NXT Championship Match: Karrion Kross (c) vs. Samoa Joe
Joe knocks Kross into the corner. Joe lands a flurry of punches. Kross fires back. Joe floors Kross with a falling enziguri. Joe lands his classic combo, which he caps off with a Muta elbow. Kross hits the ropes and runs right into the Coquina Clutch. Kross manages to get to the ropes. Kross turns Joe’s choke into a Doomsday Saito. Kross lands a running elbow to the back of Joe’s head. Kross works over Joe. Kross hits a belly-to-back suplex. Kross locks Joe in an ankle lock. Joe rolls through sending Kross out of the ring. Suicide dive by Joe. Kross lands a series of clotheslines. Suplex by Kross. Joe kicks out.
Kross counters sit your ass down with an armdrag. Kross runs into a powerslam by Joe. Kross kicks out. Joe hits a powerbomb. Kross kicks out and Joe transitions into an STF. Joe turns that into a crossface. Kross gets his foot on the bottom rope. Kross lands a vicious knee strike for another near fall. Kross ground and pounds Joe. Kross DDTs Joe. Joe kicks out again. Joe surprises Kross with a belly-to-belly. Joe fires up and hits another series of moves capped with a running senton for a near fall. Kross kicks out. Joe hits another senton. Joe locks Kross in the Coquina Clutch. Joe drops down to the mat.
Kross counters into the Kross Jacket. Joe is fading. Joe leaps to his feet. Joe drives Kross into the corner. Kross blast Joe in the back of the head. Kross calls for another elbow. Kross misses. Joe lands the Uranage. Joe runs into a boot by Kross. Kross hops up to the top. Joe obliterates Kross with falling enziguri. Joe picks Kross off the top and hits the Muscle Buster for the win!
Winner and NEW NXT Champion, Samoa Joe!
#WWENXT Champion @WWEKarrionKross is on a path of destruction!@SamoaJoe#NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/q9jjVq4R0z
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 23, 2021
The legendary @SamoaJoe has dethroned @WWEKarrionKross to become the NEW #NXTChampion at #NXTTakeOver! pic.twitter.com/S9vC0UKbqw
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 23, 2021
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