#7 Adam Cole defeats Johnny Gargano for the NXT Championship (NXT Takeover: XXV)
Having spoken about Roderick Strong, Adam Cole's 2019 was truly undisputed. He fought back from a big loss to Johnny Gargano at NXT Takeover: New York (more on that in a bit) and picked up a monumental victory in their rematch at Takeover 25. The match was over half an hour of pure quality and it may be the best match under the WWE umbrella in 2019. Cole defeated Gargano clean as a whistle with the Last Shot to pick up the NXT Title, following a psych-out involving him calling for his Undisputed Era stablemates.
The entire match was memorable, from Josiah Williams rapping Cole to the ring, all the way to the new champion being carried on Roddy Strong's shoulders. The action was truly insane. Any of these men could have won the match and it would not have mattered that much, but Cole's victory enabled him to go on a stellar run with the belt. He may be the greatest NXT Champion of all time, having defended his title on SmackDown, RAW and even Survivor Series against Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins and Pete Dunne respectively.
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