– Mauro leads us to a video package for tonight’s main event.

NXT Title Match: Tommaso Ciampa vs. Adam Cole

We go to the ring for tonight’s main event and out first comes Tommaso Ciampa. NXT Champion Adam Cole is out next. We get formal ring introductions as they face off and trash talk.

The bell rings as they face off and go at it. Ciampa takes Cole down with a headlock. Ciampa keeps control and drops Cole with two shoulders. Ciampa sends Cole to the floor. Cole avoids a Willow’s Bell from the apron as he tries to come back in. Cole runs back in and Ciampa follows. Ciampa keeps control and takes Cole down into another headlock. Cole struggles to get free. They finally end up on their feet as the back & forth continues. Ciampa pulls Cole to the floor. Ciampa blocks a shot into the ring post. Ciampa comes back and gets dropped with a big boot to the face. Cole breaks the count and pats himself on the back for a pop. Ciampa takes advantage and sends Cole into the steel steps, then the ring post, then over the announce table. Ciampa puts Cole in a chair and delivers a running knee. Ciampa sits on the apron now and mocks Cole, patting himself on the back for a pop.

Ciampa breaks the count and brings Cole back into the ring. Cole rolls back out and fans boo. Cole misses a kick from the floor. Ciampa with a basement dropkick. Ciampa lays Cole on the apron and delivers a high knee for a pop. Ciampa brings it back in but Cole rolls to the floor again for more boos. Ciampa slams Cole over the top of the barrier, ribs-first, then clubs him over the back. Ciampa with a running high knee to knock Cole of the barrier. Ciampa plays to the crowd for a pop. Ciampa puts Cole in another chair and chops away. Ciampa rallies the crowd as the referee counts. Ciampa delivers another huge running knee while Cole is in the chair. Ciampa celebrates with a fan. Ciampa stares at the NXT Title belt and goes to bring Cole back to the ring.

Ciampa looks to slam Cole on to the announce table but Cole slides out. Cole ducks a kick and an enziguri. Fans chant “holy shit!” after Cole launches Ciampa back onto the edge of the announce table, neck-first. The referee checks on Ciampa. Cole brings it back into the ring for a 2 count.

Cole keeps Ciampa down and works him over, trash talking him. Ciampa with a 2 count out of nowhere. Cole comes right back and levels him with a kick to the face. Cole taunts Ciampa. Cole goes back to the top but Ciampa rocks him. Cole blocks the sunset bomb and kicks the leg. Cole with a big Backstabber from the corner for a 2 count. Cole with a headlock now. Fans do dueling chants. Ciampa looks to make a comeback but Cole blocks Willow’s Bell again. Cole counters and drops Ciampa with an enziguri. Cole comes off the ropes for a Panama Sunrise but Ciampa kicks him on the way down. Ciampa keeps fighting and mounts offense for a big German suplex. Ciampa levels Cole again and hits the Torture Rack bomb for a close 2 count. More back and forth on the mat now. Cole levels Ciampa but runs into an uppercut. Cole rocks Ciampa with a knee. Cole hits a Ushigoroshi for a close 2 count.

They end up back on the top. Cole looks for a super Panama Sunrise but Ciampa blocks and turns it into a big Air Raid Crash but Cole still kicks out at 2. They end up on the floor and Ciampa powerbombs Cole into the announce table. It breaks some and Cole falls to the floor. Ciampa takes the top off and delivers a stiff powerbomb, this time putting Cole through the table. Ciampa brings Cole right back in and delivers a running knee to the face. Ciampa goes for another knee but Cole superkicks him. Ciampa clotheslines Cole. Ciampa with Project Ciampa for another close 2 count in the middle of the ring. Fans chant “fight forever!” again as they trade strikes in the middle of the ring.

Ciampa keeps the strikes going but Cole boots him in the face. Cole sends Ciampa out to the floor with a second bicycle kick. Cole runs the ropes for a suicide dive but Ciampa meets him in mid-air, knocking him to the floor. Fans chant “NXT!” while both are down. The referee counts. Ciampa breaks it and brings Cole back in the ring. Cole drops Ciampa on his neck. Cole with another big Ushigoroshi for a close 2 count. Cole can’t believe it.

Fans do more dueling chants as Cole talks trash to Ciampa. Ciampa rocks him and they unload on each other again. Cole with two big kicks to bring Ciampa down. Cole with the Last Shot to the back of the head. Ciampa rolls to the bottom rope to avoid the pin. Cole follows to the apron and goes to the top. Cole goes for a Sunrise on the apron but Ciampa turns it into a Air Raid Crash on the apron. Fans chant “holy shit!” as Ciampa crawls to Cole. Fans chant “Mamma Mia!” now. Ciampa goes for a Fairytale Ending on the floor but Cole blocks it and backdrops him on the floor. Cole stands on top of the main announce table now. Cole nails a Panama Sunrise from the announce table to the floor.

Cole finally gets Ciampa back into the ring as the referee counts. Cole follows but Ciampa drops him with a draping DDT. Ciampa with a Fairytale Ending in the middle of the ring. Cole still kicks out at 2 and Ciampa can’t believe it. Fans chant “this is awesome!” as Ciampa gets up first. Ciampa grabs Cole but Cole clutches his leg. Cole drags Ciampa down into a Crossface submission. Ciampa counters but Cole crawls for the bottom rope to break the hold and finally does. Cole crawls out to the floor. Roderick Strong runs down to distract the referee on the apron as Ciampa brings Cole back in. Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish drag Ciampa to the floor and double team him. Fans boo as they roll Ciampa back in. Cole covers but Ciampa kicks out at 2.

The Undisputed Era cheers Cole on from the outside now. Fans chant for Ciampa. Ciampa ducks a Last Shot. Ciampa backdrops Cole over the top onto Fish and O’Reilly. Strong takes a Willow’s Bell. Ciampa runs the ropes and takes out all of The Undisputed Era on the floor. Ciampa brings Cole back in but Cole nails three superkicks. Cole with a Last Shot for the close 2 count in the middle of the ring. Cole can’t believe it and fans go wild.

Cole grabs the title after Strong puts it in the ring while O’Reilly distracts the referee. Cole blocks it. This leads to Cole sending Ciampa into the ropes, knocking the referee to the floor. Cole with a cheap shot to Ciampa. Cole goes for the Panama Sunrise but Ciampa kicks him low on the way down. Ciampa with a Fairytale Ending and covers for the 3 count but the referee is still down. Fans keep counting the pin past 10. Johnny Gargano is at ringside now to support Ciampa. Ciampa crawls for the belt but Gargano pulls it away from him. Gargano knocks Ciampa in the head with the belt. Fans boo. Cole takes advantage and covers for the pin to retain.

Winner: Adam Cole

– After the match, Gargano marches to the back as The Undisputed Era hits the ring to celebrate with Cole, who raises the title in the air. Gargano looks back at the in-ring celebration. Mauro says something snapped in Gargano after he lost to Finn Balor tonight. We go to replays. NXT “Takeover: Portland” goes off the air with The Undisputed Era sitting on the apron together, talking trash as Cole raises the title.