NXT Championship Changes Hands At NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver
Karrion Kross has reclaimed what he never lost.
Karrion Kross regained the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, defeating Finn Balor in the co-main event.
Kross was able to survive the coup de grace, kicking out by locking Balor in a rear naked choke, rendering Balor limp. Kross would follow up with strikes to the back of the head, a side suplex, and a forearm shot to the back of the head of Balor as he stood prone in the middle of the ring.
This marks Kross’s second reign with the NXT Championship.
Is @FinnBalor afraid of @WWEKarrionKross? What does it look like. #NXTTakeOver #NXTTitle @Lady_Scarlett13 pic.twitter.com/u470zhPttz
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 9, 2021
Locked and l̶o̶a̶d̶e̶d̶ BLOCKED. #NXTTakeOver #NXTTitle @WWEKarrionKross @FinnBalor pic.twitter.com/nUSXIWs5LQ
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) April 9, 2021
The Prine has been dethroned. All hail your new leader and NEW #NXTChampion, @WWEKarrionKross!!! #AndNew #NXTTakeOver #NXTTitle @Lady_Scarlett13 pic.twitter.com/R2K0zstsDu
— WWE (@WWE) April 9, 2021
Kross won the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver XXX, but suffered a shoulder injury in the bout and was forced to relinquish the title. Balor won the vacant title at NXT Super Tuesday II.
Check out Fightful’s coverage of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver by clicking here. Plus, listen to the post-show podcast reviewing NXT TakeOver by clicking here.
