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Roderick Strong vs Pete Dunne
Dunne and Strong tried to take each other to the mat at the beginning, with Strong getting the advantage early. Dunne reversed a side headlock with a pinfall attempt, forcing both men back to their feet.
This time around, the Bruiserweight won the battle, forcing Strong into the ropes. However, when the referee pulled him off, Strong connected with an enziguri to the head. In the corner, Dunne was beaten down as Strong stomped a mudhole into the former NXT UK Champion.
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Dunne was brought out into the middle of the ring where he leveled Strong with a huge clothesline. He then went after Strong's left arm, stomping on his elbow. Strong's fingers and hand were turned around, as Dunne connected with a kick to the arm.
Strong shook it off quickly, though, and stopped Dunne from coming off the top rope. A torture rack backbreaker left Dunne grabbing at his spine as Strong attacked Dunne with boots to the head.
A pendulum backbreaker earned Strong a two-count. Dunne took himself closer to the ropes while Strong punished him with more stomps and kicks to the body. As he stood up, though, he managed to attack Strong's legs with a series of kicks. WHen he came off the ropes, however, a standing dropkick caught Dunne on the jaw, leading to another nearfall.
In the corner, Strong took Dunne up for a superplex. Dunne countered with a super gourdbuster and hit a missile dropkick, knocking Strong across the ring. Strong chased Dunne into the corner but the Bruiserweight flipped over him, connecting with an enziguri and the X-Plex. A penalty kick nearly finished off Strong, but he kicked out at two.
Dunne countered a German suplex, kicking Strong in the back of the head and bouncing him off the mat with a sit out powerbomb. Strong kicked out again and rolled to the outside. Dunne went up top, trying to dive onto Strong. Strong chased him up top, dropping him on the apron with a backbreaker.
Inside the ring, Strong picked Dunne up by the hair, connecting with a flurry of offense, finishing with a running knee in the corner. A backbreaker and elevated mat slam lead to a two-count.
Dunne used the ropes to bring himself up. He and Strong traded right hands, leading to Dunne attempting the Bitter End. Strong countered into an Olympic Slam. When he looked for another backbreaker, Dunne countered into a DDT, spiking his former tag team partner.
Strong rocked Dunne with elbows and chops from his right arm, but Dunne responded, taking the Messiah of the Backbreaker down to the mat. As Dunne went up top, he was again stopped by Dunne with a leaping right hand. As he tried to climb, Dunne kicked him off. Before he could take the dive, though, he was again thwarted by Strong and a kick to the knee.
Strong tried to bring Dunne down with a backbreaker from the top, but was countered into a sunset flip powerbomb. Dunne's Bitter End was blocked again, as a Tiger Driver '97 nearly got the pin. Strong locked in the Strong Hold, but Dunne managed to break out after going after his left hand and fingers. Dune forced Strong to tap out after snapping his fingers.
Results: Pete Dunne defeated Roderick Strong via submission.
As Dunne celebrated, Velveteen Dream snuck into the ring. He looked as if he was going to clock Dunne with the North American Championship, but stopped when Dunne turned around.
Dream hit his iconic pose, leading to Dunne snapping his fingers and delivering a Bitter End. Dunne stood tall in the ring as Dream was left face down and Strong backed up the ramp to end the night.
