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NXT this week was a highly anticipated show with the NXT Champion Karrion Kross set to address his injury issues. Unfortunately, what everyone feared turned-out to be true as Karrion Kross announced that he will be relinquishing his title, which he won at NXT TakeOver: XXX, due to his shoulder injury.
Later in the night, William Regal announced the fate of the NXT Championship as a massive match was made for the next week's episode. Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano, Finn Balor, and Tommaso Ciampa will compete in a unique 4-Way 60-minute Iron Man Match to determine the new champion.
Fans are looking forward to the match, with many even predicting it to be the Match of the Year. The question now is - who will become the new NXT Champion next week? Let's take a look at why reasons why it should be Finn Balor.
Be sure to comment down with your predictions for the match and who would you want to see become the new champion.
#5 Finn Balor is the top guy of NXT
If one talks about the "Mount Rushmore of NXT", the name of Finn Balor surely comes into the discussion. The former NXT Champion, Finn Balor has been one of the biggest Superstars of the Black and Gold brand of WWE.
The Senior Producer of NXT, Triple H has been a huge supporter of the "The Prince of NXT", Finn Balor. It is believed by many that had Karrion Kross not relinquished the title, it would have been Finn Balor who he would have dropped the title to after a decently long run.
Last week at NXT TakeOver: XXX, we saw Finn Balor win his 12th match at TakeOver - the most by any Superstar in history. All this build-up points towards him becoming the new champion.
#4 An interesting change in the NXT title scene
All the four competitors in the NXT Championship match next week are former NXT Champions. Adam Cole (BayBay) is the longest-reigning NXT Champion in history (403 days), who lost the title earlier this year to Keith Lee. Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa have also held the NXT title.
But for Finn Balor, he won the Championship way back in 2015. Also, his character now is way different then what it was back then. A blend of a heel and an anti-hero, Finn Balor has been going up against heels as well as faces recently. Balor as the NXT Champion would be a fresh change in the title scene of the Black and Gold brand of WWE.
The recent champions have been either proper babyfaces (Keith Lee) or massive heels (Karrion Kross, Adam Cole). Finn Balor, on the other hand, is someone who considers himself to be the best and takes on every possible opportunity to prove it. Imagine the feuds he could have with the talented roster of NXT.
#3 Finn Balor needs to win the NXT Championship before going back to the main roster
Finn Balor moved from NXT to the main roster in 2016 as he was drafted to RAW. WWE management quickly pushed him to the moon as he became the first Universal Champion at SummerSlam 2016. But things didn't turn out to be as good for him after that. More on that in the next slide.
Last year, Finn Balor lost to "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt at SummerSlam 2019 and went on a hiatus. He then returned to NXT later that year with a completely changed character. Since then, fans have been wanting to see him win the NXT Championship once again.
Truth be told, Finn Balor won't be in NXT forever and it won't be long before WWE calls him up to either RAW or SmackDown. But before that happens, Finn Balor needs to once again sit on the top of the NXT roster as the champion. And next week might just be the rebirth of the "Finn Balor era" of NXT.
#2 The comparison between Karrion Kross and Finn Balor recently in NXT
NXT Champion Karrion Kross had a week full of ups and downs as he managed to win the title from Keith Lee at TakeOver: XXX, but tragedy struck as he separated his shoulder during the match. As a result of the same, he was forced to relinquish his title this week on NXT.
Interestingly, a similar situation happened with Finn Balor in 2016. He won the Universal Championship at SummerSlam that year by defeating Seth Rollins. Unfortunately, his dream push came to a sudden halt as he also faced a similar injury and was forced to relinquish the Universal title.
Fans on social media have been comparing the situation of Finn Balor with Karrion Kross and a lot of similarities have been drawn. With that in mind, it might be an interesting idea for Finn Balor to win the title, acknowledge that he knows how it feels and go on to have a great run with the NXT Championship.
#1 A future Finn Balor vs Karrion Kross feud for the NXT Championship
Adding to the previous point, making Finn Balor the NXT Champion could ultimately help NXT book a massive feud between him and Karrion Kross. As soon as Karrion Kross won the NXT Championship, fans started speculating who could be the one to take the title off the unstoppable force. The name that topped the list for many was Finn Balor.
Karrion Kross appeared with Scarlett on NXT tonight and mentioned how he will be back to reclaim his title. It is not known how long Kross would be out but he should ideally be back before WrestleMania next year. If the world becomes a better place by then, NXT could then book a massive match between him and Finn Balor for the NXT Championship at the TakeOver before WrestleMania 37.
An interesting thing to note has been that we have not seen the Demon King in NXT during Finn Balor's recent run. Maybe he can bring out his alter ego for that match against Karrion Kross.
