10 Best Matches From WrestleMania 35 Weekend

5. War Raiders Vs. Ricochet & Aleister Black (NXT TakeOver: New York)

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This match probably deserves a higher placement. Knowing that he had this specific article to piece together after flying back to the UK, your writer had it pegged for a spot in the top three by the time the final bell had rung, only for the remaining four bouts to come along and throw everything out of whack.

Regardless, War Raiders vs. Aleister Black and Ricochet was an all-out banger.

The in-match storytelling was sublime from minute one. A respectful showdown between two popular tandems, it saw the four grapplers continually counter their way out of each other's moves and holds. Later, they started mirroring their opposite numbers. War Raiders mimicking Black's trademark running back roll was particularly impressive, and it never felt like the teams were taking the p*ss: rather, they were trying to catch each other off-guard.

Both sides started dropping the expected big bombs in the second half, and it raced to the kind of breathless conclusion War Raiders excel at. They are in-ring berzerkers in every sense. The sense of urgency they create is unparalleled in tag wrestling, while Black and Ricochet are two of the most exciting wrestlers in America. Of course this delivered.

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