Everyone in the WWE universe could’ve foreseen that a second NXT Title victory for Finn Balor was in the works when he returned October 2. A superstar with that much star power is perfect to carry the third brand of WWE into the future. By the time the next Takeover rolls around, Adam Cole will have been champion for almost a year. He will have not necessarily become stale, but he has run his course as champion. It will be about time for a change in the Title’s natural evolution.
Dakota Kai will obviously be a major driving force going forward in the ratings for NXT. It also has to feel very uplifting for Akira Tozawa to be given a spotlight and a title match on NXT TV after being treated as an overqualified enhancement talent on the main roster in recent weeks.
Boy did Tozawa and Lio Rush ever deliver too; they were moving so fast I couldn’t keep up with who was doing what.