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Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs Velveteen Dream - NXT Championship
Dream had Ciampa pressed against the ropes and the referee broke them up. Dream taunted him and the action soon went to the ground. They switched back position and Dream once against taunted him.
Ciampa removed Dream's headband and used it to taunt him. Dream then went outside and took the NXT title, taunting him. Ciampa ran after him and Dream tried to lure him into the trap of a DDT but Ciampa slid away.
Dream continued the taunts and hit a standing dropkick. He then stunned Ciampa on the ropes while he jumped outside. He took Ciampa down and then imitated Hulk Hogan.
Ciampa rolled out of the ring, much to the crowd's disapproval. Dream instantly jumped on him from the top turnbuckles and landed it. Back in the ring, Ciampa put Dream to sleep, hitting a running knee-smash with the brace. Dream was out and Ciampa could have pinned him but he chose to taunt him and then continued the punishment.
Ciampa had slowed it down and the commentators acknowledged how technically gifted Ciampa was. The Champion had Velveteen nearly passed out but it wasn't enough as the crowd willed the challenger on. Dream then returned the favour to Ciampa, hitting a neckbreaker to level him.
Dream hit a series of leg drops, once again imitating Hulk Hogan. The crowd popped big for it but Ciampa kicked out.
Dream then jumped to the top turnbuckle but Ciampa is in the other corner. He deposited dream unceremoniously outside the ring. Dream then pulled his legs underneath and smashed his knee against the apron. He locks in a leg lock outside on the ring post, but it's illegal, so Ciampa didn't lose despite tapping.
Dream then got the Figure-4 leg lock, a tribute to Ric Flair. He seemed close to victory but Ciampa punched his face enough to escape. Ciampa tried to go for the draping DDT but Dream's legs slipped and Ciampa tried a suplex. Instead, Dream suplexed Ciampa AND himself to the outside!
Ciampa tried to use the referee's distraction to pin him with a handful of tights, but the referee caught him.
Dream then lifted him for the death valley driver and went for the second one. He tried to jump on him but got caught with a jumping knee. Ciampa went for the Project Ciampa and landed it but Dream shockingly kicked out. Ciampa brought the title inside the ring but the referee argued with him over it and Dream took advantage, hitting a DDT on Ciampa onto the title. Ciampa STILL kicked out!
Ciampa then sent Dream out and hit a brutal DDT but Dream kicked out again. The crowd erupted!
Ciampa then went outside and removed the padding on the ring. He looked to go for a draping DDT onto the concrete but Dream escaped and sent himself and Ciampa across the announcer's table!
Ciampa then hit Mauro Ranallo, shouting "I'm the champ!" at him. Dream hits a Death Valley Driver onto the concrete and landed the Purple Rainmaker but Ciampa STILL kicked out. Ciampa then baited him and hit a draping DDT in the middle of the two rings onto the steel part and it was all over. What a match. Even at loss, Velveteen Dream looked like an absolute star.
Tommaso Ciampa def. The Velveteen Dream to retain the NXT Championship
