We see Matt Riddle at ringside, who gets a big reaction from the crowd. He is NXT’s latest signee!
North American Championship Match
(C) Adam Cole Vs. Ricochet
We’ve got a big fight feel as the bell rings and the lights lower. Ricochet and Cole talk trash to each other from across the ring and the majority of the arena chants for Cole. They lock-up and Ricochet takes the arm of Cole but it gets reversed, and the two trade holds for a minute. Cole tries to ground Ricochet with a headlock. The special one finally escapes and lands a picture-perfect dropkick and Cole rolls from the ring. Ricochet fakes the dive to the outside and poses in the middle of the ring as the fans cheer.
Ricochet ducks a clothesline from Cole and goes to the middle ropes but Cole shoves him off to the floor. Cole throws Ricochet into the barricade as he talks trash. Back inside the ring, Cole unleashes some ground and pound to Ricochet before landing a neckbreaker for a two-count. Cole reverses Ricochet to land another neckbreaker, then applies a sleeper. Ricochet fights to his feet and hits an incredible front dropkick and Cole rolls from the ring again. Ricochet doesn’t fake the dive this time as he performs a corkscrew moonsault to Cole.
Back in the ring, Ricochet hits a tiger kick in the corner, then a springboard uppercut for a two-count. Ricochet looks for a moonsault from the middle ropes but nobody’s home, so he hits a standing shooting star press instead. He follows it up with a springboard Red Arrow for a near-fall! Cole elbows Ricochet then, as Ricochet looks for a springboard handstand, catches him in mid-air with a backstabber for a near-fall!
Ricochet rolls to the outside and springboards in, Cole looks for a superkick but Ricochet catches his foot! Ricochet hits a discus forearm, then looks for a springboard moonsault but Cole catches him with a superkick to the head!! Unbelievable! Cole follows-up with a neckbreaker for a near-fall. Ricochet looks for a roll-up for a near-fall, then both men trade elbows, kicks and knees to huge cheers from the fans. Cole pulls himself up in the corner and looks for a running knee to the back of Ricochet but misses and Ricochet catches him with a reverse Frankensteiner! Ricochet looks to follow-up with a dive from the top rope but Cole rolls to the apron as the fans boo. Ricochet runs, leaps over the top rope and catches Cole (on the apron) with a hurricanrana to the floor! Ricochet gets Cole back inside and hits the 630 from the top rope for the win!!
Winner and New North American Champion: Ricochet
Wow, what a match! That thing was like a highlight reel from a video game. Some crazy spots and no botches, that will be hard to top.
