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For 238 days, Tommaso Ciampa reigned supreme on NXT. The Psycho Killer was unstoppable, and at the top of his game. Sadly, and injury put Ciampa on the shelf, forcing him to miss the biggest match in his career.
Tonight, Ciampa looks to get back on track. His obstacle? NXT Champion Adam Cole. At this point, the Panama City Playboy was the only member of the Undisputed Era to still have his championship. The champ didn't expect that to change tonight.
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NXT Championship match: Tommaso Ciampa vs Adam Cole (c)
Ciampa and Cole wrapped up, with Cole eventually getting the upper hand with mat wrestling. Cole was nearly caught in Willow's Bell, however, forcing him to move to the floor to put some distance between himself and his challenger.
Ciampa was one step ahead of Cole early on, avoiding the superkick and keeping the NXT Champion on the mat with a side headlock. Cole broke out and hung Ciampa in the ropes for a backstabber, but Ciampa held onto the ropes.
On the outside, Cole finally dropped his challenger with a bicycle knee to the jaw. Cole sat on the apron for Ciampa's "pat on the back" spot, which infuriated Ciampa. rocking him with elbows, sending him into the steps and ring post, and laying out Cole with a running forearm allowed Ciampa to show Cole how it's done.
Cole rolled to the other side of the ring, but Ciampa understood his game, avoiding a possum playing Cole's enziguri and driving him into the steps again. Cole was tossed into the ring but rolled out once again. Ciampa draped him across the barricade and rocked the champ with a running knee to the temple.
Ciampa set Cole up in a chair and delivered another running knee, which left him nearly unconscious. Fans around him erupted and celebrated with Ciampa as Cole struggled to get back up.
Cole finally got some offense in, countering a powerbomb with a wheelbarrow suplex, bouncing Ciampa's head off the corner of the announce table. On the inside, Cole targeted the neck, dropping Ciampa with a neckbreaker and trapping him in a figure four necklock.
Ciampa turned it into a pinfall, but as Cole broke the submission, he caught the Blackhearted One with a bicycle kick to the jaw. Cole took Ciampa to the turnbuckle and took him down with an elevated backstabber.
Cole escaped a backslide and Willow's Bell, rocking Ciampa with a superkick. Panama Sunrise was countered when Ciampa caught Cole with a leaping knee to the jaw. Ciampa began to build momentum, dropping Cole with multiple clotheslines and a German suplex. A running knee and a torture rack powerbomb almost earned him his second NXT Championship.
Cole hit a shining wizard and the ushigoroshi, but Ciampa still found a way to kick out. Moving to the top, he set up for an avalanche Panama Sunrise. Ciampa instead turned it into an avalanche air raid crash! Cole still kicked out!
Cole moved outside and caught Ciampa coming out with a superkick. He recovered and powerbombed Cole onto the Spanish announce table! A second powerbomb broke the table. Back inside, Ciampa connected with Project Ciampa but Cole kicked out again!
Ciampa was sent to the floor with another boot. As Cole dove through for a suicide dive, he was met with a jumping knee instead. As Ciampa followed Cole inside the ring, he was spiked with a rope assisted piledriver. Another ushigoroshi couldn't put Ciampa away.
After a superkick, Ciampa connected with the Last Shot! Ciampa rolled away, though, making it to the ropes before Cole could capitalize. As Ciampa rose on the apron, Cole lept off for the Panama Sunrise. Ciampa countered for another air raid crash, driving Cole's spine onto the apron.
Cole escaped the Fairy Tale Ending and moved to the table for a Panama Sunrise, spiking Ciampa on the floor. Ciampa was rolled in but caught Cole coming in with Willow's Bell. Fairy Tale Ending connected, but Cole managed to kick out yet again.
As Ciampa went to pick him up, Cole leapt up and brought his challenger down with a crossface. Ciampa responded with one of his own, which Cole broke when he got to the ropes, again falling to the floor.
Roderick Strong distracted the referee, allowing O'Reilly and Fish to take out Ciampa with the High Low. Cole made the cover, only for Ciampa to kick out at two-and-a-half. Last Shot missed and Cole was sent out to his UE cohorts. Strong got up on the apron and was spiked with Willow's Bell.
Back on the inside, Cole caught Ciampa with three superkicks and a Last Shot. Nothing he could do could put away the challenger. O'Reilly slid the belt in and distracted the ref. Cole missed with the belt, but sent Ciampa into the ref. A low blow caught Ciampa, but he responded with one of his own. Fairy Tale Ending connected again, sadly with no referee.
Gargano came out at this point, yanking the title away from Ciampa and cracking him on the skull.
Results: Adam Cole defeated Tommaso Ciampa via pinfall.
