Last Night on NXT, Karrion Kross made the major announcement that he had to relinquish his brand new NXT Championship due to an injury he picked up while winning it at NXT TakeOver.
"On the path there are obstacles, but for me, the obstacles are the path."
Due to injury, @WWEKarrionKross must relinquish his #NXTTitle. #WWENXT @Lady_Scarlett13 pic.twitter.com/usClkIAdMX
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 27, 2020
Kross didn’t give a sob story but instead said that WWE management would not allow him to defend his title while injured and that he had no choice over the matter. This made it seem like he as willing to fight through the pain but the bosses would not let him, which is a great way of giving up his title without ruining his character.
Kross said that he would be back in a matter of time and he set an hourglass down to countdown his return to the ring.
Tick tock… ⏳
It's only a matter of time before @WWEKarrionKross comes back for his #NXTTitle. #WWENXT @Lady_Scarlett13 pic.twitter.com/D31RkOh2Lg
— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2020
NXT have come up with an amazing way of picking a new Champion. Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, and Finn Balor will be participating in a 4-way, 60 Minute, Ironman Match on Tuesday’s episode of NXT.
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
NXT is moving to Tuesday next week where the show is being called SuperTuesday.
The Iron Man match will be the main event and will take up the entire second hour of the show. With NXT running on a different night and unopposed, this awesome match should be a great way to help the black and gold brand gain viewers.
All four competitors have held the NXT strap in the past. Cole and Ciampa have been rumoured to be heading to the main roster like Keith Lee but could they have another title run first?