WWE's 10 best matches of January 2019

#7 Undisputed Era vs. War Raiders (NXT TakeOver: Phoenix)

The long-expected showdown between the Undisputed Era and War Raiders finally came at NXT TakeOver: Phoenix. Building since the summer, this match was the natural follow up to what we saw at NXT TakeOver: War Games II - it was a fun, chaotic brawl that felt more like a Texas Tornado match than a proper tag team encounter.

The War Raiders were familiar with all of the Undisputed Era's tricks. This time, no amount of underhanded tactics or even lightning speed and technical finesse could save NXT's resident troublemakers from the overwhelming power of Hanson and Rowe, who made them go splat numerous times.

I could have done without the finisher kickouts, and it didn't quite get to the level of a match of the year candidate that we might have expected, but this was otherwise outstanding. The viking entrance was really cool, too.