Karrion Kross won the NXT Championship from Keith Lee at NXT TakeOver this past Saturday. However, during the match, he separated the acromioclavicular joint in his right shoulder. On Monday, he had an MRI, which has now led to him relinquishing his newly won title during the opening of last night’s edition of NXT.
Later in the show William Regal, the on-screen General Manager of NXT, would wish Kross well during his “long recovery” and announced that there would be a four-way iron man match to decide a new champion. The four men selected are Adam Cole, Tommaso Ciampa, Finn Balor, and Johnny Gargano, who are all former NXT champions. The colossal match occurs on next week’s NXT episode, which is airing on Tuesday due to being preempted by the NHL playoffs.
At present, it hasn’t been revealed how long Kross will be out for, but judging my Regal’s comment, and with surgery looking likely, it is doubtful he’ll return to the ring until next year.
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