After the break, Strong hits another back breaker for a near fall. Chops and punches in the corner by Strong. Roode catches Strong with a boot. Roode takes Strong over with a top rope blockbuster. Roode stomps out Strong. Roode lands a few chops before attempting to set up a suplex. Strong puts on the breaks. Roode finally gets Strong up but Strong counters and hits yet another back breaker. Roode rolls out of the ring yet again. wrecking ball dropkick by Strong. Strong lands a few chops. Strong tries to bring Roode back into the ring on via the ring steps. Roode trips Strong and Strong’s leg gets trapped between the steps and the ring post. Roode kicks the ring steps into Strong’s leg. Roode gloats in front of Strongs wife and mother. Roode works over Strong’s leg. Roode drops elbow after elbow on Strong’s knee. Roode yells at Strong that he is the champ. Strong tries to fire up but Roode takes out Strong’s knee yet again. Strong manages to take Roode over for a sunset flip but Roode kicks out. Roode floor Strong with a lariat. Roode locks in a toe hold. Strong tries to kick out of it but Roode will not let go. Strong kicks Roode in the mouth and Roode finally breaks the hold. Strong trips Roode into the corner. Strong tries to get to his feet but can’t keep a vertical base. Strong and Roode trade punches. Strong manages to hit a running lariat. Angle slam by Strong. Strong slaps his leg to try to get the feeling back in his leg. Roode mounts the top rope. Strong picks Roode up off the top rope and hits the 157th back breaker of the match! Roode kicks out.
Roode chop blocks Strong. Roode sets up a figure four but Strong kicks him away. Roode bounces off the ropes right into a schoolboy for a two count. Spine buster by Roode for a long two count. Roode calls for the Glorious DDT but Strong counters it into a fireman’s gutbuster for a two count. Roode pulls Strong down to the mat and wraps his leg around the ring post. Roode drives Strong’s leg into the ring post. Roode climbs the top rope but Strong levels him with a leaping enziguri. Strong climbs up to and back breakers Roode on the top turnbuckle! Roode immediately rolls out of the ring. Strong drags Roode back into the ring for a pin but Roode kicks out. Strong almost runs into the referee. Strong stops his momentum but Roode surprises him with the Glorious DDT! Somehow, Strong kicks out! Roode is livid! Roode taunts Strong’s wife while Strong is down. Strong hits a high knee, followed by a running knee. Strong hits the C-4, then his suplex backbreaker! Strong covers Roode and the referee counts to three! Strong celebrates and is announced the new NXT champion. The referee waves it off and tells Strong that Roode’s foot was under the rope. While the referee isn’t looking Roode knocks Strong off the apron. Roode hits the Glorious DDT on the floor in front of Strong’s wife. Roode tosses Strong back into the ring. Roode jaws with Strong’s wife. Roode hits another Glorious DDT for the win.
Winner and STILL NXT Champion, Bobby Roode!
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