Backstage, Roderick Strong is asked before the biggest match of his life what’s on his mind. Strong simply responds: “Victory”.
Backstage, Bobby Roode says Strong has been living in a fairytale world the past few weeks. Now Strong is going to have to look reality in the eye. And that reality is… (Roode’s music starts to play).
NXT Championship Match: Bobby Roode (c) vs Roderick Strong
After a collar and elbow tie up Strong forces Roode into the corner. Strong gives Roode a clean break. Roode grabs a side headlock, then a waist lock takedown. Roode rides Strong’s back before paint brushing the back of Strong’s head. Roode tries to do the glorious taunt but Strong dropkicks Roode square in the chin. Stiff chop by Strong. Strong whips Roode into the rope and floors him with another dropkick. Roode rolls out of the ring. Strong follows. Strong rolls Roode back into the ring. Roode stomps Strong as Strong tries to get back into the ring. Roode whips Strong into the ropes. Roode goes for a leapfrog but Strong hooks the ropes. Strong picks up Roode and hits a half nelson back breaker. Roode rolls out of the ring again.
#NXTChampion @REALBobbyRoode may be #GLORIOUS… but @roderickstrong is FURIOUS! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/1SsIG1Vx5J
— WWE (@WWE) July 6, 2017
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