NXT Takeover: London

I turned this event on live on WWE Network in time to see the main event; Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor for the NXT Heavyweight Championship.

Balor came out in his typical Demon attire for a big match but added a tophat in honor of London and perhaps the Christmas season. But would he play Ebenezer Scrooge to Samoa Joe's title hopes?

I just had to get a cool close up screen shot of Balor with the top hat and the belt for maybe the last time. 

Joe seemed to have a following in London, many of the fans chanting the typical "Joe's gonna kill you" and mixed 'Lets go Balor - Lets go Joe' going back and forth. 

The match featured quite a few counters and submission holds. 

In the end, Balor held onto the belt in the best Finn Balor match I've ever seen. Any plans for Balor to be in the Royal Rumble are obviously on hold with him retaining the belt with a top rope Coup de grace. This was NXT traveling overseas for the first time ever, and it was a historic ending.