The main event of NXT’s Halloween Havoc didn’t disappoint, with Bron Breakker walking in as NXT Champion, and walking out with the belt still firmly wrapped around his waist.
The Triple Threat Match to close out the show saw all of Breakker, Ilja Dragunov, and JD McDonagh giving it their all. However, Breakker ended up being too much, surviving a big German suplex from Dragunov late before knocking him down with a vicious spear for the win.
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For a full recap of how the match ended, check out below courtesy of our live, play-by-play coverage:
Breakker takes control early on and knocks Dragunov with a clothesline. McDonagh tries to steal a rollup, then he ends up back on the floor and keeps taunting Breakker. Dragunov regains control and attacks both opponents, hitting a corner-to-corner dropkick on both of them. McDonagh ends up getting up and taunting his opponents as they square off, so Breakker and Dragunov set their sights on him and end up trading punches.
McDonagh gets thrown on the floor, then Breakker and Dragunov face off before slugging it out. Dragunov takes Breakker down and elbows him in the back of the head, then he hits the ropes but Breakker fires back with a clothesline. McDonagh gets back in and eats a Frankensteiner by Breakker, but Dragunov catches McDonagh on the way down and hits a seated powerbomb. Dragunov fires off with some chops, then Breakker goes for a spear and ends up on the floor with Dragunov. McDonagh kicks Dragunov in the chest, then they make it back in and Dragunov hits a powerbomb. McDonagh gets a 450 for a two count, then hits a brainbuster on Breakker for another near fall.
Dragunov connects with a German suplex on McDonagh, then Breakker hits him with a top rope bulldog. McDonagh runs in and tries to steal the pin, then Dragunov gets his own near fall on Breakker but McDonagh stops the ref’s count. Dragunov is pissed, and he goes to attack McDonagh on the floor. Dragunov runs around the whole ring and levels him with a clothesline, then he unloads with chops on Breakker. He gets caught by Breakker, then they trade punches and forearms in the middle of the ring. Dragunov hits a German suplex and sets up in the corner, but Breakker spears him for the win.
Winner – Bron Breakker
