NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes def. Bron Breakker

In a seemingly impossible task, Carmelo Hayes defeated Bron Breakker to retain the NXT Championship at NXT Battleground. 

Despite the support from his hometown crowd, Hayes was battered and bruised by Breakker to begin the match, with Breakker mocking him at every step. Breakker even began showing off, hitting incredible moves like a top rope hurricanrana. 

Right when Hayes gained some momentum, Breakker crushed him with a spear in midair, silencing the Lowell, Mass., crowd. 

Hayes continued to show his championship mettle by kicking out and refusing to give in to Breakker’s wrath. Just as he stunned the champion, Hayes hit a springboard back elbow which put Breakker in a heap of trouble. 

Before he could realize it, Breakker was hit with Nothing But Net, allowing Hayes to retain the NXT Championship, sending the NXT Universe into a frenzy.