WWE could not crown a new NXT Champion and that didn’t sit well with a few fans
The main event of this Tuesday’s special NXT saw a four-way Iron man match for the vacant WWE NXT title.
Karrion Kross had to vacate the title after injuring his shoulder right after winning the gold. NXT then set up a four-way match to decide who gets the crown and the Iron man match was for a gruelling 60 minutes.
The four men vying for gold were Finn Balor, Adam Cole, Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano. Each man had one fall to his name till the final minutes of the match. Balor then seemed to have got the win with his finisher. However, as he celebrated, Cole hit him with the Last Shot and quickly pinned the Demon Prince to make it two falls each.
There was a minor squabble in the end as Balor and Cole claimed victory. William Regal had to come out and make another huge announcement for next week’s show.
Another week of wait
The NXT GM confirmed that Cole and Balor would meet next week for the title. This would be a regular match and with one fall leading to the crowning of the new champion.
Some outlets had predicted this finale to the Iron man match, and many WWE fans believed this would be a great way to continue this rivalry.
However, WWE seem to have missed a trick as the referee made a quick three count to ensure Cole got his pinfall just before the buzzer.
Dragging this clash for another week also highlights that NXT didn’t have anything special for the upcoming.
Many fans also commented that the excitement leading up to this title match was gone while some didn’t even care about who would win the match next week.
So we got to wait another week. pic.twitter.com/RCJYMlicgK
— John Breeden (@John_R_Breeden) September 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/SydneyMarie_15/status/1300977441301770242?s=20
They shouldve done it in brackets. Not a match where theres no winner. Could care less for who wins next week. All the excitement was here. Its not gonna be as great next week. Unless they add another stipulation to it
— Michael Sinclair (@Michael06379669) September 2, 2020
I get what they were doing with the finish but I'm not really a fan of it just me maybe. Predicted the tie finish but wish they'd just let them do sudden death right there and also ref started coles pin at 2 so ye. Still was awesome no matter what
— Owen (@Owene2220) September 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/xAllMightyMatt/status/1300977592086990853?s=20
— Steve Fall | WrestlingNews.co (@SteveFall) September 2, 2020
WWE really suffers from the inability to have more than 2 men in the ring at any time in multi man matches. The whole hour seemed like it was just 1 vs 1 in the ring at all times with the other 2 lying outside.
— Jace (@JaceTNI1) September 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/Dean_Adonis2020/status/1301016378162458624?s=20
Should’ve went to overtime then and there, enjoyed the match but come on we all sat here for an hour for a non finish
— Zane (@billynesszane) September 2, 2020
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