Roode hits the Glorious DDT, but Itami kicks out. Itami finally nails the GTS, but Roode falls out of the ring. Itami takes him back into the ring and goes for the pin, but Roode kicks out.
Itami is going for another GTS, but Roode counters and hits the Glorious DDT twice to get the pinfall and retains the NXT Championship.
Winner: Bobby Roode (Still NXT Champion)
Up next is the main event of NXT TakeOver: Chicago – a Ladder match for the NXT Tag Team Championship between #DIY and The Authors of Pain.
History has been made tonight at NXT as this is the first WWE (NXT) special event where the NXT Tag Team Titles are up for grabs in the main event.
The Authors of Pain, along with WWE Hall of Famer Paul Ellering, are out first. Out next are the former NXT Tag Team Champions #DIY.
Accompanied by @PaulElleringWWE, #WWENXT #TagTeamChamps #AOP @Akam_WWE & @Rezar_WWE make their way to the ring! #LadderMatch #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/tWnWhv04Xt
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 21, 2017
It's all about having your EYES on the PRIZE as the #WWENXT #TagTeamChampionship hangs above the ring! #NXTTakeOver #LadderMatch pic.twitter.com/tyzle95JTZ
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 21, 2017
WEAPONRY in the form of a LADDER, thanks to @ProjectCiampa! #NXTTakeOver #LadderMatch pic.twitter.com/YKfdSXt8KV
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 21, 2017
My, what big ladders you have… @JohnnyGargano @ProjectCiampa #NXTTakeOver #LadderMatch pic.twitter.com/TCfAF2uRPK
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 21, 2017
#DIY's @JohnnyGargano SOARS with a purpose! #NXTTakeOver #LadderMatch pic.twitter.com/IVpXcrUQlF
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 21, 2017
Desperate times call for desperate measures for #DIY @JohnnyGargano & @ProjectCiampa! #NXTTakeOver #LadderMatch pic.twitter.com/2mPApz4n4i
— WWE (@WWE) May 21, 2017
