WWE To Crown New NXT Champion TONIGHT!

One of Pete Dunne, Tommaso Ciampa, Kyle O'Reilly, or LA Knight will leave with the NXT belt tonight.

by Andy H Murray
William Regal
WWE

The WWE NXT Championship won't be vacant for long.

One of Kyle O'Reilly, Tommaso Ciampa, LA Knight, and Pete Dunne will claim the title tonight, as they meet in a Fatal 4-Way for the gold following Samoa Joe's decision to relinquish the strap due to injury.

Joe made his announcement on Sunday evening. Claiming that he'll be out of action for an undetermined length of time, he said that NXT's new era demands a fighting champion, stepping aside just three weeks after taking the belt from Karrion Kross at TakeOver 36.

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General Manager William Regal followed up on this on Monday, confirming that the existing match between Dunne, Ciampa, Knight, and O'Reilly would now be for the belt. The four were originally set to clash in a contendership bout.

Tonight's episode of NXT is expected to host a complete reboot for the developmental brand. WWE has already unveiled a new logo and Wale-penned theme song, with the rest presumably to be revealed when the show hits the airwaves tonight.

Regal provided a taste in last night's video, with the new logo as his backdrop and violet lighting colouring the room.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.