While Eddie Kingston hustles quickly down the ramp, Jon Moxley takes his sweet old time walking all the way from the back as he typically does. The crowd is definitely backing New York native Kingston as they lock up.
Kingston does some MMA-style lures to try to get Mox on the mat, but he won’t bite. Moxley nearly gets some holds applied after Kingston lands some quick strikes.
They engage in a test of strength until Moxley sneaks in a kick to the spine. Kingston repays him in kind and they exchange some words, then chops. Eddie connects on an enzuigiri, then nearly overshoots a suicide drive and lands hard on his head.
Moxley isn’t making Kingston’s head any better with a DDT on the floor. Back in the ring they go, with Moxley scoring some kicks until Kingston catches one of them and blasts away with strikes. Mox battles through and presses Eddie’s neck into the ropes, and replay shows the two men hit forearm and forearm in painful fashion. Moxley uses a piledriver to earn a near fall.
Middle fingers and chops start flowing in both directions. Both men end up on the mat as Bryan Danielson urges on his teammate from guest commentary. Kingston treats Moxley to machine gun chops, following him from corner to corner, but Mox hits a cutter and a King Kong lariat. A suplex from the Mad King gets him a near fall as an immediate response.
Kingston takes things to the mat, locking his foe in a bulldog choke that gets reversed. After he breaks free, Kingston suckers Mox in for a spinning back fist and a Northern Lights bomb, with two counts after each one.
Moxley wakes back up with a clothesline and both men are back on the canvas. They rise together and exchange slaps, with Kingston knocking Moxley down with his spinning version, and he covers and gets the three.
With the fans chanting “you deserve it” for Kingston, he hugs Moxley before raising his three title belts.
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