NXT North American Champion Wes Lee def. Tyler Bate and Joe Gacy
Wes Lee walked out of NXT Battleground with his historic NXT North American Championship reign still intact as he knocked off both Tyler Bate and Joe Gacy in Triple Threat action. The champion and Bate have been allies in recent weeks, but Bate’s desire to be champion has soured the friendship and forced the two to come to blows with the villainous Gacy watching in the shadows. The two Superstars put their differences aside to begin the match to neutralize the leader of Schism, much to Gacy and Ava’s dismay. All three Superstars looked to gain an advantage, but it was the Big Strong Boi who lived up to his nickname by swinging Lee while simultaneously hitting an airplane spin on Gacy. Gacy took control of the match after hitting a uranage and reverse DDT on his opponents before locking in a body stretch submission on Lee. Even when Bate tried to break up the submission attempt, Gacy just gave him a big smile before locking the hold on him. As the action continued, Lee nailed both Bate and Gacy with simultaneous Kardiak Kicks but couldn’t finish the match as both Superstars kicked out of pinfall attempts. The pace became frenetic as Lee nailed Bate with a dive to the outside, but it left him susceptible to a uranage. When Gacy went for the Upside Down, Bate countered with another Kardiak Kick and retained his title.
