Ranking all 5 matches from NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV

#4 NXT Championship: Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Johnny Gargano

This might be a controversial opinion, but for me, this match was easily the worst of the Gargano vs. Ciampa trilogy. Obviously, that doesn't mean it was a bad match by any means - far from it! There were some innovative spots and the masterful use of callback elements we've come to expect, but it didn't feel wildly different to anything that we already saw in New Orleans and Chicago. Aleister Black's injury clearly hurt this match.

The finish also could have used some improvement in my opinion, but the emotion told by both competitors was top notch. Gargano revealed himself to be the increasingly deranged lunatic he's come to be, while Ciampa revealed himself for the coward that he is under his showboating exterior.

Ultimately, Gargano's madness cost him yet again, and a knee injury story is now being told. It's smart, as it hearkens back to Ciampa's legitimate injury while also giving these two an out to stay away from each other for a while, which clearly needs to happen. The point of diminishing returns has been reached.

Now Johnny Gargano can nurse his kayfabe injury, slowly find himself again, and set up a fourth and final match inside Hell in a Cell before the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania next year, where he'll finally have his cathartic triumph. Such would be the only satisfying end to this feud.