Match Number Five: NXT Men’s Championship Match (Two out of Three Falls): Adam Cole versus Johnny Gargano

Fall Number One: Standard Match

They lock up and Gargano with a wrist lock. Gargano with a front face lock. Cole with a shoulder tackle and waist lock but Gargano with a standing switch and Gargano tries for an O’Connor Roll but Cole holds on to the ropes. Gargano misses a kick but Gargano with a kick. Both man go for a super kick but they stop short. They lock up and Gargano with a clean break but Cole with a kick to the shin and he goes to the turnbuckles. Cole leaps over Gargano and Gargano kicks Cole in the shin and goes to the turnbuckles. Gargano with a head scissors and clothesline that sends Cole to the floor and Gargano with a drop kick.

Cole pulls Gargano to the apron and Gargano with a kick. Cole misses a kick and hits the ring steps. Gargano drops the knee onto the apron. Gargano slams the leg onto the apron. Gargano with a knee drop to the leg. Cole gets to the ropes to force Gargano to release the hold. Gargano stomps on the knee. Gargano wraps the leg in the ropes and the referee warns Gargano. Cole pulls Gargano to the floor and hits a wheelbarrow suplex onto the apron. Cole with elbow drops and he favors his leg. Gargano with a punch to the leg but Cole with a punch followed by a neck breaker for a near fall.

Cole with a figure four head scissors and Gargano bridges to get a near fall. Gargano escapes and he applies an ankle lock but Cole sends Gargano into the turnbuckles to escape. Cole goes to the turnbuckles and leaps over Gargano but his knee gives out a bit. Gargano with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex into the turnbuckles. Gargano and Cole exchange forearms and then Cole misses a Northern Lariat. Gargano with clotheslines and he kicks Cole in the back of the leg. Gargano with a chop and he sends Cole into the ropes for a rollup into a round kick. Cole sends Gargano to the apron and Gargano goes for the slingshot spear but Cole catches Gargano. Gargano escapes a suplex attempt and hits a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.

Gargano with punches and chops in the corner. Gargano with a double stomp to the leg and Gargano applies a figure four leg lock. Cole’s shoulders go to the mat and Gargano gets a near fall. Cole gets to the ropes to force a break. Gargano grabs th eleg and Cole with an elbow. Cole gets Gargano up but Gargano with elbows. Cole with a wheelbarrow suplex for a near fall. Cole with forearms to the back and Gargano lands on his feet. Gargno misses a kick but Cole with a kick to the back of the head and an enzuigiri. Gargano with a kick and Cole with a kick. Gargano counters a Panama City Destroyer into a Sunset Driver for a near fall. Gargano puts Cole on the turnbuckles and punches Cole.

Cole sets for a sunset flip power bomb but Gargano holds on. Cole’s knee gives out and Cole with a Codebreaker as Gargano comes off the turnbuckles. Cole with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Cole and Gargano both with forearms and then they miss kicks and clotheslines. Both men with clotheslines and both men are down. Gargano goes for a suicide dive and Cole with an enzuigiri. Gargano counters a wheelbarrow suplex to send Cole into the ringside barrier. Gargano with a slingshot DDT and he gets a near fall. Gargano with a thrust kick from the apron. Cole kicks Gargano when he goes for a slingshot DDT. Cole with another kick followed by a brainbuster neck breaker for a near fall. Cole sends Gargano into teh turnbuckles and he kicks Gargano.

Cole goes to the floor and he gets a chair. The referee and Cole exchange words and Cole with a low kick when the referee takes the chair and puts it down. Gargano kicks out. Cole grabs the chair again and sets it up in the ring and sits down. Cole gets up and he throws the chair down. Cole argues with the referee and Gargano with a super kick and Cole goes down to a knee. Gargano grabs the chair and the referee warns Gargano. Gargano hits Cole with the chair and he is disqualified.

Winner of Fall: Adam Cole

Fall Number Two: Street Fight

Gargano hits Cole with the chair. Cole goes to the floor and Gargano throws the chair at him and hits a suicide dive. They go into the crowd. Gargano has a beverage and he hits Cole in the head with it. Gargano sends Cole into the front row of the seating area. Gargano with a double sledge off the front row of the bleachers and then he takes a photo. Cole with punches and Gargano with a kick. Cole with forearms. Gargano with a super kick and then he puts Cole in a chair and sends him into the production area. Cole sends Gargano into a production case and then Gargano with a cross body that knocks over the ringside barrier.. Gargano sets up the announce table and Gargano picks up Cole. Cole rakes the eyes and then Gargano back drops Cole through the Spanish Announce Table.

Cole is back in the ring and Gargano looks under the ring and he gets a few tables. Gargano throws some chairs into the ring. Cole with a Shining Wizard followed by an Ushigoroshi onto a chair for a near fall. Cole puts a chair in the turnbuckles. Gargano avoids being sent into the chair and Gargano with punches. Gargano tries for a lawn dart into the chair but Cole escapes. Cole goes to the turnbuckles and Gargano with an enzuigiri. Gargano with a Lawn Dart into the chair. Gargano with GargaNo Escape and Cole taps out.

Winner of Fall: Johnny Gargano

Fall Number Three: Cage Match with Barbed Wire and Weapons

Cole goes for a kendo stick but Gargano stops him and Gargano with punches. Cole with a series of bicycle kicks and Gargano with a discus clothesline. Cole with a super kick to stop a kendo stick. Gargano returns the favor and then they go back and forth wtih kendo sticks. Both men with super kicks and both are down. Gargano sets up chairs. Gargano goes for a ladder on top of the cage but Cole stops him. Gargano with a rana and a reverse rana. Gargano with a super kick to knock Cole out of the chair for a near fall. Gargano sets up a table and then Cole hits Gargano in the midsection and back with a chair. Cole gets a chair from the cage and Cole sends Gargano into the chair against the cage.

Cole with a lungblower with the kendo stick across the mouth and Cole gets a near fall. Cole sets up chairs in the ring and he puts Gargano on the turnbuckles. Cole sets for a superplex but Gargano stops Cole and then sprays the fire extinguisher into Cole’s face. Gargano with a tornado DDT into the chairs for a near fall. Gargano hits Cole with the kendo stick. Gargano climbs the cage to get a sledgehammer but Cole stops Gargano and Gargano with elbows to Cole on the top rope. Gargano with a sunset flip power bomb for a near fall. Gargano climbs the cage again and gets the sledgehammer. Cole with a series of super kicks to stop Gargano from using the sledgehammer. Cole gets the ladder and throws it at Gargano but Gargano escapes. Cole with Panama Sunrise for a near fall.

Cole sets up the ladder and climbs it. Cole with a Panama Sunrise off the top of the ladder and Gargano kicks out. Gargano falls down on the Last Shot attempt by Cole. Cole puts Gargano against a chair and Gargano avoids a Last Shot and Cole’s knee hits the chair. Gargano with the STF and the kendo stick but Cole bites Gargano to escape the hold. Gargano has the slegehammer and Gargano hits Cole in the ribs. Gargano moves the table into position. Gargano puts the second table next to the first one in front of the ladder. Gargano puts Cole on the second table. Gargano climbs the ladder and Cole falls off the table. Gargano goes back to the mat. Gargano hits Cole with a kendo stick. Gargano sends Cole into the turnbuckle and Gargano iwth a Destroyer off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Gargano pulls out some brass knuckles and pliers from a sack. Gargano goes to the top of the cage to cut some barbed wire. Cole climbs teh cage and gets onto the table on top of the cage. Gargano climbs up too.

They fight on the table on top of the cage. Gargano tires to use the barbed wire and both men fall off the table through the table. Cole covers Gargano for the three count.

Winner: Adam Cole (retains Championship)

After the match, The Undisputed Era come to the ring to check on Adam.

We go to credits.

Match Number Five: NXT Men’s Championship: Johnny Gargano versus Adam Cole

They lock up and go around the ring until Gargano gives a clean break. Gargano with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Gargano goes for a head lock but Cole escapes and hits a shoudler tackle. Gargano with a sunset flip but Cole moves. Cole misses a Shining Wizard and both men have a staredown. Cole goes to the floor. Cole returns to the ring and they lock up. Gargano goes for a chin lock but Cole with a wrist lock. Gargano with a reversal and he takes Cole to the mat. Cole traps the arms and he works on the head with a chin lock. Gargano with a crucifix for a near fall. Cole with a forearm.

Gargano with a forearm and they go back and forth. Cole with a kick but the forearms resume. Cole with kicks and an Irish whip but Gargano floats over. Gargano with a spike rana and Cole goes to the floor. Gargano goes to the apron and he avoids Cole. Cole misses a bicycle kick and Gargano misses a kick. Gargano with a cannonball off the apron. Cole misses a move to the floor and Gargano with a kick to the arm from the apron followed by a double stomp onto the arm. Gargano slams the arm into the apron. Gargano works on the shoulder and he hits a leg drop on the arm.

Gargano gets a near fall. Gargano with a cloverleaf with the arm in a hammer lock using the leg. Gargano with a splash onto the arm. Cole goes to the turnbuckles and Gargano follows. Cole escapes and hits a super kick to the leg and Gargano falls to the mat. Cole kicks Gargano in the leg. Cole with a KneeDT to Gargano. Cole follows with a knee bar to add more pressure to the leg. Gargano tries to kick Cole away. Cole with a double sledge and he kicks Johnny. Gargano with forearms. Cole with a kick to the knee and Cole goes to the turnbuckles for a missile drop kick to the knee.

Cole with a dragon screw leg whip to Gargano as he continues to work on the leg. Cole sends Gargano into the turnbuckles and puts the leg in the ropes and Cole kicks the leg. Gargano with punches but Cole with a leg trip and he goes for a figure four leg lock but Gargano counters with an inside cradle for a near fall. Cole goes to the turnbuckles and comes off but Gargano catches Cole and hits a sit out power bomb, but Gargano could not capitalize.

Cole with a forearm and Gargano fires back. They continue the exchange. Gargano with clotheslines and an overhead belly-to-belly throw. Gargano with a rollup and round kick. Gargano with an enzuigiri in the corner and Gargano with a tornado Flatliner for a near fall. Gargano with a slingshot spear for a near fall. Gargano with a chop and he puts Cole on the turnbuckles. Gargano goes to the turnbuckles for a superplex but Cole stops him and slams Gargano’s head into the turnbuckles. Cole sets for a sunset flip power bomb but Gargano holds on to the ropes. Gargano comes off the turnbuckles but Cole with a lungblower for a near fall.

Cole sets for a suplex but Gargano with a knee to escape. Cole has Gargano on his shoulders but Gargano gets to his feet. Gargano with a kick but Cole with an enzuigiri. Cole with a burning hammer facebuster for a near fall. Cole goes to the turnbuckles and Gargano grabs the leg to stop Cole. Cole with forearms to the back. Cole misses a move from the turnbuckles. Gargano with a clothesline and Cole with a clothesline. Gargano and Cole with super kicks and Cole comes off the turnbuckles into a super kick. Cole rolls to the floor and so does Gargano.

Cole and Gargano both hit super kicks on the floor and both men are down. Both men struggle to get back into the ring but they beat the count. Gargano with a slingshot DDT for a near fall. Gargano goes for a full nelson and he kicks Cole in the arm. Cole goes for a clip but Gargano moves. Gargano with a double stomp. Gargano sets for a super kick but Cole rolls to the floor. Gargano goes to the apron and Cole kicks Gargano’s leg. Cole with a brainbuster shoulder breaker on the floor followed by one in the ring for a near fall.

Cole goes to the turnbuckles again and he sets for a Panama City Destroyer but Gargano blocks it. Gargano sets Cole shoudler first into the mat and Gargano with a La Mistica into the GargaNo Escape. Cole grabs the leg and he goes for a figure four leg lock and applies it. Cole gets a near fall when Gargano’s shoulders fall to the mat. Gargano reverses the hold and Cole gets to the ropes to force a break of the hold. Cole goes for the knee but Gargano avoids it and he punches Cole. Cole with punches and he sends the knee into the mat. Cole slams the exposed knee into the mat and then continues to stomp on the knee.

Cole is kicked to the floor by Gargano on a figure four attempt. Gargano with a hanging DDT in the ropes and Cole falls to the floor. Gargano sets for a suicide dive but he catches the ropes and is met with a super kick. Cole hits the Panama City Destroyer off the apron to the floor. Cole pulls Gargano back into the ring and Gargano kicks out. Cole tells Johnny it is over. Cole sets for the Last Shot and Gargano ducks it and Gargano goes for the GargaNo Escape but Cole applies the GargaNo Escape on Gargano.

Gargano escapes and hits Last Shot on Cole for a near fall. Cole and Gargano with forearms. Cole with a series of kicks but Gargano with a clothesline that flips Cole. Cole with a super kick but Gargano with a super kick and reverse rana. Cole with Last Shot for a near fall. Cole goes to the floor and he looks under the ring and gets a chair. The referee tells Cole he cannot do that. The referee takes the chair and we have a tug of wawr situation and Gargano with a suicide dive that hits the referee.

Cole misses Gargano with the chair and Gargano super kicks the chair into Cole and they return to the ring but there is no referee. Gargano checks on the referee and Cole signals to the back and Gargano gets the chair.Gargano gets back to the apron and Cole with a piledriver in the ropes for a near fall. Cole picks up Gargano and Cole goes for Last Shot but Gargano falls to the mat. Gargano with GargaNo Escape and Cole fights through the pain. Cole tries to get to the ropes and Gargano rolls Cole back into the center of the ring. Cole with elbows to the knee. Cole with a thrust kick to the knee and a thrust kick to the head.

Cole goes for the Panama City Destroyer but Gargano drops down for a near fall. Cole hits the Panama City Destroyer followed by Last Shot for the three count.

Winner: Adam Cole (new Champion)

After the match, The Undisputed Era pick up the new NXT Men’s Champion as we see Johnny Gargano against the ring steps.

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Had it been a singles match at NXT TakeOver: New York, Adam Cole would be the NXT Champion. But with the way the stars aligned over Barclays Center that night, it was Johnny Gargano who seized two falls to win the coveted crown in their 2-out-of-3 Falls classic. At NXT TakeOver: XXV, the two lionhearted Superstars have an opportunity to either correct or solidify history when they return to the squared circle with NXT’s top prize on the line.

The Undisputed ERA leader has often cited his pinfall over Gargano in the first 15 minutes of their bout as the reason he deserves a rematch against the champion. “I pinned him first,” he recently told WWE.com in an exclusive interview. “I did it by myself and in about 15 minutes.” Acknowledging that the title around his waist puts him squarely in The Undisputed ERA’s crosshairs, Gargano convinced NXT General Manager William Regal to approve a championship match between him and Cole at TakeOver: XXV.

For the NXT Champion, this battle will be all about protecting his reign. For Cole, as told to WWE.com, it’s about proving why he was “born to be the NXT Champion.” It will be “go big or go home” when these bitter adversaries battle it out in this much-anticipated rematch.

Will it be “wins and championships” once again for Gargano, or will Cole see his golden prophecy realized? Find out at NXT TakeOver: XXV, streaming live Saturday, June 1, on the award-winning WWE Network!

History will be made, and a new NXT Champion will be crowned when Johnny Gargano battles Adam Cole in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the newly vacated title at TakeOver: New York.

Gargano was originally earmarked to challenge arch-rival Tommaso Ciampa for the NXT Title at TakeOver, but a neck injury forced Ciampa to relinquish the coveted championship, necessitating a change of plans for New York.

In light of that development, WWE COO Triple H revealed on March 20 that the NXT Championship would instead be decided in a match between Gargano and the winner of a Fatal 5-Way Match held later that night between Cole, Ricochet, Aleister Black, NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream and Matt Riddle, which The Undisputed ERA leader won. To ensure that TakeOver: New York’s main event has a definitive outcome, Triple H additionally announced that the match will be contested under 2-out-of-3 Falls rules, meaning the first Superstar to claim two falls will be the victor.

Capturing the NXT Title would truly be a fairytale ending for Gargano, whose tumultuous history with The Blackheart resulted in numerous crises of conscience. Through it all, however, Johnny Wrestling proved to be the valiant hero he always claimed to be. The only hurdle remaining between the beloved Superstar and the NXT Championship — the one title that Gargano has yet to win on the black-and-gold brand — is Cole.

Cole, meanwhile, began 2019 with the bold promise that he and his Undisputed ERA cohorts will all be champions this year. A victory against Gargano at TakeOver: New York — inside the very building where Cole made his shocking NXT debut two years ago — would put The Undisputed ERA back on track to accomplish their goal, as well as in control of the top prize in the land.

Find out who will be crowned the new NXT Champion when Gargano and Cole face off in a 2-out-3 Falls Match at TakeOver: New York, streaming live Friday, April 5, at 7 ET/4 PT, exclusively on the award-winning WWE Network.

Where there’s a wall, there’s a war – and that much was certain following the demolition derby that took place inside STAPLES Center. Whereas The Undisputed ERA claimed victory in last year’s devastating WarGames Match, the nefarious faction tasted defeat this year — as NXT North American Champion Ricochet, WWE U.K. Champion Pete Dunne & War Raiders stepped out of the intimidating double cage as masters of warfare.

A rematch of the NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV started the first five minutes of the match, as NXT North American Champion Ricochet went toe-to-toe with Adam Cole. Picking up where their previous confrontations left off, the two unloaded a series of hard hits, including Cole catching a leaping Ricochet out of the air with a vertebra-pounding backstabber.

Once the first period expired, Kyle O’Reilly, who won the WarGames advantage for Undisputed ERA earlier this week on NXT, rushed out of the shark cage near the entrance way and into the ring to lend a helping hand to Cole. Together, the Undisputed ERA brothers landed a devastating Ushigoroshi on The One and Only. After the second period ended, War Raiders’ Hanson was the next to enter the action, pushing Dunne aside and bulldozing his way into WarGames, laying waste to both Cole and O’Reilly. At one point, Hanson went down on all fours to allow Ricochet to springboard off his back and land a Shooting Star Press on O’Reilly.

Later, Roderick Strong and Rowe entered the ring, sending the brewing chaos in the dual ring to boiling levels. Drama unfolded when Bobby Fish, competing in his first match since undergoing knee surgery for a torn ACL, used the padlock from his cage to lock Dunne in his own cage before tossing the key into the crowd. To keep Dunne from grabbing his fingers through the cage, Fish attacked The BruiserWeight’s knee, which was injured last Wednesday night. From there, Fish and the rest of Undisputed ERA unloaded on Dunne’s teammates with ERA-branded steel chairs, exploiting their four-on-three advantage.

The match turned into a battlefield, and the vestiges of war were apparent as bodies flew across both rings. But by the time referees finally broke Dunne out of his cage with a pair of bolt cutters, it was all-out bedlam.

A spear from Fish folded Rowe through a mounted table, and a springboard body splash by Hanson crushed O’Reilly through another table. In one of the most chaotic moments of the jaw-dropping melee, both teams locked into each other like Voltron to drop each other from the cage wall onto the canvas with a unified suplex. As the only competitor not involved in that ring-rattling maneuver, The One and Only worked his aerial magic, too, dropping from the skies with an incredible double-rotation moonsault from the top of the cage.

Aching in pain but energized by the fight, all eight Superstars rose to their feet and unleashed fisticuffs in the middle of the two rings as the NXT Universe erupted in excitement. The action only escalated from there, with The Raiders crushing Fish with the Fallout, and NXT Tag Team Champions Strong & O’Reilly cut down Rowe with a high-low combination.

As the carnage spread across the two rings, with Superstars sprawled around damaged and beaten, Dunne mustered up enough strength to drop Cole with a Bitter End, which was followed up by an out-of-nowhere 450 Splash by Ricochet. Both Dunne and Ricochet swung their nearly lifeless arms across Cole to score the victory, winning the war against The Undisputed ERA, and the two titleholders celebrated by ascending the WarGames structure and triumphantly lifting their championship into the air as TakeOver: WarGames II concluded.

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NXT North American Title Match: Adam Cole © vs. Ricochet

They avoided some strikes then locked up and exchanged headlocks. Ricochet caught him with a drop kick then faked an outside dive that popped the crowd. Cole taunted him outside of the ring. Cole tossed him out of the ring to the floor after avoided a strike. Cole also tossed him into the apron. Back in the ring, Cole landed a series of strikes then hit a neck breaker for 2. Ricochet fought back and was able to land a drop kick that sent Cole to the floor and then hit an outside dive. Back in the ring, Ricochet hit a head kick then a spring board uppercut for 2. Ricochet with a back elbow then a spear, kick to the back and a spring board shooting star press. Ricochet hit a phoenix splash off the middle rope for 2. Cole landed some back elbows and they exchange shots.

Ricochet went for a spring board move but Cole caught him with a back breaker for 2. Ricochet with a big right hand but blocked a superkick and hit a forearm strike. Ricochet went for a spring board moonsault but Cole hit a superkick out of nowhere then a powerslam for 2. Cole missed a kick and Ricochet rolled him up for 2. Cole with a forearm shot but they then exchanged. Ricochet with an uppercut and Cole with a head kick. Cole with a knee strike, head kick and Ricochet fired right back with Cole following on him for a near fall. Ricochet hit a reverse hurricanrana then went to the top rope but Cole rolled out of the ring. Ricochet hit a hurricanrana over the top rope to the floor. Back in the ring, Ricochet went to the top rope where he hit 630 splash for the win!

Winner: Ricochet – NEW Champion

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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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NXT North American Championship Ladder Match: EC3 vs Killian Dain vs Lars Sullivan vs Adam Cole vs Velveteen Dream vs Ricochet

They all start brawling to kick things off as the crowd chants this is awesome. EC3 ducked out of the ring early to avoid the brawl. We see Lars and Dain left in the ring with EC3 talking trash. They went after him. Ricochet hit a dive off the top rope to the floor taking out Dain and Lars. Ricochet grabbed a ladder and climbed it in the ring but Dream cut him off with an uppercut. Ricochet attacked him from behind. Ricochet hit a hurricanrana then a drop kick. Dream knocked him off the top rope and climbed the ladder. Cole pulled him off and hit a series of forearms. Cole caught Dain with a kick then hit a neck breaker to Dream. EC3 hit a jawbreaker to Cole then knocked Lars off the apron. EC3 with a splash in the corner then a neck breaker. Lars hit a clothesline to EC3 then a powerslam to Cole and one to EC3. Dain sent Lars to the floor and hit a suicide dive to take out the big man. Dain with a clothesline to Dream then Cole hit a big boot to Dain. Everyone brawls in the ring until Lars tossed a ladder at them. Lars hit Dain with a ladder as well as everyone else. One man wrecking machine. Lars with a press slam to Dream onto a ladder. Ricochet with Dream and EC3 hit a powerbomb to Lars. Cole was on the ladder and went for the title but Dain stopped him. Dain back dropped Ricochet onto a ladder in the corner. Cole drop kicked Dain and EC3 with a face buster to Dain off the ladder. Cole and EC3 used the ladder to Lars in the corner. Cole set up a ladder between the ring and announce table and they sent Dain into chest first. EC3 mocked Cole’s taunt and Cole sent EC3 crashing onto a ladder. Cole to Dream, Dain, Lars, and EC3 and Ricochet. Cole stood tall. Cole climbed the ladder but Lars pushed him off and sent him crashing. Dream took out Lars with the ladder. Dream with an elbow drop to Dain and Cole off the top rope. Lars squashed Dream up in the corner with the ladder but Dream came back and hit him with the ladder. Dream hit an elbow drop off the top rope onto Lars. EC3 powerbombed Dream off a ladder onto another one. EC3 hit a TKO off the ladder to Cole. Dain with a big boot to EC3. Dain hit a stiff powerslam to EC3 and crushed him with a ladder by hitting a back senton. Dain hit a Vader Bomb off the middle rope to EC3 while having Cole on his back. Ricochet with a kick to Lars and Dain. Lars caught him and tossed him across the ring. Dain did the same thing to Ricochet. Lars and Dain slugged it out in the ring. Lars climbed the ladder but Ricochet stopped him with a head kick. Ricochet got on the ladder but Ricochet turned it over and Ricochet hit a moonsault off the ladder onto Dain and Cole who were outside of the ring. Insane spot. Ricochet with a kick to EC3 and hit a shooting star press on the ladder. Dream with a stiff shot to Ricochet then Ricochet landed one back to him. Dream set up a ladder in between another ladder and the turnbuckle, placed Ricochet on it and climbed it. Ricochet got back up and they battle on the ladder. Dream hit a death valley driver to Ricochet on the ladder while standing on it. Lars placed Dream on another ladder outside of the ring and chokeslammed EC3 onto Dream through the ladder. Dain put Ricochet another ladder and hit his finisher to Cole onto Ricochet through the ladder. Lars and Dain climbed the ladder and began to brawl. EC3 hit both men with a ladder then set it up next to them. Cole joined in and all started to battle it out. Dream joined in and set it up. Ricochet came in as well. Cole hit a neck breaker to EC3. Ricochet hit one to Dream and almost broke him in half. Lars with a chokeslam to Dain. Lars was bleeding from his face and climbed the ladder but Ricochet hit a spring board jump to Lars that knocked them over. Ricochet had his hands on the ladder but Cole knocked him off and grabbed the title!

Winner: Cole – first-ever champion.

NXT Tag Team Championship And Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Winners: Roderick Strong & WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne vs. The Authors of Pain vs. The Undisputed Era (c)

They all start brawling to begin the match. AOP stood tall through all of the hectic spots. AOP hit a neck breaker powerbomb for 2. They clear one of the announce tables and powerbomb Cole through it. A botched spot. O’Reilly hit Akam with a running knee then a big boot to Rezar. O’Reilly with a knee strike to Strong but Dunne went for a double wrist lock. O’Reilly got out of it with some kicks and knees. Strong with a chop then a back breaker. Strong with a knee strike to Akam and one to Rezar. O’Reilly with a triangle choke to Strong but Rezar broke it up. Akam hit a powerbomb to Dunne onto O’Reilly. Rezar with a series of knees to Strong then a side/neck choke. Rezar with a suplex to Strong. O’Reilly jumped in but Rezar knocked him down with a german suplex that sent him to the floor. AOP beat down Strong for a few minutes. Akam took out O’Reilly. Strong with a series of head kicks to Akam then tagged in Dunne, who hit a series of strikes to Rezar. Dune blocked a german suplex and hit O’Reilly with a kick. Rezar went for a powerslam but Dunne counter it into a DDT. O’Reilly and Dunne exchanged right hands in the ring. Akam took both of them out with a double clothesline. AOP hit a double powerbomb to O’Reilly and Dunne. AOP with their double team finisher to O’Reilly for 2 as Strong broke it up. Akam tossed Strong out of the ring. Akam tossed Strong into Dunne then Strong with a knee strike and a angle slam to Akam for 2. Dune with a double foot stomp to O’Reilly. Strong with a knee strike and they hit a double head kick for 2 as Rezar saved his partner. Strong sent Rezar into the steel steps. Dune with a head kick to O’Reilly then hit the Bitter End and covered him for 2. Strong broke it up and hit his finisher to Dunne. Strong put O’Reilly on top of Dunne and that’s the finish.

Winners: Cole and O’Reilly – still champs!

After the match, Strong put on the Undisputed Era’s armband and completed the heel turn by joining the group.

History will be made at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans when six of the black-and-yellow brand’s most riveting Superstars, including two acclaimed newcomers, vie to become the first-ever NXT North American Champion in an every-man-for-himself Ladder Match.

The lineup for the inaugural NXT North American Title bout is nothing short of jaw-dropping. Featuring Adam Cole, Velveteen Dream, Killian Dain, Lars Sullivan and new NXT Superstars EC3 and Ricochet, the star-studded field underscores NXT General Manager William Regal’s promise that the new title would be contested for by the globe’s most elite competitors. It also brings into conflict six uniquely gifted Superstars in an utterly dangerous environment, where the only way to win is by scaling the ladder and retrieving the championship from high above the ring.

As the irreverent leader of Undisputed ERA, Cole has shaken the system of NXT since the triumvirate formed last year, but The Panama City Playboy has yet to win a title between the yellow ropes. The same is true of Velveteen Dream, who is coming off one of the most successful rookie years in recent memory. Could either controversial Superstar snare his first NXT championship in New Orleans?

With The Freak and The Beast of Belfast in the mix, the NXT North American Title Ladder Match has no shortage of raw hoss power. How will Sullivan’s rage-fueled brawn and Dain’s full-force attack be amplified by the presence of steel ladders?

Rounding out the incredible lineup are arguably the match’s two biggest X-factors, EC3 and Ricochet. EC3, the self-proclaimed “Top One Percent,” has the power and moxie to go the distance in his first match in WWE in five years, while Ricochet, a world-renowned high-flyer who possesses one of sports-entertainment’s most innovative arsenals, will look to soar to new heights in his TakeOver debut.

The stakes are momentous, yet so are the risks. Which Superstar will overcome the pack and climb into the history books? Watch the crowning of the first NXT North American Champion when TakeOver: New Orleans streams live on Saturday, April 7, at 8 ET/5 PT, only on the award-winning WWE Network.

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Extreme Rules Match: Adam Cole vs. Aleister Black

They started brawling to begin the match. Black caught Cole with a knee strike that sent Cole to the floor. This led to Cole getting a chair but Black ducked it and grabbed the chair. Thus, Cole ducked out of the ring. Black sat in the chair and waited. Black got rid of the chair and tossed Cole to the floor then blasted him with a right hand. Cole with a knee strike then tossed him into the apron.

Cole got some more chairs and other weapons from under the ring. Cole sent him into the barricade then got a kendo stick. Black outsmarted him with kicks and strikes. Black went for a spring board move but Cole caught him with a kendo stick to the gut. Cole hit a back stabber with the stick for 2. Cole with a series of kicks to Black on the ground. Cole got a table from under the ring, which popped the crowd. Cole had some blood on his right thigh. Cole went for a move off the top rope but it was blocked. Black sent Cole flying onto a trash can and followed it up with a knee strike for 2. Black got another table from under the ring and set up next to the other one outside the ring. Black put a ladder in the corner but Cole caught him with a sidekick to the head. Cole with a series of strikes in the corner. Black tossed him onto the ladder. Update, Cole was bleeding from his hand.

WWE doctors checked on Cole’s hand. The match continued. Cole caught Black with a chair shot to the gut but Black dropped him with a kick and hit a double footstomp. Cole tossed a chair at Black and hit a superkick sending Black falling from the top rope to the outside through two tables. Back in the ring, Cole pinned him for a near fall. Cole set up chairs with the backs together in the center of the ring. Black suplexed Cole onto them. Sick spot. Cole used a chair to get up but Black hit him with a running knee strike and covered him but O’Reilly and Fish ran down to the ring to make the save. They hit their tag team finisher to Black. They clear the announce table but Eric Young and Wolfe come down and attacked ReDragon. Killian Dain hit an outside dive to take them all out. Black hit a double footstomp to Cole through the announce table. Back in the ring, Cole caught Black with a superkick. Cole went for a chair shot but Black hit Black Mass out of nowhere for the win.

Winner: Black