Rhea Ripley vs. Shayna Baszler

[9.0] "Only Rhea Ripley could carry Shayna bazler to a great match. This was genuinely incredible. Props to rhea."

[7.0] "Despite the fact that Rhea Ripley is still only a young superstar, she's going to prove that she has what it takes to become the huge star we know today. Whether it's her charisma and strength during this match, or during her promos some time before, in which she tells Shayna: "I know you'll say that you beat everyone here. But you didn't beat me b++ch"; Rhea already has almost everything it takes. She's the only one who could end Shayna's reign of terror, the only one charismatic and credible enough to take the title. The match itself may be too long (but it couldn't be shorter) and isn't the most daring, but the final reaction and the importance of the match at the time make it a must-see."

[7.0] "Young-green-no-tattoo-future--always-your-mami-Rhea-Ripley is started her legacy. Not the best, but good match. One of the matches that showed that Rhea is not only a future champion, but one of the biggest stars in WWE's modern history."

[7.0] "Not a fan of the booking of the match and Ripley's acting during it. The crowd is wild and behind Ripley. Baszler is much better than Ripley as a wrestler in this match. (3*1/2)"

[9.0] "This match at such a great element of drama in it. Baszler, while not being the most entertaining by her moves, was such a good heel in her NXT days and she really elevates Rhea as a face in this match. Rhea's great facial expressions really get the ending of this match to another level. 9/10."

[7.0] "Great match. Rhea was a believable opponent, really struggle to survive all of Shayna's tactics. Good way to end Baszler's big run with the title"

[9.0] "Near legendary womens match here. The end to Shaynas fantastic reign and an absolutely brilliant moment."

[9.0] "This was not only a great match, but one of the best moments I've seen on NXT TV. It's weird seeing Rhea as the underdog in a match but she was great here and did a great job overcoming Shayna's limb work and the interference of Duke and Shafir. I loved seeing the entire NXT roster come out to celebrate with Rhea."

[8.0] "I think it was great match without a doubt (**** sounds about right) but I didn't think it deserved more than 8. This felt like a moment-based match. The story was simple. Baszler was a big heel and Rhea played pretty great babyface role. Baszler's dominance was pretty basic but it was enough for the crowd to get behind Rhea. Rhea showed really performance overall. The final moments were really nice as Rhea struggled and fought back. The finish was great to end Baszler's title reign. However, I still think the work overall lacked something to become a truly fantastic battle."

[9.0] "An absolute classic to cap off a wonderful night. I love the story here so much. Ripley is such an amazing babyface here, eating up all the sympathy from the crowd to build up to that big win. That submission false finish at the end was so brilliantly done. It's one of the best false finish done via submission ever. Fantastic stuff. [****1/4]"

[9.0] "Amazing match, amazing storytelling between two of the best. Yet another TakeOver caliber match in this show, which is quite fantastic. I had high expectations for this match and it was even better than I had imagined, they told a big story and executed it brilliantly. Shayna's heel-work was masterful as usual, and Rhea has sublimated it perfectly in the manner of Kairi in 2018. This is easily Shayna's best match during her long reign as champion, and that's how you book the end of a legendary reign, that's how you create a star in the person of Rhea Ripley. Impressive main event, great action, great story, all under a great crowd, it was so damn excellent. Great job ladies. (****Œ)"

[8.0] "A fitting end to the reign of the Queen of Spades. Shayna was on her vicious side and Rhea's selling was (and is always) immaculate. The chair was a bit off, but it was all to build Rhea as a world-beater and it showed at the end of this night"

[6.0] "Rhea winning was the right decision. Dakota Kai or Io Shirai should dethrone Rhea Ripley as soon as possible or i feel that she may become exposed like Roman being pushed too soon before she is really ready as she is still unpolished. Congratulations to Rhea Ripley becoming the first person to hold both NxT and NXT UK titles. ***"

[9.0] "Great TV main event. Rhea's selling of the arm was a nice touch and came into play with Shayna's attitude. The right person won in a match that, while not the best in terms of action, was the best in terms of story and atmosphere. The reaction to the finish alone is worth something."

[9.0] "Great main event. The crowd coming into the ring and celebrating after the match was a nice touch. Perfect babyface v heel."

[10.0] "This was phenomenal. Great storytelling here with Rhea getting the big win over the dominant champion. Felt similar to when Sami Zayn beat Neville for the men's belt way back, also at the end of the year, also featuring a ring full of people hoisting the victor onto their shoulders and celebrating. The stomp on the arm on the steps looked sufficiently brutal and Baszler focusing on it like a shark was almost scary. Rhea did a reasonable job of selling it for the most part."

[8.0] "Great main event, starting slow but then picking up in intensity and storytelling. They risked of pushing too hard with the overbooking, but luckily it was well balanced. The closing stretch had a huge amount of drama, with the audience going nuts in supporting an incredible babyface performance by Ripley. The title change comes at the right time: differently from many NXT fans, I really liked Shayna's tenure, she has been a great champion, perhaps more in her character's weekly building than in actual matches. Ripley is simply a fuckin' star and she proved it once more on this occasion. ****"

[10.0] "Incredible storytelling, referring back to what made all of Shayna's title defenses successful, and how Rhea was able to overcome everything. Not many times in history where there's just as big a pop for getting out of a signature submission hold as there was for the win itself. NXT deserves credit for getting Rhea Ripley hot, maintaining it, and striking at the right time. And there's plenty of credible challengers in wait, so this is going to be such a fun title reign, and a great way to kick it off."

[6.0] "That was a decent match with an unecessary ref bump that led into nothing, except the kickout of Rhea from that DDT on the chair. The ending is pretty nice, but did not overlooked the ref bump for me. ***1/4"

[8.0] "Finally, someone dethroned Shayna's title reign, it has been more than a year since she won the title last year at Evolution PPV, however, this was a good match between Rhea and Shayna, even though I was waiting for Rhea to finally show the Top Con Hilo on NXT television (which unfortunately she didn't) but it was cool to see some great spots like Rhea doing her finisher from the top rope and Shayna doing the DDT against Rhea on a steel chair, and the celebration of Rhea's victory at the end was heartwarming"