Complete interview with Adam Cole during the NXT visit to Paris on June 11, 2018

Very friendly meeting with the current WWE North American Champion. Some questions only but a sincere kindness. Adam Cole is watching very closely

NXT North American Champion Adam Cole (Bay Bay) talks to me backstage at Download Festival 2018 on shocking the system in WWE, creating the Undisputed Era with Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish, taking inspirations from Bullet Club and The Kingdom and how he plans to defend his title.

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Match Number One: NXT Tag Team Championship: Undisputed Era (Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly [with Adam Cole]) versus Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch

Strong and Lorcan start things off and Strong with a waist lock and he slaps Lorcan in the head to taunt him. Strong with a side head lock and he floats over in the corner . Lorcan with a back elbow and Burch tags in. Burch with a front face lock into a wrist lock. Strong with a front face lock and Kyle tags in and applies a side head lock and takes Burch to the mat. Kyle with a palm thrust to the head. Burch with elbows but Kyle with a kick to the head. Burch with a leg take down as Kyle goes for a leap frog. Burch with a European uppercut and he tags in Lorcan.

Burch and Lorcan suplex Strong onto Kyle. Burch and Lorcan with running European uppercuts and then they clothesline Strong and Kyle over the top rope to the floor. Cole gets Strong and Kyle to take a break and discuss strategy. Kyle gets back into the ring and he gets to the mat and Strong distracts Lorcan to allow Kyle to take advantage. Lorcan with chops but Kyle with a shoulder tackle. Lorcan with a knee to the midsection.

Burch tags in and Kyle with forearms. Strong tags in before Burch and Lorcan hit a double drop kick to the knees. Burch with a series of strikes to Strong and he hits a missile drop kick. Strong sends Burch to the floor and Burch blocks a kick from Kyle but Strong with a baseball slide to Burch. Strong sends Burch into the apron. Strong sends Burch back into the ring and Kyle tags in.

Strong with chops while Kyle kicks Burch. Kyle works on the arm and then he takes Burch to the mat with a belly-to-back suplex and Kyle goes for the leg. Strong tags in and he kicks Burch. Strong with a back breaker. Strong gets a near fall. Strong with a head lock and he Irish whips Burch into the corner. Kyle tags in and Strong with a running forearm followed by a knee from Kyle. Burch with chops but Kyle with a double leg take down and then he connects with elbows and knees to the ribs.

Kyle with punches and he goes for a cross arm breaker but Burch gets to the ropes. Strong tags in and Burch with a forearm but Strong with a drop kick for a near fall. Strong with a seated abdominal stretch. Strong misses a running knee into the corner and Burch with a back body drop. Kyle tags in and he kicks Lorcan off the apron with a Yakuza Kick. Kyle with a forearm but Burch with a head butt and both men are down. Strong and Lorcan tag in and Lorcan with clotheslines. Lorcan with a chop and clothesline. Lorcan with a running European uppercut. Lorcan chops Kyle and then he knocks Strong off the apron. Lorcan drop kicks Kyle to the floor. Lorcan with a plancha onto Strong and O’Reilly.

Lorcan with a half nelson suplex followed by a running European uppercut for a near fall. Lorcan with chops to Kyle and Strong. Lorcan with running European uppercuts. Strong tries for a back breaker but Lorcan escapes. Lorcan with a double blockbuster and Burch tags in. They hit an elevated DDT but Kyle breaks up the cover. Kyle is sent to the floor and then Lorcan goes up top while Burch puts Strong on his shoulders. Lorcan is pushed off the turnbuckles onto the apron. Strong with kicks and Kyle tags in.

Kyle misses a leg sweep and Burch with a head butt. Kyle with a jumping knee to the midsection. Kyle with a brainbuster for a near fall. Kyle goes for the cross arm breaker but Burch blocks it. He gets Burch to release his grip and he applies the cross arm breaker. Burch rolls over into the ropes to force Kyle to release the hold. Kyle with an Irish whip and Strong with a running knee into the corner followed by a face buster. Kyle with a knee and Strong gets a near fall.

Burch with a head butt to Strong and then he sends Kyle to the floor. Lorcan tags in and he hits a Blockbuster off the apron on both men. Lorcan goes up top and Burch gets Kyle on his shoulders for the European uppercut but Cole pulls Kyle out of the ring during the count.

The referee sends Cole to the back. Lorcan sends Kyle back into the ring and Lorcan has to get Kyle up. Strong pulls Burch out of the ring and sends Burch into the announce table. Kyle puts Lorcan in the guillotine and Lorcan counters into a suplex. Kyle gets a boot up when Lorcan charges into the corner. Lorcan with European uppercuts to Strong. Strong with a knee. Lorcan goes after the knee and he hits a power bomb for a near fall. Lorcan with a single leg crab but Kyle kicks Lorcan. Lorcan holds on to the single leg crab. Burch puts Kyle in a crossface. Kyle kicks Lorcan to get him to release the single leg crab.

They all exchange punches. Kyle with a kick and knee to Burch. Lorcan slaps Kyle but Strong with a jumping knee to Lorcan. Strong and O’Reilly with Total Elimination for the three count.

Winners: Undisputed Era (retain Titles)

After the match, the crowd gives Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch an ovation.

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We see the Undisputed Era outside of Full Sail while Kyle O’Reilly gets ready for his match. They see the camera and Adam Cole tells the cameraman to leave.

Match Number Four: Kyle O’Reilly versus Pete Dunne for the WWE UK Championship

Kyle goes for the injured leg but Dunne avoids him. Kyle with a kick to the leg. They go to a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Kyle goes to the mat and he takes Dunne to the mat and gets a near fall. Dunne with a bridge and he goes for a double wrist lock but Kyle escapes and goes for an arm bar. Dunne with a hammer lock but Kyle escapes. Dunne with a cartwheel and then he pulls at the fingers for some joint manipulation and then he applies a head lock and stomps on the hand.

Dunne with a clothesline and Kyle tries to go to the floor but Dunne stops him. Kyle with elbows and he goes to the floor but Dunne kicks the left arm. Dunne with an X Plex onto the apron. Dunne sends Kyle back into the ring and he applies a surfboard with a fish hook. Dunne works on the left hand and then drives the knees into the mat. Kyle with an Irish whip and Kyle kicks Dunne in the back of the leg as he tries to flip out of the corner.

Kyle with kicks to the injured leg and he sends Dunne to the mat with a running kick to the leg. Kyle works on the shoulder and he hits an atomic drop to the knee adn he applies an Achilles Lock. Dunne goes for Kyle’s ankle and they both release the hold. Dunne slaps Kyle but Kyle kicks Dunne in the injured hamstring. Dunne with an enzuigiri and both men are down. Dunne with punches to Kyle as he backs the challenger into the corner.

Dunne flips out of the corner and he goes for a German suplex but Kyle with a standing switch. Dunne lands on his feet on the German suplex and he kicks Kyle in the back. Dunne with a sit out power bomb for a near fall and Kyle with a triangle after kicking out. Dunne gets a near fall when Kyle’s shoulders are on the mat. Dunne with a kick to the arm and he goes for a double wrist lock and body scissors. Kyle counters with a head and arm triangle. Kyle with a kick to the chest and he gets a near fall. Kyle with a brainbuster for a near fall.

Kyle kicks Dunne in the head and Dunne knocks the kicks away. Kyle kicks Dunne in the injured leg and follows with a punch and knee to the head. Kyle misses a leg sweep but Dunne connects with a forearm and it sends Kyle into the corner. Dunne goes for Bitter End but Kyle counters into a guillotine and body scissors. Dunne goes for the wrist lock and he sets for an X Plex into an arm bar. Kyle escapes and applies an ankle lock.

Kyle misses a punch and Pete has the hands and Dunne with a head butt and both men are down. They back into each other and they both connect with punches. Kyle with a knee but he misses a stomp. Kyle with an axe kick but Dunne with an enzuigiri. Dunne with a forearm to the head as O’Reilly charges at him. Both men are down. Dunne grabs the fingers and he punches Kyle but Kyle punches back. Kyle tries to pick up Dunne but he sends him back to the mat with forearms. Kyle takes Dunne’s mouthguard out and Dunne hits Bitter End for the three count.

Winner: Pete Dunne (retains Championship)

After the match, Strong and Cole attack Dunne and kick him.

Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch make their way to the ring and they take care of Strong and Cole. Dunne with punches to Strong and Cole pulls Dunne to the floor to save Strong. Dunne with forearms and punches to Cole as they go to the back. The four men who will be battling for the tag titles brawl in the ring until Burch and Lorcan send them to the floor.

Proving to be a fighting champion, Undisputed ERA’s Adam Cole will defend the NXT North American Title at the EVOLVE 107 wrestling event in Melrose, Mass., later this month.

The Panama City Playboy’s opponent will be announced this Monday.

Presented by the WWN and EVOLVE Wrestling, EVOLVE 107 takes place at the Melrose Memorial Hall on Sunday, June 24. In addition to the NXT North American Title Match, the event will include a title defense by WWN Champion Austin Theory, as well as bouts featuring former UFC fighter and reigning EVOLVE Champion Matt Riddle, renowned Austrian powerhouse WALTER and more.

Cole’s title defense is the latest example of WWE’s working relationship with EVOLVE, one of the world’s leading independent wrestling organizations. EVOLVE has hosted WWE luminaries, from NXT General Manager William Regal and WWE Performance Center coach Robbie Brookside to Sami Zayn and NXT Champion Aleister Black, at its events in the past. EVOLVE wrestlers also competed at this year’s WrestleMania Axxess in New Orleans, featuring title defenses by then-WWN Champion Keith Lee and EVOLVE Tag Team Champions Chris Dickinson & Jaka.

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