10 NXT Predictions For 2017
5. #DIY Split Up, Produce Year's Best Feud
One of the best acts in NXT this year was #DIY. Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano's feud with Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson of The Revival produced some of the best tag team matches ever seen inside a WWE ring.
Interestingly though, Ciampa and Gargano as a team never really seemed to be the long-term plan for the two, with several teases that they'd be working as single's stars. That potential split played into their phenomenal first round match during the Cruiserweight Classic and there was constant underlying tension between the two friends bubbling under the surface during their feud with Dash and Dawson. It was extremely smart storytelling and sets the groundwork nicely for a potential break up of #DIY in 2017.
With it looking increasingly likely that The Authors of Pain will beat #DIY for the NXT tag team titles at some point next year, that would be the perfect justification for Ciampa to turn on Gargano. A months long feud between the two would be absolutely tremendous and could be the best rivalry in NXT since Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens took their battle to the main roster.