Kyle O'Reilly vs Cameron Grimes on NXT
The former NXT Tag Team Champion brought Cameron Grimes to the mat with ease. Kyle O'Reilly used his mat prowess to his advantage, repeatedly taking Grimes down. O'Reilly worked over the arm of Cameron, looking to dismember and even disarm him.
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As Grimes managed to break away, he set up for an early Cave In. It was not the best choice as O'Reilly brought him down again with an arm breaker.
A cross-arm breaker was countered as Grimes rolled through to get to the ropes. As O'Reilly went for an over-the-shoulder arm breaker, Grimes gouged his eyes. A German suplex planted O'Reilly on his neck, finally giving Cameron some time to breathe.
During the break, Grimes amped up the pressure on the back and neck, looking to bring that injury back.
O'Reilly withstood the pain, lighting the Thousand Dollar Man of NXT up with a series of kicks. A heel hook was locked in, but Grimes just barely got to the ropes.
Grimes escaped another submission hold before spinning O'Reilly out with a spin-out sidewalk slam for a two-count. Kyle kicked out of a rollup and dazed Grimes with a pop-up knee strike.
A Superman forearm rocked O'Reilly, and the Collision Course brought him down for another close call. A superkick sent O'Reilly into the ropes where he rebounded with a wicked clothesline.
Another combination and brainbuster set O'Reilly up for the flying knee to the back of the head. O'Reilly defeated Cameron Grimes to put the major champions in NXT on notice.
Result: Kyle O'Reilly defeated Cameron Grimes via pinfall on NXT.
Grade: A
With The Undisputed Era behind him, Kyle O'Reilly found a new opponent in Karrion Kross. Will he be able to beat the dominant NXT Champion?