Johnny Gargano: Ranking every NXT TakeOver match in his career

#5 TakeOver: War Games vs. Aleister Black

NXT decided to take Johnny Wrestling and his character in a different direction, and that was done by having him be the mystery attacker of Aleister Black

After working as a babyface for the entirety of his career, NXT decided to take Johnny Wrestling and his character in a different direction, and that was done by having him be the mystery attacker of Aleister Black.

Although everyone knew that they'd have a great match, they took it to another level entirely, and the combination of New Japan style action and great storytelling made this one that will go down in NXT history.

It could have gone either way, but after 15 gruelling minutes, Aleister Black got the upper hand and uttered one of the best lines in a match that we've ever seen.

After nailing Johnny Wrestling with a Black Mass, Black held him up and said to Gargano: "I absolve you of your sins", before hitting another one and getting the 1-2-3, and while Gargano came out a loser on this night, it was a phenomenal match.