5 must-watch matches of Adam Cole before WWE

Modified Jun 08, 2019 06:23 GMT

Current NXT North American Champion Adam Cole

#3 Adam Cole vs Jay Lethal - ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV, 2016

Adam Cole after winning the ROH World Title off Jay Lethal

Adam Cole and Jay Lethal’s rivalry from 2016 was one of the most iconic rivalries in ROH history and it all started with Cole joining the Bullet Club and eventually setting his sights on Lethal’s historic ROH World Title reign.

Both Lethal and Cole had a very heated and awesome match that subsequently made Adam Cole the top dog in Ring of Honor once again and the storytelling into this contest was equally amazing as well, with Cole seemingly taking advantage of Lethal’s immense amount of hatred towards the former.

The two men laid it all out on the line and the sequences in the closing stages were equally brilliant as well, with Cole eventually picking up the huge win and bringing an end to Jay Lethal's legendary ROH World Title run at 427 days.

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