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NXT Championship: Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Johnny Gargano
Aleister Black's injury led to this singles match being made a last man standing contest. It's a conveniently chosen stipulation.
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Neither Johnny Gargano nor Tommaso Ciampa can afford a loss at this moment in their story. Tommaso Ciampa dropping the NXT Championship so soon would ruin the ultimate payoff, and Johnny Gargano is in no condition to win the gold now because of his descent into madness. He needs to find the Johnny Wrestling character everyone loved before that happens.
Because of this, there will be no winner. After over thirty minutes in what could be the most brutal match of 2018, both champion and challenger will fail to make the ten count. Both of them will be carried out of the Barclays Center on stretchers, which will leave their record at one win apiece with one draw.
The rubber match will take place later on, with Hell in a Cell being the only appropriate stipulation.
Prediction: A draw. Tommaso Ciampa retains the NXT Championship by default.
