ROH World Title Match: Jay Lethal vs Adam Cole vs Kyle O’Reilly
O’Reilly and Cole go after each other, and each keeps fighting Lethal off whenever he tries to get in the middle of it. They take Lethal out with some old Future Shock double teams, then they go back after each other. Lethal drags Cole to the floor, they trade blows, they dodge a slingshot dive from O’Reilly (who hits the floor with an audible thud), and then they go back into the ring where Lethal and Cole go back to trading shots until Lethal snaps Cole over with a suplex. O’Reilly is back in and he German suplexes Cole as Cole vertical suplexes Lethal. Cole German suplexes O’Reilly for 2 and then dropkicks Lethal to the floor, O’Reilly goes for the key lock, but Cole pops O’Reilly up into a fireman’s carry over the knee for 2. Lethal comes in and dumps Cole to the apron, then springboard dropkicks him to the floor. Lethal starts going to work on O’Reilly, but Cole pops in and trades shots with Lethal until O’Reilly comes off the top with a missile dropkick to both men. O’Reilly with a flurry lays Cole out, he hits Ax and Smash on Lethal, and a Regalplex to Cole for 2. O’Reilly counters the Lethal Injection to a sleeper, but Cole superkicks both men and connects with a shining wizard to Lethal for 2. Cole with a figure four to Lethal, O’Reilly stomps him in the face, Cole gives him the finger, and O’Reilly grabs his finger throwing arm and puts it ina cross armbreaker. All three men wind up brawling on the floor, O’Reilly sits both men in a chair, and he comes off the apron with a running dropkick that at least takes Cole out, but Lethal moves. O’Reilly tries a second dive onto Lthal, but Lethal superkicks him, then takes Cole out with a trio of dives from inside the ring. Truth Martini gets in the ring to do the Trutharooni, then Lethal and Cole come back in and Cole goes for a Canadian Destroyer, Lethal blocks and hits a Lethal Combination for 2. Cole bicycle kicks O’Reilly and throws him in the way when Lethal goes for the Lethal Injection, dumps O’Reilly, and hits a brainbuster on the knee on Lethal for 2. Cole brings O’Reilly back into the ring, Lethal dumps Cole, and O’Reilly suddenly catches a brainbuster out of nowhere for 2 and gets a triangle choke on Lethal. Cole is in and he tries to stomp O’Reilly, but O’Reilly gets Cole in an anklelock. The ref checks Lethal’s arm, but Cole catches his arm before it falls a third time, and O’Reilly finally releases the holds on both men. All three men struggle to their feet and trade shots, O’Reilly goes nuts on Cole, he takes both Cole and Lethal out with a rebound double lariat, Cole knee brainbusters O’Reilly, Lethal nails Cole, Lethal hits a double Lethal Injection on both men, and the champion retains.
Winner: Jay Lethal
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
