WWE NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 Results, Highlights, And Grades
His moment is FAR from over.#NXTTakeOver #LastManStanding @ProjectCiampa pic.twitter.com/WA5rrGcxyT
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 19, 2018
Final Thoughts And Rating
Once again, NXT TakeOver delivered in a big way, and TakeOver Brooklyns are the biggest shows for a reason. There is a special vibe whenever NXT comes to Brooklyn during SummerSlam weekend, and I just want to highlight the fact that Kairi Sane and Shayna Baszler continued the tradition of women stealing the weekend.
At Brooklyn I, it was Sasha Banks vs. Bayley, who set the standard. Bayley and Asuka then followed that up with a great match at Brooklyn II before Asuka and Ember Moon had one of the greatest matches in NXT history last year. Sane and Baszler had the best women’s match in WWE in 2018, hands down.
From start to finish, this show was impeccable. Every single match delivered, and that’s saying something, considering how hyped up this all-star card was. Moustache Mountain and the Undisputed Era ended their rivalry with poetic story-telling, and you couldn’t help but feel heartbreak for the babyfaces in defeat.
The #PiratePrincess is ready to get her hands on The #QueenOfSpades! @KairiSaneWWE #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/f0TZ7BWzfC
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 19, 2018
Meanwhile, Velveteen Dream and EC3 held a spectacle of a different flavor, filled to the brim with taunts, power moves, and nail-biting action. Ricochet and Adam Cole tore the house down, putting together a few breath-taking spots at the end to get the crowd at an all-time high. And, of course, Sane and Baszler added a layer to one of wrestling’s most underrated face/heel stories that has been brewing for a year.
Of course, this review wouldn’t be complete without praise for Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa, who delivered the match of the night in the main event for the third straight TakeOver. It’s easy to take these two for granted, but they are truly gifts to pro wrestling. This is a special rivalry, and tonight’s action only solidified that. These two have the rare talent of making a deflating finish in Last Man Standing match feel eminently satisfying.
They can indeed fight forever.
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Rating: A+, Right up there with New Orleans and Chicago II among the best shows of the year. New Orleans was the best of the bunch, but, at this point, there’s no point in comparing TakeOver shows to each other. They are all indisputably great. This shows highs weren’t quite as high as the other two, but it was a more consistent show.