The Revival vs #DIY (2-out-of-3 falls for the NXT Tag-Team Championships)
This rematch has been in the making from NXT TakeOver:Brooklyn II. The Revival also cost #DIY in the Dusty Rhodes Tag-Team Classic earlier this month and this rivalry finally hit boiling point leading to a 2-out-of-3 falls match tonight.
Gargano and Dawson started us off at a blistering pace as Gargano bamboozled Dawson with his lightning quick grapple work. Chants of “Johhny Wrestling” broke out as Dawson had to take a breather. Dawson followed up stronger with a few hard shots to Gargano before Gargano made the tag and both members of The Revival hit with stereo dropkicks.
The Revival recovered quickly though as Wilder caused a distraction so the Dawson could take the advantage. Wilder and Dawson rotated the tag as they stayed on top of Ciampa before he finally managed a tag. Gargano took on both Revival members before getting double-teamed and hit with the Shatter Machine as the ‘top guys’ picked up the first fall.
Dash Wilder pinned Johnny Gargano (1-0)
Wilder attacked Gargano before the bell for the second fall rang but he immediately countered with a roll-up for a 2 count. Dawson then got tagged in and the vindictive brawler went right to work on Johnny Gargano. He hit a beautiful rope-assisted vertical suplex before tagging in Dawson.
The ‘top guys’ continued rotating the tag as they went to work on Johnny Gargano. Dawson locked Gargano in a beautiful Gory Special before Gargano made one last attempt at a Gargano. He fought off both members of the Revival went for the tag. Wilder tried to pull Ciampa off the apron as Gargano went for the tag but Ciampa kicked him away. The referee didn’t see the tag however and The Revival hit Gargano with the Heart Attack.
Gargano somehow kicked out before finally making the tag, Gargano hit Dawson with a devastating running knee followed by a Famouser for the nearfall. He followed it up with a beautiful triple German Suplex followed by a running knee. He went for another but Dawson somehow kicked out.
Gargano and Ciampa then Dawson hit their Superkick/Running Knee combo to finally pick up their first pinfall.
Tomasso Ciampa pinned Scott Dawson (1-1)
Both teams collected themselves for a second before Ciampa and Wilder went at it again. They hit each other with brutal body blows before Wilder tagged in Dawson. Ciampa tagged in Gargano before hitting Dawson with a rope-assisted STO. He then went for a plancha on Wilder but got hit by a forearm.
Gargano then hit a sweet tornado DDT for a nearfall as the crowd rose out of their seats. The Revival countered by hitting a uppercut/german suplex combo on Gargano which got broken up by Ciampa at the last second.
Gargano and Dawson then hit repeated forearms to each other before Gargano got a nearfall. Dawson the countered a kick to the face with a shot from the title as Gargano’s foot got taken out. Dawson then went to work on Gargano’s injured knee with a submission move and the crowd exploded as Gargano somehow reached the ropes. The Revival then went for DIY’s Superkick/running knee combo but Wilder ended up hitting Dawson with the Superkick. DIY then hit the Shatter Machine on Wilder, only for the pin to be roken up by Dawson at the last second. Dawson tried to roll up Gargano with the tights but the referee noticed it right before the three count.
Wilder then took Gargano’s other knee out as he went for the kill. Gargano countered, however, and locked in a cross-arm facelock. As Dawson came to break it up Ciampa came in and locked him in a modified arm-lock. Both members of The Revival ended up tapping out simultaneously.
#DIY submit The Revival (1-2)
Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa are the new NXT Tag-Team Champions
