Keith Lee
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 07: Keith Lee of the USA fights Zack Sabre Jr of Great Britain during the Progress Wrestling Super Strong Style 16 at Alexandra Palace on May 7, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Keith Lee Retains Title, Will Face Adam Cole For Both Belts

Keith Lee, Finn Balor, and Johnny Gargano met in the ring tonight to see who would move on as NXT North American Champion and face off against Adam Cole for a chance to unify the belts. Despite the odds being stacked against him, Lee came away with the win, retaining his belt and moving on to a match with Cole in two weeks.

Things ended for Balor and Gargano when Lee was able to overcome both of their tries to take him down. After surviving a rollup attempt by Gargano, Lee quickly slammed him onto Balor, who had been left on the top rope. After landing a Big Bang Catastrophe on Gargano and going for the pin, Lee smartly rolled away as Balor landed a Coup de Grâce onto Gargano. After getting up, Lee finished things by hitting Balor with the Bang Bang Catastrophe. Now, Lee will face off against Cole on July 8, with a chance to become the NXT North American and NXT Champion.

For a brief recap of how the match ended, check out below:

Lee picks Bálor up in an electric chair. Bálor reverses that into another sleeper. Gargano superkick Bálor to save Lee.  Gargano hits his slingshot DDT finish on Bálor. Lee breaks up the pin. Gargano puts Lee in a guillotine. Gargano turns it into a DDT. Lee falls out of the ring. Suicide dive by Gargano into Lee. Gargano tries another dive to take out Bálor but Bálor catches Gargano. Bálor tries 1916 out on the floor to Gargano. Lee breaks it up with a pounce. Lee falls ontop of Gargano after the Woo dropkick. Gargano almost pins Lee with his feet on the rope. Lee powerbombs Gargano onto Bálor while Bálor is seated on the top rope. Lee hits the Big Bang Catastrophe on Gargano. As Lee is pinning Gargano, Bálor dives off the top for the Coup de Grâce. Lee moves out of the way. Bálor crushes Gargano. Lee picks up Bálor and hits the Big Bang Catastrophe for the win.

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