{"id":80343,"date":"2020-12-09T14:55:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T19:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=80343"},"modified":"2020-12-09T14:55:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T19:55:47","slug":"preview-wwe-nxt-12-9-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/12\/09\/preview-wwe-nxt-12-9-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE &#8212; NXT (12\/9\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The future of NXT will be decided tonight following a massive <strong><em>NXT TakeOver: WarGames<\/em><\/strong> that saw a new champion crowned and new challengers arise inside WarGames. <strong>Finn Balor<\/strong> promises to be there, making this a must-see edition of NXT once again.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Finn Balor Puts The Focus Back On &#8220;The Prince&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 1470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ZEUMDhg.jpg\" alt=\"Finn Balor NXT\" width=\"1470\" height=\"827\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finn Balor did not defend the NXT Championship at <em>NXT TakeOver: WarGames<\/em> but instead promises to be on NXT to put the focus back on &#8220;The Prince&#8221; himself. One would have to think that a new challenger will be presented to Balor. If we think about it, the reign of Balor on top of NXT could be numbered after the tease this past Sunday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udc7b\ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc84\ud835\udc8c&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\ud835\udc7b\ud835\udc90\ud835\udc84\ud835\udc8c&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTTakeOver<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hgx3eNpqIC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Hgx3eNpqIC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1335762224699363330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tick Tock carries more meaning than ever. Doomsday is near again and so could be the end of Balor&#8217;s second championship run a lot sooner than his first. <strong>Karrion Kross<\/strong> is coming.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Else To Expect On NXT Tonight<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/98K5jRn.jpg\" alt=\"Io Shirai NXT\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8212; <strong>Raquel Gonzalez<\/strong> seemingly becomes the No. 1 contender for <strong>Io Shirai<\/strong>&#8216;s NXT Women&#8217;s Championship, what will she have to say?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; <strong>Johnny Gargano<\/strong> and <strong>Candice LeRae<\/strong> have their family full, where will they go with it?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; What&#8217;s next for <strong>Tommaso Ciampa<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Where does the rest of the women&#8217;s division go from here?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0WWE fan? You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE<\/a> Network.<\/p>\n<p>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future of NXT will be decided tonight following a massive NXT TakeOver: WarGames that saw a new champion crowned and new challengers arise inside WarGames. Finn Balor promises to be there, making this a must-see edition of NXT once again. 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