{"id":96690,"date":"2021-07-22T10:43:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T14:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=96690"},"modified":"2021-07-22T10:43:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T14:43:27","slug":"spoilers-major-developments-nxt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/07\/22\/spoilers-major-developments-nxt\/","title":{"rendered":"Taping Spoilers Reveal Major Developments at NXT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 20\u2019s installment at <em>NXT <\/em>ended with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alfredkonuwa\/2021\/07\/19\/karrion-kross-trends-after-shocking-loss-in-his-debut-on-wwe-raw\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>Karrion Kross<\/strong> <\/a>upping the ante in a major way in his feud with management. At the top of the broadcast, enforcer to management <strong>Samoa Joe<\/strong> furiously called out Kross for his recent anarchic behavior. Kross did not come to the ring. The episode ended with Samoa Joe finding a beaten and unconscious general manager <strong>William Regal,<\/strong> who had been attacked by Kross. The heat between Joe and Kross is building as NXT heads towards its <em>NXT Takeover 36<\/em> event on August 22.<\/p>\n<p>Spoilers from the July 20 taping of July 27\u2019s episode taping suggest that the fever pitch between Kross and Samoa Joe is coming next week. Although he has been out of the ring since a February 2020 injury, it has been reported that Samoa Joe has been cleared for in-ring action and will be challenging Karrion Kross for the NXT championship on July 27\u2019s episode, and the match will be held at Takeover 36.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWENXT<\/a> spoiler: Samoa Joe will return to face Karrion Kross for the NXT title at Takeover 36<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jay Reddick (@runninjay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/runninjay\/status\/1417995125578477571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While <strong>Adam Cole <\/strong>and Karrion Kross were both high on Joe\u2019s list of backstage rabble-rousers to be dealt with when he became Regal\u2019s enforcer, Kross pulled ahead as a higher-level threat. On July 13\u2019s episode, Samoa Joe was the special ref in Kross\u2019s match for the NXT title against <strong>Johnny Gargano. <\/strong>Kross won the bout, and turned his aggression on Samoa Joe, locking him in his Kross-jacket submission finisher.<\/p>\n<p>If Joe wins the NXT title in his return to the ring, he will be the first 3x champion in the history of the black and gold brand. If Kross loses the title, he will presumably be free to move to the main roster full time. His <em>Monday Night Raw<\/em> debut, in a match against<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/07\/20\/why-karrion-kross-needs-jeff-hardy\/\" target=\"_self\"> <strong>Jeff Hardy <\/strong><\/a>which Kross lost to the \u201cCharismatic Enigma\u201d, has been heavily panned by fans and even viewed as a deliberately discouraging message to NXT talent from WWE\u2019s powers that be.<\/p>\n<p>Online hyperbole and racing pulses on Twitter aside, if the booking was meant to signal something meaningful then Kross has a clear shot at a rematch against Hardy, and even a longer program playing the ever amiable Hardy\u2019s nemesis. That is, if their first encounter is capitalized on, and if indeed Kross is decamping after a loss to Samoa Joe.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s division at NXT also seems up for a paradigm shift. Leaked footage and reports from the taping suggest that <strong>Dakota Kai<\/strong> will turn on tag team partner, and current NXT women\u2019s champion, <strong>Raquel Gonzalez. NXT<\/strong>\u2019s guiding hand, <strong>Shawn Michaels, <\/strong>has often lavished high praise on Kai, and her turn on Gonzalez, with an unexpected superkick to her partner\u2019s face, smacks of an allusion to Michael\u2019s infamous parting shot to <strong>Rockers<\/strong> partner <strong>Marty Jannetty.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">*SPOILER*<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Dakota Kai has finally turned on Raquel Gonzalez. <\/p>\n<p>Kai laid her out from behind with a kick.<br \/>Kai then raised the title in the air over Gonzalez<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrestlePurists\/status\/1418186919226355715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kai has been solidly in Gonzalez\u2019s corner on her rise to the top of the card, and the heat between the two will make a babyface out of the betrayed Gonzalez, and instantly cast Kai as a ruthless heel in singles competition, her first target being Gonzalez and the NXT women\u2019s championship. Life changes fast, at NXT, and both Samoa Joe and Dakota Kai might be in for major wins at NXT Takeover 36 in August.<\/p>\n<p><em>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. 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 Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? 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