#3 Adam Cole
If there’s one man in WWE who knows how to make a big statement, it's Adam Cole. The November 1 episode of SmackDown saw an invasion from Superstars of NXT, as most of the Blue brand’s roster were in transit from Saudi Arabia after the Crown Jewel event.
The night started with Shayna Baszler taking out SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley, and was followed by a surprise victory by Tomasso Ciampa over The Miz.
This prompted Daniel Bryan to stand up to Triple H and Shawn Michaels of NXT, as he demanded a match against The Game.
However, Triple H declined the request for a match but gave him another opportunity instead. He brought out NXT Champion Adam Cole for a bout against Bryan, which gave fans a dream encounter on a night they didn’t expect to see much happen.
Cole put on a stunning performance against Bryan, and both men worked extremely well together. Bryan decided to put Cole over and took the pin from the NXT Champion to allow him his biggest clean victory in WWE to date.
Even though Bryan could have requested to end the match in disqualification or a brawl leading to a no-contest, he was brave enough to let Cole bag the victory to begin the build for Survivor Series.