>> The man reign as the NXT champion,
the first WWE Universal Champion, the Prince, Finn Balor.
>> Finn Balor being champion makes this the most important title in the game.
>> And finally, a triple crown champion, and
the longest reigning NXT champion in history, Adam Cole.
>> Finn Balor is very talented, very good.
He's not Adam Cole.
>> Only one will leave NXT champion.
Will it be the Prince Finn Balor?
>> Adam Cole, I'm gonna enjoy every second, prove I'm the centerpiece.
>> Or the undisputed Adam Cole?
>> Adam Cole will be the NXT Champion.
>> [NOISE] >> Matt Camp,
Ryan Pappolla here from WWE's The Bump.
And tonight, NXT USA Network, 8/7 Central,
not one but two major championship matches.
Ryan, we will start with Io Shirai defending the NXT Women's Championship
against Toni Storm.
And Toni has not held gold in the WWE since August of 2019
when she was the NXT UK Women's Champion.
>> Yeah, and so, can she beat Io Shirai?
Yes, will she?
That's a different story.
I'm as big a Tony Storm fan as you will find.
I think she's as talented as anyone in any women's division in this entire company.
But even by Io standards, I think Io is on such a roll right now and
still genus of the sky, for me.
>> Io Shirai just past nine months as the NXT Women's Champion,
she won that championship last year at NXT TakeOver in Your House.
But the one thing she has never done in one on one competition is beat Tony Storm.
And that streak will continue tonight, and new NXT Women's Champion Tony Storm.
Now, let's move on to two men who are very familiar and very synonymous with
the NXT Championship, the champion Finn Balor, the challenger Adam Cole.
Ryan, you go back to Super Tuesday 2, they couldn't settle it at Super Tuesday 1,
one of the Iron Man match, it came down to Cole and Finn Balor, and
Finn Balor won that night and he's been the NXT Champion ever since.
>> And Matt, I'd argue that Adam Cole has been far too nice for
far too long since that night, literally since then.
People might not like what he's doing right now and
there's a lot to talk about when it comes to it.
But I think this Adam Cole, in this moment, is perfect to get that win back.
And I think we will have a new, tonight, Adam Cole.
>> They're 1-1 all time in one on one matches in NXT.
It goes to 2-1 tonight, in favor of Adam Cole, I agree with you.
We are so excited for tonight, NXT, USA Network, 8/7C,
two championship matches, looking forward to.
>> [SOUND] >> Storm, off the top rope,
crawling into the cover.
Do we have a new champion tonight?
>> [CROSSTALK] >> Moonsault out of nowhere.
>> Io Shirai's [SOUND] reign continues.
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>> If anybody knows how good Io Shirai is, it's me.
I've competed with and against her all over the world.
But the thing that scares Io the most, she knows how great I am.
Io has put down every champion and every challenger,
the only problem is, you can't beat me.
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