5: The Revival vs DIY – 2-out-of-3 Falls match at NXT TakeOver: Toronto
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At #5 is a match that shows how far NXT has come. The Revival enter the list at #5 along with Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa, four men who were virtually unknown to the casual WWE fan even a year ago.
They enter the list for their match at NXT TakeOver: Toronto which tore the house down. TakeOver: Toronto featured a lot of stellar matches with many bigger names on the card but these four men were universally acclaimed for having the match of the night. The 2-out-of-3 falls they put on was as close to a clinic as possible.
The Revival won the first fall early, hitting the Shatter Machine on Johnny Gargano. DIY came close to winning the titles at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II and it looked like they could end up short again.
The Revival rotated tags and isolated Gargano but he eventually managed to tag Ciampa in. Tomasso Ciampa, the powerhouse of the team, fought back for them as they isolated Scott Dawson and hit their patented Superkick/Running Knee combo to even the match at 1-1.
The Revival’s plan for the rest of the match was isolating Johnny Gargano but in the end, it failed as DIY regrouped and locked in dual submissions on the “top guys” as they tapped out simultaneously to earn DIY their first NXT Tag-Team Championships.
These two teams showed that they were main roster material after putting on an absolute clinic. I’m so glad that Gargano and Ciampa didn’t get called up as part of the ailing Cruiserweight Division. They deserve so much better.
