Ranking Tommaso Ciampa's 10 Greatest NXT Matches

10. Vs. Moustache Mountain - Worlds Collide 2020

The saga of Ciampa and Johnny Gargano in NXT took so many twists and turns that it can be easy to forget it only lasted around six years. We’ll cover some more matches alongside and against Gargano later, but early 2020 found the pair in an interesting place, a long feud behind them and ready to try teaming once again.

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Their match against Trent Seven and Tyler Bate was the highlight of a stacked NXT vs. NXT UK card, with four incredible pro wrestlers unsurprisingly tearing it up. Using an always enjoyable format, the bout starts off respectfully competitive before ultimately becoming a stiff battle for supremacy.

It’s Ciampa who takes things up a notch. Bate and Gargano do their technical thing, shake hands, tag out. Ciampa and Seven start to do the same before Tommaso loses patience, decks both Englishmen, and it’s on.

This is 20 minutes of fast paced fun, subverting spots like the dual submission holds and exhibiting the fantastic chemistry of each team before finally seeing DIY take it with the knee/kick combo - and to top it off, a sign of mutual respect at the finish.

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