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WWE NXT TakeOver: New Orleans

Curtis Dillion on April 7, 2018
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NXT TakeOver: New Orleans begins with a completely blacked-out arena with nothing but an NXT chant from the fans. Suddenly a bell rings, then again and again before a spotlight shines on the guitarist of Cane Hill as they play the theme to TakeOver New Orleans, ‘It Follows’. The band’s performance is interspersed with footage of the feuds for tonight’s matches.

We head to the ring after the performance and it’s time for the huge, six man ladder match! EC3 is the first man out for the match.

Ladder Match
North American Championship
EC3 Vs. Ricochet Vs. Killian Dane Vs. Lars Sullivan Vs. Adam Cole Vs. Velveteen Dream

The bell rings, and all six men stare at each other with the crowd chanting, “This is awesome!” Things kick-off; EC3 immediately bails out of the ring while Cole and Dream attack Ricochet. Killian Dain throws Dream out of the ring, then Sullivan and Dain come face-to-face. EC3 begins urging them on, wanting them to take each other out. Sowly, the both turn to EC3 and attack. Sullivan and Dain beat him down but quickly start arguing amongst each other. Ricochet then takes them out with a springboard shooting star press plancha!

Ricochet grabs a ladder and puts it in the ring. He sets up the ladder, but Dream stops him from climbing. Ricochet gets the better of him and hits a head-scissor takeover before flipping up and dropkicking him down again. The fans are enjoying Ricochet. Dream drops Ricochet on the apron, but Ricochet punches him back. Ricochet goes for a springboard, but Dream hits the ropes to knock him to the floor.

Dream climbs the ladder, but Cole cuts him off, then stomps him down in the corner. Dain returns and grabs Cole, but Cole hits him with a step-up enzuigiri. Cole hits Dream with a fireman’s carry neckbreaker. EC3 runs in and attacks Cole before hitting a rolling neck snapper. Sullivan runs in and clean house before hitting a flapjack powerslam on Cole. Sullivan then hits EC3 with a powerslam. Dain throws Sullivan out of the ring and wipes him out with a suicide dive!

Back in the ring, Dain hits Ricochet and Dream with clotheslines before picking them both up. Cole quickly big boots him down, then Cole and Ricochet trade blows before Dain gets involved again. EC3 runs in and punches away at Ricochet. Sullivan comes into the ring with another ladder and throws it at the other five! Sullivan attacks Dain with the ladder before flooring Cole and EC3, then Ricochet and Dream as well. Sullivan sets the ladder up in the corner and sends Dain into it. Sullivan grabs Dream and gorilla presses him midsection first onto a ladder. Sullivan sets up the ladder and climbs, but Ricochet cuts him off. Ricochet goes for a sunset flip powerbomb, but Sullivan hangs on. Cole, Dream, and EC3 join in to complete the bomb. Wow, that was a great showcase for Sullivan.

Cole gets in Dain’s face and talks trash. Dain then head-butts him down. Ricochet charges Dain, but Dain gives him a back body drop onto the ladder. Dain sets up the ladder in the center of the ring and climbs, but EC3 takes him out with a face-buster off the ladder. EC3 and Cole join forces to hit Sullivan with the ladder and punch him down. They head outside the ring, then get a large ladder and build a bridge from the apron to the commentary table. They send Dain ribs-first into the ladder. Cole and EC3 get in the ring and ram Sullivan in the midsection with the ladder before doing a high five. EC3 does the “Adam Cole Baby” chant but with his own name, the fans boo, then Cole then turns on EC3 and gives him a fireman’s carry slam onto the ladder. Cole hits Dream, Dain, and Sullivan with superkicks. Ricochet goes for a springboard, but Cole superkicks him out of mid-air! Cole drinks in the adoration of the fans before firing up a massive “Adam Cole Baby” chant!

Cole sets up the ladder and climbs while the crowd loudly chants, “Adam Cole.” Sullivan knocks over the ladder. Dream hits Sullivan with the ladder.Dream goes to the top rope and drops the Purple Rainmaker on Dain. Dream then hits Cole with the Purple Rainmaker. Dream to the top rope once again for a third Purple Rainmaker to the back of Ricochet’s head. Dream picks up the ladder, but Sullivan powers him to the corner and rams the ladder into him. Sullivan goes for an avalanche, but Dream throws the ladder in his face. Dream sets the ladder up in the corner and climbs. This is a much taller ladder than the others. Dreams stands on the top of the ladder and poses before dropping a huge Purple Rainmaker on Sullivan! A “Velveteen” chant fires up. He and Cole are the two most over guys in this match.

Dream climbs the ladder and touches the title, but EC3 climbs the ladder and powerbombs Dream off the ladder onto another ladder in the corner! Dain runs in and dropkicks EC3. EC3 quickly takes Dain down and starts to climb the ladder. Cole pulls him off and quickly climbs. EC3 cuts Cole off and climbs the ladder before hitting a TKO off the ladder! Another “This is awesome” chant picks up. EC3 climbs the ladder, but Dain rips him off and hits a bicycle kick. Dain climbs the ladder, but Cole stops him. Dain throws him to the corner before lifting EC3 up for a fireman’s carry slam. Dain picks up a ladder and slams it down on EC3. Dain then hits him with a senton splash with the ladder on him! Mauro Ranallo calls it a pyrrhic move. Dain climbs the ropes, but Cole jumps on his back. Dain then hits a Vader Bomb onto the ladder on top of EC3 with Cole on his back! This is insane.

Dain and Sullivan come face-to-face, but Ricochet gets in the way. Ricochet hits them both with bicycle kicks. Sullivan quickly turns him and throws him across the ring in front of Dain. Dain looks upset. The crowd chants, “Throw him back,” which Dain is more than happy to oblige. Ricochet falls out of the ring in pain. Dain and Sullivan exchange punches in the center of the ring. Dain kicks Sullivan in the midsection before clotheslining him down. Dain charges Sullivan, but Sullivan catches him and slams him down. Sullivan is alone in the ring with the ladders. Sullivan sets one up and slowly starts to climb.

Ricochet cuts him off and pulls him off the ladder before connecting with a superkick. Ricochet quickly climbs the ladder, but Sullivan begins tipping it over. Ricochet then does a moonsault block off the ladder onto Dain and Cole, who are outside the ring! Ricochet pulls himself up to the apron and hits Sullivan with a springboard dropkick. EC3 quickly chop blocks Ricochet and puts him on the top rope before wildly chopping him. Ricochet kicks him back, and EC3 falls onto a ladder. Ricochet then hits a shooting star press onto EC3, sandwiching him onto the ladder! Ricochet climbs the ladder, but Dream cuts him off and kicks him down. Apparently Dream was busted open. Ricochet and Dream go to hit each other with ladders, but they create a ladder bridge in the ring. Dream lays Ricochet onto the ladder, and he climbs the other ladder. Ricochet cuts him off. Ricochet hits a double leg takedown on the ladder bridge. Dream quickly kicks the leg and after a few moments hits a rolling death valley driver on the ladder bridge!

Dain sets up another ladder bridge and puts Ricochet onto it. Dain gets on the apron, and Cole cuts him off. Dain picks up Cole and leaps off the apron, slamming him through Ricochet and the ladder bridge! A “Fight Forever” chant fires up. Sullivan is the last one standing, and he gets in the ring before setting the ladder up under the North American Championship. Sullivan slowly climbs the ladder, but Dain climbs the opposite side. They exchange blows before EC3 gets in the ring and hits them both with a ladder. EC3 sets his ladder up side-by-side of Sullivan and Dain’s. Cole and EC3 then start climbing the ladder.

There is a brawl happening on the ladders between all four men. Dream runs in and sets up another ladder side-by-side. There are three ladders, and all five are fighting it out. Ricochet somehow gets back in the ring and climbs the ladder. Cole is knocked to the canvas. Cole and EC3 take each other out. Dream gets his hands on the title, but Ricochet stops him. Ricochet then hits Dream with an avalanche neckbreaker off the ladder! Sullivan then wipes out Dain with a Freak Accident off the ladder! Sullivan climbs the ladder, but Ricochet springboards off the ropes and jumps on his back. The ladder buckles under the weight. Ricochet sets up the ladder and climbs, but Cole knocks him off to the floor. Cole climbs the ladder and claims the NXT North American Championship!

WINNER AND NEW NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION: ADAM COLE

Adam Cole is the first ever NXT North American Champion! Cole celebrates with the title while replays are shown. The crowd are ecstatic about this, although it probably means The Undisputed Era will lose the tag titles.

We get a video package for WrestleMania’s main event between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar.

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Curtis does our weekly live match-by-match coverage of WWE RAW and SmackDown for Ringside News. In addition to SmackDown, Curtis also does WWE & NXT special event coverage as well. He has been helping out at for Ringside News for many years.

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