An undisputed finish.
Kyle O'Reilly proved himself to be undisputed in the Undisputed Finale against Adam Cole, tapping him out in the final fall of a two-out-of-three falls match.
It all came down to a cage match between Cole and O'Reilly after O'Reilly won the first fall, which was a regular bout, and Cole won the second fall, which was a street fight.
O'Reilly scored the victory in the third fall by locking Cole in a heel hook despite being handcuffed to the cage. Cole had no choice but to tap out from the move.
2️⃣-1️⃣@KORcombat gets the submission victory against @AdamColePro while HANDCUFFED to the #SteelCage!#NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/g1VZOVGena
— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2021
The first fall came quickly as O'Reilly blocked the Panama Sunrise but sitting into a pinfall in less than four minutes, stunning Cole and the CWC crowd.
AND JUST LIKE THAT!@KORcombat picks up a quick first fall in the straight-up match! Bring on the STREET FIGHT!!!#UndisputedFinale#NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/jk5lXsDsVr
— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2021
Cole evened up the score in the second fall, which was a street fight, finishing off O'Reilly with the Last Shot after tossing O'Reilly into a set steel chair.
Brutal! --#NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/WIGFaHilTV
— WWE on BT Sport (@btsportwwe) August 23, 2021
Before the cage lowered for the third fall, Cole powerbombed O'Reilly onto the announce table.
.@AdamColePro takes matters into his own hands before the STEEL CAGE could finish lowering!!#NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/ZCb2GH3q8p
— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2021
O'Reilly and Cole have been linked since Cole made his NXT debut at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III when they, along with Bobby Fish, attacked NXT Champion Drew McIntyre. Cole turned his back on Undisputed ERA at NXT TakeOver: Vengence Day in February.
You can find Fightful's coverage of NXT TakeOver 36 by clicking here. Make sure to check out the post-show podcast for a full review of all the action by clicking here.
