet another tweak on 'The Queen Of Spades' fabulous TakeOver formula. The Sanity member's smile as she violently went night-night in Baszler's Kirifuda Clutch was a memorably superb character moment for the departing star.
Chicago II couldn't really be topped after its opener - Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong's world-ending Tag Team Title match against Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch was the sort of success story almost entirely dependent on spectacular pro wrestling. This was thunderous theatre, fabulous fighting and brilliant business wrapped in the slick presentation afforded to both NXT and The Undisputed Era as a stable.