big Title Change On Tonight's WWE NXT Episode
Kushida is your new WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champion.
Tonight's NXT Tuesday night premiere saw Kushida defeat Santos Escobar in a solid back & forth match to become the new champion.
This is Kushida's first title reign in WWE. Escobar just unified the Cruiserweight Titles at "Takeover: Stand and Deliver" Night Two last Thursday by defeating Jordan Devlin in a Ladder Match, becoming the Undisputed NXT Cruiserweight Champion. WWE is now referring to Kushida as just the NXT Cruiserweight Champion. Escobar had been champion since winning the finals of an eight-man tournament on the June 3, 2020 NXT show.
Stay tuned for more from NXT. Below are several shots of tonight's title change from the Capitol Wrestling Center at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL:
The debate is over. @EscobarWWE is our KING and Undisputed #WWENXT #Cruiserweight Champion! π²π½πβ οΈ @joaquinwilde_ @RaulMendozaWWE pic.twitter.com/KqZOGoWBme
β WWE (@WWE) April 14, 2021
"@EscobarWWE is the UNDISPUTED #Cruiserweight Champion, just like my father πΈπ’π΄, just like my son πΈπͺππ π£π¦." π #WeAreNXT #WWENXT @RaulMendozaWWE @joaquinwilde_ pic.twitter.com/JRNhcKrOYF
β WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 14, 2021
Jushin "Thunder" Liger. π #WWENXT #WWEHOF @KUSHIDA_0904 @EscobarWWE pic.twitter.com/9oWY1nu7mH
β WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 14, 2021
THROAT meets STEEL. NO ONE can dispute #WWENXT #Cruiserweight Champion @EscobarWWE's dominance! @KUSHIDA_0904 pic.twitter.com/X0zfihdjsE
β WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 14, 2021
.@EscobarWWE is absolutely RUTHLESS against @KUSHIDA_0904! #WWENXY pic.twitter.com/ErkqVgj4cW
β WWE (@WWE) April 14, 2021
And this is less than 7 days after battling @Jordan_Devlin1 in a #Cruiserweight Championship Unification #LadderMatch. π #WWENXT @EscobarWWE @KUSHIDA_0904 pic.twitter.com/dxEjQlyOuf
β WWE (@WWE) April 14, 2021
IS THIS REAL LIFE?! π± π± π±
@KUSHIDA_0904 has defeated @EscobarWWE to become the NEW #Cruiserweight Champion in an #OpenChallenge. #AndNew #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/TMTfol8WtQ
β WWE (@WWE) April 14, 2021
One former #Cruiserweight Champion down, one former #Cruiserweight Champion to go? #WWENXT @KUSHIDA_0904 @Jordan_Devlin1 pic.twitter.com/fQ6mQTxoR3
β WWE (@WWE) April 14, 2021