5. Hes Put On A 4 ¾ Star Match
But easily his most impressive performance came in his championship-winning display at NXT Takeover: R Evolution. His clash with Adrian Neville was not only brilliant showing of athleticism and technique, but it told the fantastic story of Zayns redemption that captured the hearts of virtually every NXT fan. But dont just take my word for it. The match has been gaining plaudits from sources of much more prestige. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter gave the match a near-perfect rating of 4 ¾ stars. To put that into perspective, last year the WWEs main roster failed to produce a match of more than 4 ½ stars. And even then, those contests were either six-man or eight-man tag matches. Zayn and Neville, however, managed to trump that between just the two of them. So does that mean Zayns currently a better performer than any main roster talent? That may be taking things a step too far, but a 4 ¾ star match is quite the feather in the flat-cap for Zayn nonetheless.