Adam Cole will stay at the top champion under the WWE NXT banner.
Cole successfully retained the NXT Title over Johnny Gargano in a 2 of 3 Falls Rubber Match in the main event of NXT TakeOver: Toronto II event in Toronto, Ontario at the Scotiabank Arena that aired on their streaming service.
Just last month on the July 24th episode of NXT’s weekly TV show, Gargano and Cole chose their stipulations. Gargano chose a Street Fight, while Cole chose a singles match. NXT General Manager William Regal ended up choosing the third fall, which was Steel Cage with weapons.
Cole beat Gargano to become the champion in the main event of WWE NXT TakeOver: XXV event in Bridgeport, CT on June 1st.
This was the third match between them as Gargano beat Cole in a 2 out of 3 falls match to win the vacant title during the NXT TakeOver: New York event on WrestleMania 35 weekend.
It will be interesting to see where Cole and Gargano go from here as this was likely the blowoff match for their program. Those answers will be revealed this coming Thursday when WWE tapes upcoming episodes of NXT TV.
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