Karrion Kross vs Finn Balor rematch for NXT Championship announced

Archie Blade | 12/05/2021
Karrion Kross vs Finn Balor rematch for NXT Championship announced

Karrion Kross vs Finn Balor rematch for NXT Championship announced. The Champion accepted his opponent’s challenge on tonight’s episode.

Karrion Kross opened tonight’s episode of NXT in emphatic fashion. He was scheduled to take on Austin Theory in a non-title match. With Johnny Gargano by his side, Theory looked to have the upperhand against the NXT Champion. However, Kross powered his way to a dominant victory sending a statement to the rest of the locker room.

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Many would have cowered. However, Finn Balor isn’t like most others.


The former NXT Champion came out demanding a rematch for the NXT Title, stating:

“I don’t wait in lines, I want my rematch.”

Kross was as eager for a match, saying:

“I want it as bad as you do. Let’s do this.”

Karrion Kross vs Finn Balor rematch for NXT Championship announced


Their match will take place on May 25th,  two weeks from now. This will be a rematch from their clash at NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver. The two battled an exceptionally physical match during the event. Balor gave it his all. Unfortunately, he wasn’t unable to stop Kross from becoming a two time NXT Champion.

The Prince will hope to become the first ever three time NXT Champion. He currently shares the record with Samoa Joe, Shinsuke Nakamuraand Kross himself. Kross, who is yet to defend the title, having had to relinquish it four days after winning it the first time, will look to hold on to the title a little longer this time around.

It will be interesting to see if this sets up an encounter at the upcoming NXT TakeOver: In Your House event scheduled next month or will this be the end of the chapter involving both athletes.

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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