Tommaso Ciampa vs. WALTER for the NXT UK Championship, from WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night One

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Written By John Downey

This was pretty good. Ciampa was crazy enough to try to work his regular match against the smartest behemoth WWE has ever employed, and while his stuff only worked with blind luck, that luck was inconsistent and frequently got him into trouble. That’s nowhere near the narrative or physicality that was delivered with WALTER’s best matches, and it’s tough to look past one ludicrous spot where the match turned into a Looney Tune, but I can’t say I didn’t enjoy this one. Has a solid chance at being the best match of the weekend. I have low expectations for WrestleMania!

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