Another NXT Championship Vacated, New Champion To Be Decided Soon

Having only been signed to WWE since this past Februrary, Karrion Kross has made a name for himself, along with Scarlet, as one of the most intense signees of the NXT brand in recent memory. At Takeover XXX, Kross defeated Keith Lee for the NXT Championship, but this first reign has been cut tragically short.

Announced the following night on social media, it was declared that Kross would miss considerable time due to a separated shoulder injury he sustained during his match with Lee and the title would be vacated.

This is the second time the title has been vacated due to a champion's injury. The first being Tomasso Ciampa, in 2019, having to take almost a year off to have neck surgery. NXT management announced Wednesday night that the now vacant title would be decided next week in the first-ever four-way 60-minute Iron Man match. Those competitors are Finn Bálor, Adam Cole, Tomasso Ciampa, and Johnny Gargano.

Bálor has not held the title in five years and has completely reinvented himself since he was NXT Champion. Ciampa never officially lost the title and his rivalry with both Gargano and Cole should have some great chemistry for what could be an instant classic.