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NXT North American Championship Cypher
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On NXT last week, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott defeated Bronson Reed to capture the North American Championship. Tonight it was time to celebrate, and HitRow did so with a cypher. With Ashante "Thee" Adonis playing the role of the DJ, we heard from B-Fab, Top Dollah, and finally, the man himself, Swerve.
The overall message? Hit Row wasn't finished yet, and they were going to continue to dominate NXT.
Kyle O'Reilly vs Adam Cole at NXT Great American Bash
The former NXT Champion found himself struggling against Kyle O'Reilly's game early on. He ducked a roundhouse after escaping his grip and fell to the floor to get a break. When we came back, O'Reilly was still in control.
Adam Cole got to the ropes to break an ankle lock, but O'Reilly quickly dropped the leg to hit a knee drop on the back of the head. Kyle followed with a series of strikes on a grounded Cole, including a sliding knee to the spine.
Cole finally got some control when he dropped O'Reilly to the floor with a neckbreaker. Back in the ring, a hangman's neckbreaker took O'Reilly down for a two-count. Cole went for the Ushigoroshi, but O'Reilly was able to break away with a series of elbows to the neck.
The top-tier striking game of O'Reilly left the NXT Triple Crown Champ in a bad way. A pair of double underhook slams and a releasing double underhook facebuster planted Cole.
O'Reilly then went back to the knee. The shin breaker connected. However, Cole got away from the dragon screw and hit a backstabber for a two-count. He infuriated O'Reilly by insulting his wife and caught him making a mistake. After O'Reilly was dropped in the corner, he bounced his knee off the ring post several times.
Cole kept the pressure upon the knee but lost control of the match when they ran into one another with clotheslines. Back on their feet, O'Reilly seemed to have the better of his former friend. Cole caught him with a flash knee strike, though, and caught him on the ropes going for the rebound lariat. He wrenched the knee, leaving O'Reilly on the floor.
Kyle caught Cole coming to the floor with a dragon screw in between the ropes. Back in the ring, Cole hit a chop block and hit the Last Shot. Somehow, O'Reilly kicked out. O'Reilly avoided the Panama Sunrise and blocked the superkick. A high-angle back suplex with a bridge got a very close count, but Cole kicked out.
O'Reilly nearly had Cole with the inside cradle. He then went for the Heel Hook, but Cole blocked and switched to the Figure-4 Leglock. CWC filled up with "Woos" as O'Reilly tried to break the hold. He eventually did so, locking in his heel hook. Cole just barely got to the ropes.
Cole popped O'Reilly with an enzuigiri, but Kyle responded with a running basement knee. Unfortunately, he fell to the floor, forcing the NXT official to start the count. Cole broke the count, hitting a Panama Sunrise by jumping off the apron.
Back in the ring, O'Reilly got his foot on the rope just in time. The rebounding lariat caught Cole, and O'Reilly followed with the brainbuster. He moved to the top for the diving knee drop, but Cole rolled out of the way. With O'Reilly's knee in agony, he couldn't avoid the Last Shot.
Again, O'Reilly kicked out. Another Panama Sunrise failed, and a third was blocked with a knee to the chest. It damaged O'Reilly more than Cole, and the former NXT Champion finally hit the Panama Sunrise before getting The Last Shot for the win.
Results: Adam Cole defeated Kyle O'Reilly via pinfall at NXT Great American Bash.
Grade: A+
