Carmelo Hayes defeated Bron Breakker to retain the NXT Championship at NXT Battleground.
Hayes won the title by defeating Breakker at NXT Stand & Deliver. Breakker then turned heel and showcased a more vicious side following his title loss. Since then, he and Hayes had been involved in a bitter rivalry, and they clashed in a heated rematch at NXT Battleground.
In the end, Hayes weathered the storm from Breaker and endured an angry flurry of offense before he hit the Nothing But Next for the win.
Here’s how the match broke down, courtesy of our play-by-play coverage:
However, Hayes kicked out, stunning Breakker and Trick Williams, who was at ringside. After the kickout, Breakker became enraged, and began assaulting Hayes with some vicious blows. However, Hayes quickly retaliated, countering a move before hitting the superkick on Breakker into a DDT, then the Nothing but Net to retain his title.
Catch up on our coverage of NXT Battleground here.
