Fourth Match: Kyle O’Reilly vs. Adam Cole in a Grudge Match
O’Reilly and Cole locked up. O’Reilly kicked Cole in the face to send Adam out of the ring to the floor. Cole picked up a chair, but O’Reilly kicked it away. O’Reilly then placed Cole in the chair and ran off the ring apron to deliver a flying dropkick to a seated Cole. O’Reilly nailed a missile dropkick. O’Reilly followed with a swift kick to the chest, then more rapid-fire kicks. O’Reilly wanted a top-ope move, but Cole shoved O’Reilly clear off the top rope to the floor. Cole clipped O’Reilly’s left leg to target the knee he was favoring a minute ago. Cole continued to target the knee, but O’Reilly suddenly applied a wristlock submission and yanked on the arm targeting Cole’s previous shoulder injury, but Cole stomped on O’Reilly’s head to break free. O’Reilly then snapped off a Regalplex for a close two count. O’Reilly followed with another wrist-grip submission, but Cole ducked under and nailed an inverted neckbreaker to break free. Cole and O’Reilly fought near the ropes, then O’Reilly grabbed Cole’s left arm and yanked down across the top rope, taking advantage of a five count to apply maximum pressure before releasing.
O’Reilly remained on the ring apron, so Cole used his unaffected feet to kick O’Reilly hard to the floor. O’Reilly with a guillotine choke, but Cole countered into a brainbuster suplex on the padded floor. Cole fell on top of O’Reilly for a cover and nearfall. Cole quickly went to a figure-four leglock in the middle of the ring, but O’Reilly reached the bottom rope for a break. Cole and O’Reilly then came to their feet for a big standing forearm/punch exchange. O’Reilly suddenly nailed repeated Japanese-style kicks underneath the chin, then slapped on another mat-based submission targeting Cole’s shoulder. But, Cole reached the bottom rope to get a break. Cole drove O’Reilly to the corner, then Cole spun over O’Reilly, trapped his shoulders to the mat, put his feet on the ropes, and referee Todd Sinclair counted a three without seeing Cole’s feet on the ropes. O’Reilly with a shoulder-wrench submission. Cole furiously tapped out since the match was over, but O’Reilly kept the hold on. Five more refs spilled out, O’Reilly relaxed, and then he re-applied the submission yanking on Cole’s shoulder. Refs eventually pulled Cole away and dragged him out of the ring.
Winner: Adam Cole
