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EXCLUSIVE: FORMER ROH CHAMPION SIGNS WITH WWE
By Mike Johnson on 2017-08-14 14:19:00

Former Ring of Honor champion Adam Cole, 28, has signed with WWE for the NXT brand, PWInsider.com has confirmed with multiple sources.

Cole is slated to begin at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida this week.

Over the course of his career thus far, Cole has held the ROH championship three times as well as the promotion's TV title, the CZW Junior Heavyweight championship and the PWG championship, among other championships.

As I have written and said for months, if Cole wasn't with NXT by Takeover: Brooklyn, I would be shocked. It certainly appears he is well on his way to that debut.

The 28-year-old left Ring of Honor back in May. Adam Cole isn’t the only one who left ROH for WWE. Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish recently signed deals and have made their first appearances on NXT TV. Plus, Donovan Dijak and Lio Rush have heavily been hinting that they’re on their way to Florida as well.

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Adam Cole signs with WWE, expected to report to NXT, but don’t expect big push right away
BY SEAN RADICAN, PWTORCH COLUMNIST

PWTorch has independently confirmed that Adam Cole has signed with WWE and will be debuting in NXT. PWInsider first reported Cole’s signing. According to PWInsider, Cole is set to report to the Performance Center this week.

According to sources, Cole is expected to get a good push in NXT, but WWE is planning on scaling back on the pushes wrestlers get coming out of the indies and ROH when they debut. As of now, the plan isn’t for Cole to be pushed as a top heel, as that slot is being reserved for another talent. Triple H reportedly has a large amount of homegrown talent that he feels are ready for NXT that are going to be given a shot on TV in the near future.

Radican’s Analysis: Cole’s signing has seemed inevitable for a long time now and it’s not a surprise that it has become official. He still has some indy dates to finish, as he recently won the Wrestle Circus Tag Team Championship with his girlfriend Brit Baker. Cole is an extremely talented performer with tons of charisma. He’s undeniable, so it’s a matter of when and not if he will be a top guy in NXT. Cole should also do quite well on the main roster once he gets there as well.

Sources in NXT have told me they are scaling back on how hard talent is pushed coming off runs in the indies and ROH. Drew McIntyre secured a good deal for himself before leaving the indies and going to NXT, but it seems like wrestlers that would have been hot had they been pushed hard out of the gate have been scaled back.

Other wrestlers such as Kassius Ohno have been an afterthought. Ohno, who was the MVP of the indies in 2016 and arguably one of the best wrestlers in the world, since reporting to NXT hasn’t even made a Takeover special yet and he hasn’t had anything close to a buzz-worthy program.

Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly recently made their NXT debuts and they each lost on separate occasions to Aleister Black on TV, which matches up with what sources have been telling people recently about how most ROH talent will be pushed in NXT going forward.

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Backstage News on Adam Cole Signing with WWE

With Austin Jenkins (Adam Cole) officially signing with WWE on 8/11, it is not known whether he will use the "Adam Cole" name in WWE or get something new. However, with his catchphrase being popular and the fact that WWE has let a lot of new talent use their old names (Bobby Roode, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly), this could mean that he will get to go by Adam Cole.

Jenkins actually had a WWE tryout four years ago but Triple H passed on him. The backstage story is that while he had an amazing tryout and most people were high on him, Triple H felt that his face looked really young to the point where he didn't look like the type to be able to "beat people up."

As a result, Jenkins was not signed and was told to continue to improve and when he appeared older and tougher, he would be given another look.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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Adam Cole Spotted At The Airport With NXT Crew Before Flight To New York (PHOTO)

The chances of Adam Cole appearing at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn just increased greatly … because the former ROH champ was spotted at the airport heading to New York with NXT’s crew.

A well-placed source passed along this photo taken Friday afternoon at Orlando International Airport showing Cole with Johnny Gargano and Roderick Strong, as well as what looks like Pete Dunne and Trent Seven before their flight to LaGuardia Airport.

As we previously reported, Adam Cole signed a deal with WWE and is set to debut soon. With TakeOver being tomorrow, it looks there’s a good chance we see him on the show in some capacity.

Get hyped, bay bay!

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Former ROH Tag Team Champions Reunite At WWE NXT Takeover, Attack Other Tag Teams (Videos)

Former ROH Tag Team Champions "reDRagon" reunited at WWE NXT "Takeover: Brooklyn III" after SAnitY defeated The Authors of Pain to become the new NXT Tag Team Champions.

Below is video of Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish attacking the two teams and leaving them laying. They made it clear that they are coming for the NXT Tag Team Titles. The two recently made their NXT TV debuts with singles losses to Aleister Black.

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Big Title Change At WWE NXT 'Takeover: Brooklyn III', Former ROH Champion Debuts After Main Event

Drew McIntyre became the new WWE NXT Champion after defeating Bobby Roode in the main event of NXT "Takeover: Brooklyn III" event at the Barclays Center.

McIntyre held the FCW Heavyweight Title several years ago but this is his first run with the NXT Title. Roode won the title back in January at "Takeover: San Antonio" by defeating Shinsuke Nakamura.

The post-match segment saw Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly and the debuting Adam Cole attack Drew. They destroyed him and left him laying to close the show. We noted before that Fish and O'Reilly reunited earlier in the night to attack new NXT Tag Team Champions SAnitY and The Authors of Pain. It looks like the former ROH champions have formed their own stable in NXT now.

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One Reason Adam Cole Has Backup In WWE NXT

Dave Meltzer indicated in the latest edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Kyle O'Reilly and Adam Fish were put with Adam Cole in WWE NXT because of Cole's size as a heel. It was noted that the feud with Cole vs. NXT Champion Drew McIntyre brings an interesting dynamic with a small heel battling a large babyface.

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New Name For Adam Cole's WWE NXT Stable

It looks like Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly will be called "The Undisputed Era" in WWE NXT. As seen below, WWE Shop has released a new "Shock The System" t-shirt for the stable.

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Adam Cole's WWE NXT In-Ring Debut Announced

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Adam Cole will make his WWE NXT in-ring debut on next Wednesday's episode. He will face NXT Tag Team Champion Eric Young as the feud between SAnitY and The Undisputed Era continues. Cathy Kelley makes the announcement in the video above.

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Adam Cole Gets A Win (Video)

Former ROH Champion Adam Cole made his singles debut on this week's NXT episode with a win over NXT Tag Team Champion Eric Young. Below is video and a post-match photo:

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