NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2018 - Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best

5. Matt Riddle Vs. Kassius Ohno

Matt Riddle Kassius Ohno
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Result: Riddle knocks Ohno out with a knee to the face and scores the insta-win (0:07).

Rating: This definitely got the show off to an eyebrow-raising start, and it's obvious the match was cut for time. This is a pretty WWE way to go about booking things, but at least it was in the service of giving Riddle an epic coming-out party.

It definitely defied expectations, but with the main roster PPVs generally being bloated messes, would it really have bothered anyone if this show actually gave us a proper opener and ran close to three hours?

Obviously a rematch will be on the cards at some point, and as far as these shock wins go, this could've been a lot worse because it had some clear thought and meaning behind it.

Still hard to call it good in place of an actual competitive match, though. 4/10

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