The 10 Best WWE Matches of 2017

#8 The Authors of Pain vs. #DIY vs. The Revival (NXT TakeOver: Orlando)

Nine moving parts collided in this massive conflagration.

It was only logical that the three best tag teams in NXT would collide before the Revival got called up to the main roster. We got a treat on their way out.

The question early on was whether the Revival and #DIY could set aside their differences and team up against the much more formidable threat in the Authors of Pain. That seemed to be the case when the bell rang, as each team went after Akam and Rezar, respectively. Yet, once those two were down temporarily (and a table was set up for good measure), the alliance quickly broke down.

Though this was a triple threat tag team match, only two people could be in the ring at once, which added an element of suspense to the match. It was pure chaos, as each member of each team was a moving part that could (and did) hit hard at any time. One very notable spot had both members of #DIY struggling to powerbomb Rezar through the table they'd set up. The Revival ran across the ring to help them, pushing the big man off the apron into the powerbomb. The crowd exploded. Suddenly, Akam was facing four men. He seemed to do a good job and quickly got Ciampa in trouble, but he tagged in the Revival, who in turn double teamed Akam. The big man soon found himself facing a reverse Figure Four and the Gargano Escape at the same time!

The other two men kept a returning Rezar away as long as they could, but the big man was just too powerful, charging through them to break up the submission. Rezar would soon find himself on the end of a double superkick courtesy of Dawson and Gargano for his efforts. The Revival hit their finisher on Akam, but both Authors of Pain rolled out of the ring. Suicide dives would follow them. Then came a superplex from Dawson to Ciampa which took out everyone.

Unfortunately for #DIY and the Revival, the Authors of Pain would recover first, and they hit the Last Chapter on Ciampa, taking #DIY out of the match. From there, the Authors of Pain demolished the Revival to walk out of Orlando still the NXT Tag Team Champions, much to the chagrin of the crowd. At least they got their money's worth in seeing this war.