8 Ups And 2 Downs From NXT TakeOver: New Orleans

7. ‘F*** You Ciampa!’

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When you can get fans to chant that at you just by walking to the ring, you’ve done something right.

Tommaso Ciampa embraced being Public Enemy #1 on Saturday, doing everything he could to get booed even worse during his match against Johnny Gargano. Ciampa was a jerk throughout the entire bout, kicking Gargano low, gouging his eyes to break the Gargano Escape, and kicking Johnny in the back of the head repeatedly.

Ciampa looked and acted like a massive villain in this match. While a large chunk of the hatred stemmed from the Ciampa/Gargano rivalry, you’ve got to wonder if it could carry over beyond this feud.

Still, what awesome, off-the-charts heel heat.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.