WWE announce Fatal 4-way 60 minute Iron Man Match for the vacant NXT Title. Karrion Kross had to relinquish the title after suffering a separated shoulder.
NXT Champion Karrion Kross relinquished the title in the opening segment of the show due to an injury he suffered during his match against Keith Lee at NXT TakeOver XXX. He put the locker room on notice and warned everyone that he would be back.
Also read: Karrion Kross relinquishes NXT Championship
At the time of writing it is unclear how long will Kross be out for. However, the WWE have wasted no time in crowning their next champion. A shot of Triple H, William Regal, Matt Bloom and Shawn Michaels meeting in a conference room about the NXT title situation was shown shortly before they addressed the matter.
#WWENXT GM @RealKingRegal & @WWENXT management work on a solution on how to crown the new #NXTChampion. @TripleH @ShawnMichaels pic.twitter.com/qr5h0cOsjq
— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2020
WWE announce Fatal 4-way 60 minute Iron Man Match for the vacant NXT Title
WWE NXT General manager William Regal walked into the ring with an update on the future of the NXT Championship. He announced that 4 former NXT Champions will go against each other for the vacant title in a Fatal-4-Way 60 minute Iron Man Match. The 4 men are Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, Finn Balor and Adam Cole.
What a HUGE announcement from @RealKingRegal!
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT AT 8/7c on @USA_Network: @FinnBalor, @NXTCiampa, @AdamColePro and @JohnnyGargano will compete for the vacant #NXTTitle in a 4-Way 60-minute Iron Man Match! pic.twitter.com/h5U2Khjymp
— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2020
Next week, on a special TUESDAY edition of #WWENXT, former 4 #NXTChampions will collide for the vacant #NXTTitle.
Those competitors are…
❤️@JohnnyGargano
🖤 @NXTCiampa
❌ @FinnBalor
💥@AdamColePro…and it will be in a 4-Way 60 minute #IronManMatch!!!! pic.twitter.com/0J0Yq451nj
— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2020
It will be interesting to see which of the 4 wins the title. All 4 of these men have defined the NXT with their respective title pursuits and reigns in the past. Regardless, the WWE have given their audience an amazing reason to tune in next week.
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