WWE NXT TakeOver night two: Karrion Kross wins big, Kyle O Reilly survives
UPI News Service, 04/09/2021
Karrion Kross became the new NXT Champion and Kyle O Reilly went to war against his former best friend Adam Cole on the second night of WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver.
ADVERTISEMENT Kross vs. Finn Balor for the NXT Championship and O Reilly vs. Cole in an Unsanctioned match were the co-main events for the night on Thursday. Raquel Gonzalez became the new NXT Women s Champion during night one on Wednesday.
Kross, who was joined by his partner Scarlett, headed into his title match against Balor after being forced to relinquish the title in August due to injury. Kross has remained undefeated in singles competition, while Balor, the defending champion, came into the bout with a 14-1 record at TakeOver events.
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WWE NXT Takeover: Raquel González becomes NXT Women s Champion
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April 8 (UPI) Raquel González won big on the first night of WWE NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver, becoming the new NXT Women s Champion.
González faced Io Shirai for the title in the main event on Wednesday. Night two of Stand and Deliver takes place Thursday at 8 p.m. EDT on Peacock. Shirai became NXT Women s Champion in June 2020.
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González arrived to the ring with her tag-team partner Dakota Kai, who quickly got herself ejected from the ringside area by the referee after she tried to interfere in the match.
WWE NXT: Io Shirai, Raquel González go to war
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April 1 (UPI) NXT Women s Champion Io Shirai pursued and attacked her future opponent Raquel González multiple times on WWE NXT.
Shirai will be defending her title against González on night one of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver next week. Shirai, on Wednesday, approached and attacked González before the towering grappler was set to take on Zoey Starks.
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González, with her superior size and strength, withstood Shirai s attack and smashed her head into production equipment with help from Dakota Kai.
González went on to win her match against Starks, who put up a valiant effort. González claimed victory after landing a One-Armed Powerbomb. Shirai then ran into the ring, looking for more.
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