NXT TakeOver New York Results: 15 Best Internet Reactions To THAT Emotional Ending

2. Battered, Bruised And Elated

Say what you want about Adam Cole's prowess or suitability as a champion, but Johnny Gargano's story deserved this. His story-telling in the match with Cole deserved this. His long-gestating Johnny Not-In-The-Takeover-Winners-Circle story deserved this.

That's why the crowd did what they did when he won and with every two count and twist in that match. And that's why he's as popular a champion as he is. It's also why we can all possibly forgive Ciampa being decidedly unheelish to celebrate with him.

If watching his face after the result didn't say it all, his subsequent post on Instagram absolutely did.