The most storied war in NXT history is fully reignited.
That was clear Wednesday when Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa came to blows following The Blackheart's victory over Austin Theory, who was looking to gain retribution from his painful run-in with Ciampa a week earlier.
As he has in every previous bout, the 22-year-old blue chipper impressed, with Theory even controlling much of the action against the significantly more experienced Ciampa. The Blackheart regained control by spiking his foe with Willow's Bell before planting him with the Fairytale Ending for the win.
But Gargano ambushed his former tag partner and bitter enemy after the bell, and he got the better of the exchange after Theory tried to get an extra jab on Ciampa, who momentarily took his eyes off Gargano.
With a #DIY shirt hanging from his front pocket, Gargano made Ciampa look him in the eyes before blasting him with a superkick, then mockingly clapped for himself on the apron a la The Blackheart.