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NXT TakeOver: In Your House - Top 5 performers at the PPV

Modified Jun 11, 2020 07:18 GMT

TakeOver: In Your House was a well-booked show

#3 Karrion Kross (First NXT TakeOver match)

Now that's how you make a TakeOver debut

In the shortest match of the night, new NXT arrival Karrion Kross picked up a convincing victory over Tommaso Ciampa in his first TakeOver appearance. The two Superstars locked horns in a fast-paced Single's match that was relatively one-sided and ended with Kross pinning Ciampa for the win.

The build-up to this match started when Ciampa lost his 'final match' against Johnny Gargano. When the latter was leaving the scene, Kross was spotted in the background, seated in a car with Scarlett. Soon after that, he made his NXT debut and defeated Leon Ruff in a squash match. After that, Ciampa said that the two Superstars will now lock horns at TakeOver because he wanted to avenge an attack laid on him by Kross.

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.@WWEKarrionKross is no joke. #NXTTakeOver @NXTCiampa pic.twitter.com/O72tQ61aCe
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 8, 2020

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Unfortunately for Ciampa, things didn't go as per plan tonight. Kross dominated this match right from the get-go and looked like a beast inside the ring. At one point during the match, an agitated Cimapa started hitting back with consecutive strikes to gain an upper-hand.

Ciampa then used a Widow's Bell for a near pinfall but Kross managed to lift up his shoulders. He then used a Kross Jacket to put Ciampa to sleep and win his TakeOver debut match with a submission.

Everything is falling apart according to plan... ⏳💀❌ #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/n6MkZKvzWH
— Scarlett Bordeaux (@Lady_Scarlett13) June 8, 2020

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This match did more than enough to establish Karrion Kross as one of the biggest threats in NXT now. A victory in this fashion over Ciampa at a TakeOver PPV tells us that we will soon see him in the title picture.

As for Ciampa, he has already established himself as one the best Superstars to ever step inside the NXT ring and his ironclad stature on the roster barely suffered a dent while simultaneously putting over a debuting Superstar who has some excellent momentum on his side.

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