WWE NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Pete Dunne

Cole has his ribs taped. Dunne has his knee taped. The story is they are gutting through.

Dunne gained control early on, manipulating Cole’s hand and fingers. Cole escaped and locked on a side headlock. Cole was caught with a big clothesline as Cole rebounded off the ropes. Dunne came off the ropes and stomped Cole’s bad wrist.

Dunne went to the top but Cole knocked him off and began stomping away at him. Cole nailed a backbreaker. Dunne fought back but was dropkicked in the side of the knee. He kicked Dunne in the face but Dunne fired back with additional strikes Dunne caught him with an x-plex but was too hurt to capitalize and go for a pinfall. Dunne, now limping, fired away with rights and weeks. Cole reversed a whip into the corner but Dunne flipped out of the corner. He nailed a kick to the back of the head and drove him down with a sit-down powerbomb for a two count.

Dunne worked over Cole and went to the top, attempting a moonsault, only to find Cole pulled his knees up. Cole nailed the Last Shot knee strike for a two count. Cole set up for Panama Sunrise but Dunne moved out of the way. Dunne went for Bitter End but Cole cut him off and drilled him down for a two count. Cole missed the Last Shot and grabbed a crossarm breaker. Cole slipped out but was caught with the Bitter End. Cole kicked out at the last second.

Dunne began beating the hell out of Cole’s chest with overhead chops. It was brutal. Dunne went for a moonsault but Cole kicked him in the face as he was in rotation, upside down. Dunne kicked out at the last second, which FINALLY woke the crowd up. They popped and chanted “NXT” loudly.

Cole went to the ropes for Panama Sunrise but was killed with a forearm to the face. Dunne nailed another sit-down powerbomb but Cole kicked up before the three count. Great stuff. They battled to the outside, where Cole hit the Panama Sunrise on the apron. Cole covered Dunne, who kicked out. Dunne grabbed Cole’s fingers and snapped them. Cole countered a move with the Panama Sunrise and hit the Last Shot, scoring the pin.

Your winner and still WWE NXT Champion, Adam Cole!

This was just a tremendous match. The crowd was on their hands quiet after the last few matches but as they built the bout and went into the near-falls, they caught the imagination of the crowd and took them on a ride. Dunne and Cole each had stellar performances here.

The Undisputed Era came out to celebrate with Cole.

Adam Cole wants to start but Roderick Strong says he has it.

Ciampa tosses the crutch to the cage door area.

Strong throws the crutch out of the cage. Ciampa and Strong with punches. Strong with a knee. Ciampa with a kick and punches. Strong with an Irish whip. Ciampa with clotheslines and a shoulder tackle. Ciampa sends Strong to the apron and Ciampa misses a boot and hits the catch. Strong with a back breaker. Strong with a chop and forearm. Strong with a punch. Strong goes for a suplex but Ciampa blocks it. Ciampa drops Strong on the top rope and hits a running knee. Ciampa with a chop and Strong with a knee. Ciampa with an elbow and punches. Ciampa with punches on the turnbuckles and then he goes with a flurry of punches. Ciampa with a running knee to the head.

Strong with a kick and forearm. Strong with a chop and punches to Ciampa in the corner. Ciampa with a knee to the head with Strong’s head against the turnbuckles. Strong goes into the other ring but Ciampa stops him. Strong sends Ciampa into the middle area between the rings. They exchange forearms. Ciampa clotheslines Strong into the other ring. Ciampa sets for Fairy Tale Ending but Strong blocks it and Strong with a double knee gutbuster. Strong with punches. Strong wtih forearms and kicks but Ciampa with punches.

The next entrant for The Undisputed Era is Kyle O’Reilly.

Ciampa chops Kyle and Strong and Kyle with a double leg take down and punches to Ciampa. Kyle with elbows and knees but Ciampa with a forearm. Kyle with kicks and knees followed by a leg sweep. Strong with a chop and Kyle with a kick. They continue the flurry on Ciampa. Ciampa with a punch to Strong but Kyle with forearms and kicks. Kyle with a knees to Ciampa. Ciampa sends Kyle between the rings and he kicks Strong. Strong with a series of running forearms to the head while Kyle holds Ciampa.

Strong iwth a uranage back breaker and Kyle with a knee drop from the turnbuckles.

The next entrant for Ciampa’s team is Dominik Dijakovic.

Dominik with a cyclone kick to Strong followed by kicks to Kyle and a facebuster. Kyle misses a leg sweep and Dijakovic with a clothesline. Dominik with forearms and elbows to Kyle followed by a back heel kick to Strong. Dominik with a suplex throw of Kyle onto Strong. Strong with a forearm to escape Feast Your Eyes. Dijiakovic sends Strong into the cage many times. Kyle with a guillotine but Dominik picks up Kyle and connects with a knee to the back and he tosses Kyle into the cage.

Ciampa returns and he punches Strong on the apron while Dominik sends Kyle into the turnbuckles. Ciampa with kicks to Strong while Dominik with forearms to Kyle as Kyle bounces off the ropes.

The third member of Undisputed Era is Bobby Fish.

Fish with an elbow to Ciampa against the cage. Fish with kicks to the chest and then he hits Dominik with a forearm and kicks. Fish with forearms and more kicks to Ciampa. Fish kicks Dominik and Ciampa. Kyle wtih a rear naked choke on Dijakovic and then they hit Total Elimination. Strong with a back breaker to Ciampa and then Fish and Kyle with Chasing the Dragon. Undisputed Era turns their attention to Dijakovic and they connect with forearms, elbows, and knees on Dijakovic against the cage. They do the same to Ciampa against the ropes. Strong kicks Dijakovic while Fish works over Ciampa. Kyle with a knee to Dominik.

Keith Lee is the next entrant for Ciampa’s team.

Lee with punches to Strong and Kyle followed by shoulder tackles. Lee with a double cross body to Kyle and Bobby. Lee is sent between the rings and Lee with a slingshot cross body to Kyle and Bobby. Strong with a flying boot to Lee after Lee has a power bomb blocked. Kyle and Strong with punches. Ciampa goes after Kyle, Bobby, and Strong with forearms. Strong with a knee to Ciampa and Fish with punches and knees. Dijakovic slams Kyle to the second ring. Dijakovic with forearms to Strong. Fish with a sleeper to Lee while Dijakovic and Kyle exchange punches.

Adam Cole is the final member of the Undisputed Era.

Cole goes under the ring and he gets a table and brings it into the ring. Cole gets another table and wedges it against the guardrail. Cole gets another table and they bring it into the cage. Cole sees more tables and brings them into the cage. Fish works over Lee while Kyle kicks Dijakovic. Cole gets out even more tables. Fish with a knee drop to the leg. Ciampa pushes Cole off the steps through the table against the guardrails. Ciampa sits on the steps and he goes to the floor and closes the cage. Ciampa with a boot to Kyle.

The Undisputed Era is in one ring while Ciampa, Lee, and Dijakovic are in the space between the rings. Everyone is in the second ring and all seven men exchange punches and forearms. Dijakovic goes for a power bomb but Kyle with a back body drop. Fish with a low blow to Lee.

The final member of Ciampa’s team is . . .

Kevin Owens and Adam Cole acts like he has seen a ghost.

Owens avoids Strong in the corner and he goes after Fish and he punches Kyle. Owens with a pop up power bomb to Fish. Owens with a fisherman’s neck breaker. Owens with a sleeper suplex to Kyle. Owens power bombs Fish onto Kyle’s back. Owens sees Cole and Owens has a smile on his face. Cole does the UE pose and Owens tells Cole to suck it. Owens with a kick and stunner for a near fall. Strong punches Dijakovic and Lee. Dijakovic with kicks to Strong and Lee with a forearm.

Lee and Dijakovic have Strong ready for a hip toss and they send him onto the rest of the Undisputed Era. Fish and Strong are down. Owens, Lee, Dijakovic, and Ciampa with kicks to everyone. Owens slaps Cole.and chokes him. Ciampa with a hanging DDT to Kyle. Dijakovic sets up a table in the other ring while Lee and Ciampa set up tables in the second ring. Cole with a forearm to Owens. Ciampa punches Strong and Dijakovic kicks Kyle. Cole with a forearm to Owens. Dijakovic with a forearm to Strong. Ciampa with a forearm to Cole.

Dijakovic with forearms to Fish. Lee climbs the cage and hits a cross body onto Fish, Cole, Strong, and Dijakovic. Kyle goes up top and he hits a knee drop on Lee’s leg and he applies an Achilles Lock. Fish with forearms to Owens. Lee gets to the ropes and it does not force a break of the hold. Dijakovic with a moonsault onto Kyle and he gets a near fall that is broken up by a Fish moonsault. Ciampa with Fairy Tale Ending on Fish followed by a Swanton from Owens. Cole breaks up the cover and hits super kicks on Ciampa and Owens.

Cole sets for Panama Sunrise on Lee but Lee with a jumping head butt. Lee sets for a Spanish Fly off the turnbuckles but Strong stops Lee. Cole gets to the area between the rings. Strong with a Olympic Slam off the turnbuckles and Kyle with Axe and Smash followed by a knee from Strong but Dijakovic break sup the cover. Strong and Kyle with punches and knees to Dijakovic. Strong and Kyle with Total Elimination on Dijakovic. Strong is back dropped into the cage and Kyle is sent to the cage. Kevin asks Kyle if that hurts. Owens grabs Cole and Cole with elbows to get off the shoulders. Owens blocks a suplex attempt. Owens sets for a package piledriver on the grate between the rings and Cole blocks it.

Owens goes for the package piledriver but Cole lands on his feet and hits a super kick. Owens blocks Panama Sunrise between the rings but Cole is able to get Owens over. The referees make sure everyone is moving and Strong and Fish are on their feet and they set up a table or two. Fish with a forearm to Ciampa and they put him on the tables in the corner. Ciampa with a punch and he sends Strong into the edge of the tables. Ciampa with a knee to Kyle’s head and Ciampa with Project Ciampa to Kyle. Ciampa with knees to Fish and Strong against the cage and he continues with more. Cole with a super kick to Ciampa and Ciampa gets to his feet. Cole is sent into the cage. Ciampa with a running knee to Cole and he follows with a few more.

Cole and Ciampa go to the apron and Ciampa picks up Cole to the turnbuckles and he sets for an Air Raid Crash through the tables. Cole blocks and so does Ciampa as they fight on the turnbuckles. Ciampa sends Cole into the edge of the cage. Cole pulls Ciampa into the cage. Fish and Strong work over Lee on the turnbuckles. Cole goes to the top of the cage. Dijakovic gets to his feet. Ciampa is now on the top of the cage and Dijakovic choke slams Strong through a table. Dijakovic tries to choke slam Kyle through a table but Kyel with a triangle. Dijakovic has Kyle on the table and Owens with a frog splash to Kyle through the table. Lee with a power bomb to Fish through the table.

Cole and Ciampa exchange punches on the top of the cage. Ciampa gets Cole on his shoulders and he hits an Air Raid Crash through the table for the three count.

Winners: Kevin Owens, Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee, and Dominik Dijakovic

Match Number Six: AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows versus Tommaso Ciampa, Matt Riddle, and Keith Lee

They all brawl before the bell rings and they fight on the floor. Riddle squares off with Riddle while Ciampa and Lee deal with Anderson and Gallows. Riddle is sent into the guardrails. Styles gets into the ring and so does Ciampa so the referee starts the match.

They exchange punches and Ciampa misses a knee. Ciampa with a forearm and Styles with a drop kick that sends Ciampa to the floor. Styles with a slingshot forearm on Riddle when Riddle pushes Ciampa out of the way. Ciampa with a hanging DDT for a near fall. Lee tags in and he punches Styles in the ribs. Lee gets Styles up but Styles gets to his feet and he kicks Lee and clips Lee. Gallows tags in. They lock up and Gallows with a side head lock and shoulder tackle but neither man moves. Gallows with a shoulder tackle and Lee does not move. Lee with a shoulder tackle and he knocks Gallows back a little but he stays on his feet. Lee with a shoulder tackle that sends Gallows to the apron.

Gallows with punches and Anderson tags in and he kicks Lee in the knees. Lee with a running cross body on Anderson. Lee sends Anderson into the turnbuckles and tags in Ciampa. Ciampa kicks Anderson in the corner. Ciampa with a kick to Anderson and Styles grabs Ciampa’s leg. Gallows tags in and punches Ciampa. Styles with a sliding knee on the apron to Ciampa. Anderson with a hard Irish whip to Ciampa. Anderson sends Ciampa into the turnbuckles and Gallows tags in for his cover up punches. Gallows with elbow drops to Ciampa and he gets a near fall. Gallows with a head butt to Ciampa and Styles tags in. Styles with kicks to the surgically repaired knees Ciampa with punches but Styles with punches and a back breaker. Ciampa punches Styles and Styles punches back.

Anderson tags in and he kicks Ciampa. Anderson with a reverse chin lock. Anderson with a spinebuster to keep Ciampa from making the tag and he gets a near fall. Gallows tags in and he punches Ciampa. Gallows with a suplex and he connects with elbows to the collarbone. Gallows with a reverse chin lock. Ciampa with a jaw breaker and he drops down so Gallows goes over the top rope. Gallows pulls Lee off the apron and kicks Lee’s head into the ring steps. Gallows pulls Ciampa into his corner and Anderson tags in.

Ciampa with punches but Anderson kicks Ciampa and goes to the turnbuckles. Ciampa with a knee as Anderson comes off the turnbuckles and both men are down. Riddle and Styles tag in and Riddle with a kick. Riddle kicks Gallows off the apron. Riddle kicks Anderson and then connects with a forearm followed by an exploder to Styles. Riddle with an exploder to Anderson followed by Brotons to Styles and Anderson. Riddle with Bro 2 Sleep and a German suplex for a nar fall. Anderson and Gallows go for Magic Killer on Lee but Ciampa breaks it up. Lee picks up Gallows and curls him before slamming Gallows. Styles with a DDT to Lee.

Styles lands on his feet on a German suplex attempt by Riddle. Styles with a kick and brainbuster for a near fall. Styles with a foerarm and he springboards into the ring and Lee with a POUNCE that sends Styles into the referee and he is down.

Ciampa fights off Anderson and Gallows. Lee clotheslines Anderson over the top rope to the floor and Lee’s momentum sends him over too. Riddle with a Fosbury Flop onto everyone. Ciampa with a running knee to Styles. Ciampa sets for Fairy Tale Ending, but . . .

Finn Balor makes his way to the ring and Styles with a Pele Kick. Balor with Bloody Sunday to Riddle and Balor stares down Styles. Styles puts up the too sweet and Balor shoots out the guns. Styles sets for a Styles Clash but Adam Cole with a super kick to Styles. Cole with Last Shot to Ciampa.

Balor and Cole stare each other down.

We go to credits.

Seth Rollins walks in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back and Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring.

Seth rhetorically asks what is next for him. He says it has been a rough week and a rough couple of months. Seth says he is not stupid and he hears you. He says he is sure that some of you are pleased he lost to The Fiend. Seth says he does not give a damn. Seth says the Universal Title has been taken to Smackdown. What concerns him is that Brock is back on Raw with the WWE Championship. Everything he has done to change the culture on Raw and give AJ Styles, Braun Strowman and Baron Corbin a chance has been wasted.

Seth says he does not know if he has the energy for it this time. Seth says what’s next for him is . . . for the first time in a long time, he doesn’t know.

Triple H interrupts and makes his way to the ring.

Hunter shakes Seth’s hand.

Hunter says you don’t know what is next. Funny how history repeats itself. When you don’t seem to know what is next, our paths cross. It has been that way for a long time. If you want to know what your future is, you may have to look back at the steps you have taken in the past. The first time you came to him and weren’t sure, you walked away as the first NXT Champion. You put the brand on the mat. The next time you came to me, the Shield was born. The next time after that, you were the WWE Champion.

Seth asks if those things were for his benefit or Hunter’s.

Hunter asks if it matters. At the end of it, every time, you walked away as a champion. He says this is an interesting time. Seth says he does not know what is next and Hunter says he does. Hunter mentions what NXT did to Smackdown.

Seth says you fired the first shot when the roster was overseas.

Hunter says you could look at it that way, or you could look it as the NXT Champion Adam Cole beating Daniel Bryan. He says you can look it as NXT saying it is real. NXT is on fire. The whole world wants to know what is NXT going to do next. After Friday night, they want to know what is going to happen next because he did not come alone. Hunter says he wants to know what Seth Rollins is going to do next. What Seth does next will affect what he does next.

Survivor Series is Raw versus Smackdown versus NXT. They have something to prove. Maybe you don’t know what’s next. You don’t know if you have what it takes. You don’t know if you have the energy, drive, passion, or heart to motivate you. Hunter says he knows how to motivate Seth and make him great. You know how this works better than anybody because you are either with him in this moment . . .

The Undisputed Era makes their way to the ring.

Hunter says you are with him . . . or you are against me.

Seth thinks about it and . . .

AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows make their way to the ring.

The Undisputed Era get off the apron and go into the crowd as Styles, Anderson, and Gallows get to the ringside barrier.

Dominik Dijakovic and Damian Priest attack Styles, Gallows, and Anderson. The Undisputed Era join in and then Curt Hawkins, Zack Ryder, and R Truth make their way to the ring.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Seven: Seth Rollins versus Adam Cole for the NXT Championship

Cole with a waist lock and Rollins with a wrist lock. Cole with a reversal and Rollins with a reversal. They lock up and Rollins backs Cole into the turnbuckles and Cole with a clean break. Rollins with punches and he clotheslines Cole over the top rope to the floor. Rollins with a pescado onto Cole. Cole escapes the buckle bomb attempt and Rollins with a super kick but Rollins misses Black Out and Cole goes to the floor. Rollins sends Cole into the ringside barrier.

Cole is sent into the ringside barrier again as we go to commercial.

We are back and Cole with a reverse chin lock. Rollins with chops and Cole with a bicycle kick. Cole gets a near fall. Cole with forearms and Rollins with forearms of his own. They go back and forth. Cole misses a chop and Rollins with an enzuigiri. Cole with an enzuigiri. Rollins blocks a super kick and sends Cole to the mat and gets a near fall after a super kick. Rollins with a running forearm into the corner and then he is sent to the apron. Seth goes for a springboard move and Cole with a super kick for a near fall. Rollins counters Panama Sunrise and gives Cole a buckle bomb for a near fall.

Rollins with a suicide dive and then he hits a second one. Rollins sends Cole into the ring and Rollins with a springboard knee to the temple. Cole with a brainbuster neck breaker to counter a Falcon Arrow and Cole gets a near fall. Cole with a flying leg lariat for a near fall. Cole pulls down the knee pad for the Last Shot but Rollins ducks and Rollins with a rollup for a near fall. Both men with clotheslines and both men are down. Rollins with a superplex and he rolls through for a Falcon Arrow but Cole kicks out.

Rollins turns to Hunter as he winds up for the super kick but Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong attack Rollins and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner: Seth Rollins (by disqualification)

After the match, Bobby Fish joins in and then The OC make their way to the ring with other Raw wrestlers. More NXT wrestlers make their way into the ring and Keith Lee is the only one left in the ring as everyone battles on the floor. Ricochet drops Lee on the top rope. The battle continues and Ricochet kicks Lee from the apron. Ciampa works over Ricochet. Ricochet with a springboard shooting star press onto everyone. Everyone fights on the floor as Keith Lee hits a plancha.

We go to credits.

Daniel Bryan walks in the back and he sees Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Daniel wants to know what is going on. Hunter says he was called out and he saw the announcement of Raw versus Smackdown versus NXT for Survivor Series. It looks like someone is looking for a fight.

Daniel says he is looking for a fight so why don’t we just go fight right now.

Hunter and Daniel face off and Hunter says he didn’t bring his gear and he is wearing a suit. He is not looking for a fight, but he knows someone else who is. Shawn says it is cold and Hunter says Shawn isn’t looking for a fight.

Hunter tells the champ to come over and he says that Adam Cole is looking for a fight.
Daniel says if we are going to do it, do it right. Daniel Bryan versus Adam Cole for the NXT Championship.

Hunter likes the idea and makes the match.

Match Number Four: Daniel Bryan versus Adam Cole (with Roderick Strong) for the NXT World Championship

They lock up and Bryan with a side head lock takedown and Cole with a head scissors. They lock up and Cole with a side head lock. Cole with a take down and Bryan with a head scissors and Cole escapes. They lock up and Bryan with a wrist lock. Cole with a reversal. Bryan backs Cole into the corner and Bryan pushes Cole and slaps him.

Cole with forearms and Bryan with a European uppercut and kick. Bryan with a chop in the corner and he chops Cole again. Cole with forearms and kicks followed by a side head lock take down. Cole with a shoulder tackle and Bryan with a kick to the chest. Bryan puts the hand on the mat and stomps on the elbow.

Bryan with a surfboard into a dragon sleeper. Bryan with a knee drop to the head. Bryan with a European uppercut or two. Cole with a bicycle kick and Cole gets a near fall. Cole sets for a suplex but Bryan blocks it. Bryan suplexes Cole and both men go over the top rope to the floor.
We go to commercial.

We are back and Bryan goes for a back slide but Cole blocks it and Cole with a jumping neck breaker for a near fall. Cole with an elbow drop and he connects with another elbow drop. Cole gets a near fall. Cole with a figure four head scissors. Cole kicks Bryan in the corner and follows with forearms. Cole with a forearm and Bryan fires back. Bryan with a European uppercut and Cole with an Irish whip and Bryan flips out of the corner and hits a flying clothesline.

Cole with a kick and Bryan sends Cole over the top rope to the floor and Cole hits the apron. Byran with a flying knee off the apron. Bryan sends Cole back into the ring and Bryan goes up top for a missile drop kick and hits it. Bryan with a running drop kick into the corner and he puts Cole on the turnbuckles. Bryan with a Frankensteiner but Cole holds on and rolls through for a near fall. Bryan with European uppercuts.

Cole with a bicycle kick for a near fall. Bryan with a waist lock and Cole with a standing switch. Cole is sent to the floor and Bryan with a suicide dive. Bryan sets for a second one and Cole with a round kick and both men are down as we go to commercial.

We are back and Bryan is crotched on the turnbuckles. Cole sets for a superplex and Bryan escapes and he crotches Cole. Bryan sets for a spider German superplex and Bryan pulls himself up. Bryan goes for a diving head butt but misses when Cole moves. Cole with a fisherman’s neck breaker for a near fall. Cole pulls down the knee pad as he sets for the Last Shot and Bryan avoids it and applies a single leg crab. Cole reaches for the ropes but Bryan pulls Cole into the center of the ring. Bryan with a heel hook. Cole rolls to the ropes to force a break.

Bryan with kicks to the leg. Cole with forearms and Bryan with kicks and chops. Bryan goes for a move from a fireman’s carry but Cole with a lungblower for a near fall. Bryan with a LeBell Lock and then Bryan stomps on Cole’s head and neck. Bryan returns to the LeBell Lock. Cole tries to get to the ropes and Bryan pulls at the arm Cole uses to get to the ropes but Cole gets his foot on the ropes to force a break.

Bryan with kicks to the chest. Bryan misses a round kick and Cole with an O’Connor Roll but Bryan rolls through and Cole rols through again and gets a near fall. Bryan with a round kick to the head. Bryan sets for the running knee but Cole with a super kick and Cole hits Panama Sunrise followed by Last Shot for the three count.

Winner: Adam Cole (retains championship)

After the match, Roderick Strong celebrates in the ring with Adam Cole as the NXT roster makes their way to the ring.

Triple H says you wanted the thunder you got it. You want to pick a fight with us at Survivor Series. If we are going to have a fight, you need an army. What do you do when you want to build an army. You look to your blood, you look to your family, and you build and army for a fight. This is our army. This is our fight. This is our ring. At Survivor Series, know what you are getting into. We have fired the first shot. Raw, Smackdown, let’s see what you got. Just remember one thing . . . We are NXT.