Bobby Roode debuted, Hideo Itami returned and Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano moved one step closer to a tag team title opportunity as NXT looked to rebuild following a WWE draft that shook the brand to its core.
With Finn Balor, Alexa Bliss, Carmella, American Alpha, Eva Marie and others headed to the main roster, the former developmental brand was tasked with creating new stars and using established ones to generate interest.
Roode got off to a hot start, creating a persona for himself that screams, "bad guy," while Itami looked phenomenal in his first outing.
How did their work grade out Wednesday night, and which other Superstars emerged from the WWE Network riding a wave of momentum as TakeOver: Back to Brookl...
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