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Roderick Strong Defeats KUSHIDA To Win NXT Cruiserweight Title, Gets Challenged By Grayson Waller

By Dominic DeAngelo

KUSHIDA’s memorable 154-day reign as NXT Cruiserweight Champion is over, courtesy of Diamond Mine and Roderick Strong.

After it had been postponed due to the champion testing positive for COVID-19, the anticipated title match took place on the 9/21 episode of NXT. As expected, the match was a back and forth battle, but Strong had some timely help from Malcolm Bivens and the…

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