NXT Championship
Sami Zayn vs Adrian Neville (c)
We get a few chain wrestling moves before Adrian blocks Sami and tells him no more, then Adrian applies a wristlock and Sami counters with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Adrian rolls outside and Sami splashes him on the floor, then he kicks Adrian in the face and slams him into the corner. Sami runs into a forearm shot, then Adrian applies a side headlock but Sami hiptosses him and Adrian catches him with an uppercut. Adrian kicks Sami a few times and mocks him a bit, telling him to get up before he hits the ropes. Sami fires back with a lariat, then connects with a second and dropkicks Adrian out of the ring. Sami hits the ropes but Adrian runs back in and takes him down with a spinning headscissors, then he tries to splash Sami on the floor but Sami backdrops him on the floor and hits a diving senton.
Sami rolls him back in and goes for an electric chair drop but Adrian counters by spinning around and hitting a powerbomb, then he connects with a running uppercut in the corner before hitting a German suplex off the ropes for two. Adrian hits some forearm shots before Sami clotheslines him, then he goes for a big boot in the corner but Adrian sidesteps him and slams him on the mat. Adrian sets up for Red Arrow but Sami gets his knees up, then he rolls over and applies the Koji Clutch, only to have Adrian get his foot on the bottom rope. Sami charges the corner and accidentally clips the ref when Adrian sidesteps him, and Sami checks on the ref before Adrian superkicks him and connects with an inverted headscissors slam.
Sami hits three German suplexes before Adrian lands outside, but Sami runs after him, diving through the turnbuckles to hit a tornado DDT on the floor. Sami rolls him in and connects with a Helluva Kick, but inadvertently hits the ref too when Adrian pulls the ref in the way. Adrian goes outside and gets his title to attempt to hit Sami, but Sami blocks him and knocks him down before picking up the title. Sami struggles whether he should hit Adrian with the title, then decides against it and goes to put it down. Adrian runs over and gets a roll up for two, but Sami kicks out and connects with a reverse STO into the turnbuckles, followed by a Helluva Kick for the win.
Winner and NEW NXT Champion – Sami Zayn
Sami celebrates his win and the locker room comes out to greet him, including Kevin Owens. He hugs Sami and everyone congratulates him, then Adrian gets up and Sami asks for a handshake. Adrian kicks his hand away and instead hugs him, then a group of wrestlers pick Sami up on their shoulders and carry him around. After a few minutes of congratulations, the ring empties and Sami goes to leave, but Owens comes back in and attacks him, and walks out after powerbombing Sami into the ring apron.
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