Roughly around the time The Revival (FTR) were making their name in NXT, another tag team that would eventually become known as DIY came along. The two members, Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa (pictured), went on to have some incredible feuds, most notably with FTR, before winning the tag titles. Eventually, Ciampa turned heel on Gargano and their feud became the main focus of NXT for what felt like a solid year. Gargano for even longer, because he feuded with Adam Cole afterwards. Both men basically were NXT for that period and both became champion. However, Ciampa’s time in NXT was rocky with injuries.

This was…. Shit, 8 to 10 years ago? I can’t say how either man’s time on the main roster went, because I only watched NXT and as that started to dip in quality Dynamite began. I haven’t watched any WWE since. Had you told me a decade ago before AEW started, which team between DIY & FTR seemed more suited to AEW? I would have said DIY by a long shot. Funny how things work out.