Johnny Gargano: Ranking every NXT TakeOver match in his career

#7 TakeOver: Brooklyn IV vs. Tommaso Ciampa (Last Man Standing for the NXT Championship)

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This was the third and final bout in the trilogy between friends turned bitter enemies, and while it wasn't quite at the level of their first contest, it was absolutely brutal, and a fitting finale to their incredible rivalry atleast for now.

Some fans had become somewhat sick of this rivalry by now, given how much emotion had been invested in the rivalry to this point, but with two such incredible performers, they dragged the NXT Universe in once again.

It's not quite the death-match, bloody type Last Man Standing matches we've seen in WWE before, but given the pure emotion that was displayed along with the storytelling, it was well worth the watch.

At the end of the bout, many expected Gargano to finally be crowned NXT Champion, but due to some quick thinking by The Psycho Killer, he managed to hang on to 'goldie' for another day, ending the rivalry and yet another amazing contest.