10 best WWE matches of August 2018

#5 Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa (NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4):

Gargano and Ciampa put on a fight for all to witness!

Yes, placing this here will be controversial, but for me, this match was derivative from their first two encounters in New Orleans and Chicago, as it was pretty much the same type of match. A different stipulation (or Aleister Black's presence, as originally intended) would have better helped it to stand on its own merits.

That's not to say the match wasn't worked excellently between a fallen hero and the best heel in the industry today, because it was. It's just that the law of diminishing returns has been reached. These two need time off from each other and a different stipulation when they clash again. Fortunately, that will be the case.

Now that I've made those disclaimers, we can talk about the brutal spots in the match. The burial was pure genius, and it was nice to see Tommaso Ciampa get a taste of his own medicine in a DDT to the wood, only to roll out of the ring on his feet.

The ending sequence was a bit of a letdown, but it was what it was. Ciampa sliding by in the cheapest, luckiest way possible will only make his eventual fall that much sweeter.