NXT Championship
Adrian Neville (c) vs. Tyson Kidd
Tyson gets the first exchange and takes down Neville with a shoulder block, then does some cocky posturing. Loud “let’s go Tyson” chants, surprisingly. Neville wins the second lock-up and goes into an armbar. Titus O’Neil is sitting ringside for this match, for some reason. Tyson comes back with knife-edge chops, but the champ slides under his legs and slaps the hell out of him. Big back body drop followed up by a double stomp for two. They fight to the apron and Adrian sweeps his legs out, then follows up with a still kick to the face, right in front of Titus.
After a commercial break, Kidd takes advantage of the 5-count in the ropes and jumps on Neville with rights and lefts. He starts choking him with his boot until the referee breaks it up, and they go into rest holds to slow the pace down. Kidd locks in an armbar and Neville dead-lifts him up and powersbombs him to break the hold. Really good UFC-style maneuver there / something John Cena would do to Alberto del Rio. Neville fires back with dropkick after dropkick, then half a dozen quick kicks to the body. Tyson comes out of nowhere with a superkick for a close two-count. He tries for a sunset flip but rolls through into a standing dropkick. Kidd with a beautiful standing Sliced Bread #2 for a nearfall. He gets frustrated and starts pounding away with punches, but Neville kicks him in the face. They brawl up to the top turnbuckle as dueling chants start in the crowd. Kidd tries for a sunset flip powerbomb off the top, but Neville flips through it, lands on his feet, hits a corner dropkick and delivers a massive powerbomb! He sets up for the Red Arrow, but Kidd rolls out of the way. He locks in the Sharpshooter, but the champion slowly crawls to the ropes to break the hold.
Adrian rolls to the floor and as the referee is checking on Kidd, Titus O’Neil takes a cheap shot to the back of the head. Sami Zayn comes out of nowhere and hits the Helluva Kick over the barricade to destroy Titus. He yells at Adrian Neville to get to his feet, who responds to the count-out at a very close 9. Neville reverses a suplex and hits the Red Arrow for the 1-2-3.
Winner: Adrian Neville
-After the match, Neville is trying to figure out why Zayn didn’t let him lose. Zayn says he wants to win the belt from Neville, and the champ stands tall with Tyson Kidd sulks in the corner with his head in his hands. Titus O’Neil is still knocked out from the Helluva Kick.
