[2018-09-05-WWE-NXT] Johnny Gargano vs Velveteen Dream

[Ricky Jackson]

Incredible match. Great story. Fast-paced. Hot crowd. Dream plays mind games on Gargano, taunting him as "Johnny Failure". Gargano slowly becomes more and more frustrated throughout the match as he is unable to finish off Dream, to the point he's on the brink of snapping and becoming no better than his arch foe Ciampa. The referee talks Gargano back to reality, and in a great moment, Gargano embraces his young mega-fan at ringside whose heart would be broken if his hero went bad. It was all for naught though as Gargano, still not focused, is then suckered in by Dream and finished off for a clean win

Loved this match. Great action and great drama, similar to the tag between Moustache Mountain and UE from a few months back. Huge win for Dream and another chapter in the long Gargano saga going back more than a year when he returned to TV after Ciampa turned on him. It can only end with him finally vanquishing Ciampa and finally winning the NXT title, right? 

****1/2