19 Things You Probably Missed From WWE Raw (Aug 23)

12. WWE Didn’t Mention NXT Once

Karrion Kross
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Karrion Kross lost the NXT Title to Samoa Joe during a stirring conclusion to TakeOver 36. Did WWE bother to mention that at all on Raw? Did they b*llocks. In fact, Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves and Byron Saxton totally ignored the third brand completely.

They didn't mention it even once.

It's so weird that WWE continues to diss NXT like this. Kross is a multi-time NXT Champ and was literally the brand's leading heel until Sunday night - you'd think that'd count for something in the same promotion he still works for.

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