The four-man, 60-minute Iron Man match on NXT last week failed to bring the title picture into focus, as Adam Cole scored a fall at the last second to draw even with Finn Bálor at two falls apiece.
Bálor, Cole, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa were the four men chosen to compete for the title after a shoulder injury forced Karrion Kross to relinquish the belt. And the four choices were certainly appropriate. Given the current makeup of the roster, no four other individuals better represent the past and present of NXT. But as indispensable as Ciampa and Gargano are to the brand, the essence of their stories is with each other.