New WWE NXT Champion Crowned At Super Tuesday

Adam Cole vs. Finn Balor went down last night and yes, there was a winner.

by Andy H Murray
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More than five years after first winning the belt, Finn Balor is WWE NXT Champion once more.

NXT's 'Prince' defeated Adam Cole to capture the strap for the second time on last night's Super Tuesday show. All big bombs and adrenaline spikes, the 23-minute encounter was typical of the NXT brand, building towards a big series of signature move kickouts. Cole even escaped the Coup de Grace after a two-count, though Finn jamming his knee up delayed his cover and kept the move semi-protected.

They built towards a top rope battle after Balor had already hit one 1916. He got the upper hand over Cole there as well, drilling him with another 1916 from the top rope for the 1-2-3.

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Triple H, William Regal, and Cole himself congratulated the new champion backstage after the show. A short promo saw Balor state that the strap was the main reason he came back to NXT in the first place.

Last night's clash was set up by the previous week's four-way Iron Man match, which finished on a two-way tie after sixty minutes. Regal booked this singles clash between the two winners rather than entering sudden death.

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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.