10 Best WWE Storylines Of The Last 5 Years

The golden era of Triple H's pride and joy may now be well and truly over, but in Johnny Gargano's long-awaited ascension to the top of the black and gold mountain you had one of the most easily sellable crusades of recent times.

After a mouth-watering NXT Championship bout between the old mates-turned-enemies was unfortunately scrapped due to Tommaso Ciampa being forced onto the sidelines, Adam Cole would step into the spotlight and a two-out-of-three falls war over the illustrious top developmental strap ensued at TakeOver: New York; oh, and the two destroyed Meltzer's ratings system for the first-time in WWE history with a five-and-a-half-star showdown.

Gargano would finally achieve his dream of winning the big one after years of falling short, only for Johnny Wrestling to lose his elusive title to the Undisputed Era leader 56-days later in another +5* spectacle at TakeOver before once again coming up short in another gripping two-out-of-three falls battle at TakeOver: Toronto.

NXT's two premiere workers putting on consistent, next level displays of in-ring drama and innovation. The underdog brand truly peaked in the thick of Johnny's pursuit of glory and Bay Bay's nefarious main event reign getting underway.