10 Best NXT Matches Of 2019 (So Far)

10. Adam Cole Vs Aleister Black Vs Matt Riddle Vs Ricochet Vs Velveteen Dream (NXT TV Mar. 20, 2019)

A spit-take showcase that brought out the very best of the five best of the rest on the NXT roster, this five-way battle repeatedly faced the risk of falling off a spotfest cliff until it became apparent how just willing the combatants were to dive from the height for the most magnificent outcome.

So often reduced to turn-taking, WWE and NXT multi-mans don't always deliver on the promise of the thrilling match graphics that come before them. Insular, singular story replace the creativity required to craft spots involving more than two wrestlers, whilst those selling on the floor look like caterpillars bored of waiting to become butterflies.

This, with a huge, huge spot on the line, was none of those things.

Ricochet was given one of his last opportunities to flex his alien athleticism on the developmental brand before his permanent main roster move. Aleister Black, too, was a man unburdened by the sort of scripting that has left him defeated by a door on SmackDown Live. Matt Riddle, as good a loser as he is a winner, appeared at times impervious to the multitude of blockbuster assaults, all while the 23-year-old Velveteen Dream was simply too young for this sh*t.

Like much of this list, the biggest moment of the match belonged to Adam Cole, and it came with his crucial killshot. Working just as hard but twice as smart, Cole replaced guts with brains to jump the queue, leaping from from the TakeOver outhouse to the NXT penthouse with one winning Last Shot.