10 WWE Tag Teams That Broke Up At The Best Time
8. #DIY
There'll come a time where it'll be easier to remember the white hot beginnings of the Johnny Gargano/Tommaso Ciampa programme rather than the disparate 2020 conclusion, and flashing back to their TakeOver: Chicago split serves as one of the best ways to relocate that sweet spot.
Having finally managed to win the NXT Tag Team Championships at TakeOver: Toronto in November 2016, the underdog duo were overwhelmed by the mass and muscle of The Authors Of Pain just months later. Any undercurrent of disdain between the pair had been diffused by their incredible victory North of the border, but losing the belts was a quiet reminder that all wasn't exactly well between the hardworking mates.
This all came to the boil at the historic Allstate Arena after yet another heartbreaking defeat by AOP. Over a year of simmering blame and anger from Ciampa was taken out on a Gargano that had never once suspected that so much solitary poison had lingered below their partnership.
The clue had been in the team name from the very beginning. It just took until the bitter end for Ciampa to do it himself.