Adam Cole was not dethroned as WWE NXT Champion by Pete Dunne.
In a rare instance, the top title in NXT, which is considered WWE’s third/developmental brand, was defended on the main card of one of the big four pay-per-view events – Survivor Series – on Sunday night in Chicago, Illinois at the Allstate Arena.
Cole successfully defended the title against Dunne. This comes after the two stars worked matches the previous night.
WWE held a match that would determine who was next in line for a title shot on Saturday night at the WWE NXT TakeOver: WarGames III event.
A Triple Threat Match between Pete Dunne, Killian Dain, and Damian Priest took place with the winner becoming the next challenger to Cole’s title. Dunne ended up winning it and thus this match was booked.
Also at this show, Tommaso Ciampa, Donovan Dijak, Keith Lee and Owens beat The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly) in the men’s WarGames match that ended up serving as the headliner.
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