Top 3 Performers of NXT (May 8, 2019)

#1 Adam Cole

Adam Cole and the Undisputed Era have not made the greatest start to 2019. Despite having a decent year in 2018, the stable has now lost their grips on the Tag Team Titles while Adam Cole lost his North American title to Ricochet. Cole then qualified for the NXT title match at Takeover: New York in a two out of three falls match but lost 2-1 to Johnny Gargano.

This week's NXT saw Cole face off against Matt Riddle in the main event of the episode. Cole and Riddle both got a lot of shots in before the end, with Cole hitting Riddle with the Last Shot and a Superkick only for Riddle to kick out of both before the three-count. However, Riddle would catch Cole in the Bro-Mission and force him to tap out.

More interesting was the confrontation between Cole and fellow Undisputed Era member, Roderick Strong, after the fight. Despite the fact that Strong did everything in his power to help Cole win, the leader of the Undisputed Era seemed to still be upset with his stablemate at the end of the episode. The Undisputed Era seems to be coming apart at the seems, with Kyle O'Reilly seemingly siding with Adam Cole while Bobby Fish is siding with Roderick Strong. It remains how much longer the split will be teased before they pull the trigger.