10 Greatest NXT TakeOver matches of all time

#2 Johnny Gargano vs Adam Cole - NXT Takeover: New York

Gargano finally achieved his dream

When you lose your champion just weeks before your biggest show of the year, you might be forgiven for hitting the panic button. But this is NXT we are talking about!

The NXT TakeOver: New York card suffered a blow when NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa was forced to vacate the title as he required major neck surgery. This looked to be a major blow for the brand as they had been building up to the fourth and final chapter of his near two-year feud with Johnny Gargano.

Now, at this point, NXT could have done a drastic shift in storyline and try something different. Instead, they simply put a fresh twist into the same match they had planned - two out of three falls - and hope the talent of the two involved would propel it to greatness.

This faith was justified in spades, as Adam Cole stepped up to the plate in style to put on a near 40-minute classic with Johnny Wrestling.

The third fall, in particular, was poetry in motion. The leader of the Undisputed Era tried everything to gain that 2-1 advantage. He hit the Panama Sunrise destroyer for a near fall. He pulled off the finishing move of Ciampa - The Fairytale Ending - through the announce table. When both of those failed, he summoned the rest of the Undisputed Era to finally seal the deal. But still, Gargano would not go down.

As Cole got increasingly desperate, Gargano took advantage. After taking out The Undisputed Era and hitting Cole with the Gargano escape, the dream had been achieved. An absolute classic that was topped off with Johnny's longterm rival in Ciampa coming out to join the Gargano's in celebrating the victory.