There is a new WWE NXT Champion and that’s Johnny Gargano.
He beat Adam Cole in a 2 out of 3 falls match to win the vacant title during the NXT TakeOver: New York event from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It was a good back and forth contest between two of the top stars in WWE’s developmental brand.
The title became vacant once NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa underwent neck surgery in early March. He will be out of action for an extended time and the company had to take the strap off of him.
Cole earned this opportunity once he won a 5-way match featuring Ricochet, Aleister Black, Velveteen Dream, and Matt Riddle on an episode of NXT TV back in March.
The belief was that Ciampa was slated to make his next title defense against Gargano at the NXT TakeOver: New York event to complete their storyline. Obviously, that didn’t happen.
WWE holds NXT TV tapings on Wednesday, in Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University where WWE will have the fallout from this event as well as this match. It will be interesting to see if WWE continues this feud or goes in a different direction.
