5 Reasons NXT is better than WWE

Modified Sep 13, 2018 20:05 GMT

Will it be long before the NXT Universe sees these competitors doing battle between the yellow ropes? — These lucky recruits are a step closer to living the dream as they train at the Performance Center.

#1 Gargano vs. Ciampa

Yes I am saying that this rivalry alone makes NXT better than Raw or SmackDown. Gargano main evented the past four NXT TakeOver events, two of them were against Tommaso Ciampa. One of Gargano's five-star matches was also against Ciampa. These two men steal the show every single time they are paired together. These two have a story that is more captivating than anything on Raw, SmackDown, or anywhere else.

Starting off as best friends and tag team partners in DIY, Gargano and Ciampa stole the show in the inaugural Cruiserweight Classic tournament when they put their friendship aside to do battle in the first round. The matches between DIY and the Revival were instant classics as Gargano and Ciampa claimed the NXT Tag Team Championships. After losing the belts and failing to reclaim them, Ciampa turned on Gargano, tossing him into the LED board (à la Michaels, Jannetty, and the barber shop window).

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In the aftermath of his heel turn, Ciampa announced that he was injured and disappeared from television. When Gargano put his career on the line against Andrade 'Cien' Almas for one last shot at the NXT Championship at TakeOver: Philadelphia (hello five-star match number one), Ciampa returned to cost Gargano the match, and subsequently his career.

Gargano got his job back when he defeated Ciampa at TakeOver: New Orleans. An enraged Ciampa injured Gargano before an NXT Championship match against Aleister Black, leading to a street fight at TakeOver: Chicago II, a year after Ciampa turned on Gargano in the very same building. Ciampa would later defeat Black for the championship when Gargano tried to interfere on Black's behalf. Gargano and Ciampa had another instant classic at TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 in a Last Man Standing match for the NXT Championship.

While Gargano beat Ciampa in the Cruiserweight Classic, and at TakeOver: New Orleans, Ciampa has won the last two meetings, leaving the series tied and the three-year story still far from over.

Edited by Pratyay Ghosh