Kyle O'Reilly Breaks Silence After Last Night's NXT Scare

Last night's NXT ended with Adam Cole once again attacking Kyle O'Reilly, this time by interfering [...]

Last night's NXT ended with Adam Cole once again attacking Kyle O'Reilly, this time by interfering in a six-man tag match and hitting his Undisputed Era partner with a Brainbuster on the steel ring steps. O'Reilly had to be stretchered out of the Capitol Wrestling Center once the show was off the air and even convinced a few fans at ringside that he was suffering from a seizure (he wasn't). O'Reilly returned to Twitter on Thursday morning, thanking fans for their concern before turning his attention back to Cole.

"Thanks everyone for checking in, your love and support truly means the World," O'Reilly wrote. "I was placed on a stretcher last night out of concern for my neck after receiving a brainbuster on the steps. Thankfully I can move around somewhat OK today but I may need some time to heal. As much as that hurt and sucked last night, the betrayal was worse. Coming back from this stronger and with a thirst for revenge. Best served cold."

O'Reilly spoke with ComicBook leading up to NXT TakeOver 31 in October, which wound up being the first of two attempts to dethrone Finn Balor as NXT Champion. At the time, O'Reilly brushed off the idea of feuding with Cole — despite their lengthy rivalry in Ring of Honor before either man was in WWE.

We have fought each other in the past and been bitter arrivals and dare I say, enemies. But man, that's just the past. Really, we've both grown up so much as individuals and performers. It's just different now, man," O'Reilly said. "I honestly don't think we will ever fight each other again. He's genuinely one of my best friends along with Roderick Strong, along with Bobby Fish. I can't picture a universe in which I'm the NXT Champion and Adam's gunning for me. I can't picture that man. This is going to be the golden prophecy version two. Maybe Adam becomes the North American champion again. Maybe Roddy and Bobby become the tag team champions. This is my time to be the NXT Champion and they know that, they respect that and they honor that. And so the Undisputed ERA, man, it's a true team in every sense of the word because there is no jealousy, there is no bitterness among us. We support each other 100%. And when I'm the champion it won't be any different."

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