NXT TakeOver: Phoenix - Ranking all the matches

#4 Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno

They ain't bros

There wasn't a whole lot of interest in this match going in, seeing as it's already been done twice, but Matt Riddle and Kassius Ohno delivered a solid performance tonight.

The match felt like a grudge match, and they made it feel that way with stiff shots all throughout the contest. Technical finesse was abandoned in favor of a match that felt more like a street fight (sans weapons).

The ending was unique too, as Matt Riddle didn't use an MMA submission hold like last time, but took the route of battering Ohno's brains in until he finally needed to call it quits. Riddle kept on battering him from there for a while after the bell rang, too.

It was a good way to put the sometimes goofy Riddle over as a fierce brawler when he needs to be that way.