Kyle O’Reilly and Von Wagner came up short in trying to win the NXT Tag Team Championships from Imperium at Sunday’s NXT WarGames pay-per-view. Based on multiple reports that have dropped in the past week (including one right before the show started), many fans assumed this would be O’Reilly’s last NXT match as his contract is on the verge of expiring. But after taking the pin, Wagner tried to blindside O’Reilly with a lariat only to get blasted with kicks from O’Reilly, who then flashed the Undisputed Era hand sign. The decorated faction broke up earlier this year when Adam Cole turned on O’Reilly, and now both Cole and Bobby Fish are members of the AEW roster while Roderick Strong is the centerpiece of the Diamond Mine faction.
Kyle too smart for that.#NXTWarGames @KORcombat @WWEVonWagner pic.twitter.com/X8nxxJaUQb
He didn’t get to compete in WarGames this year, and @KORcombat is HUNGRY for steel this Tuesday on #WWENXT!What do you say, @WWEVonWagner? #NXTWarGames pic.twitter.com/Wzn5uziu7o