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Nov. 12 (UPI) – Leon Ruff took the biggest win of his career and former NFL star Pat McAfee went on to rule the yellow and black brand on WWE NXT.
Johnny Gargano sought to end his championship curse on Wednesday by successfully defending his North American championship against Ruff. The Gargano, every time it wins a championship, cannot keep it after a match.
Gargano was pitted against Ruff after spinning a wheel full of potential opponents. Ruff’s name was suspiciously labeled with tape. Gargano dominated most of the match and met his rival Damian Priest who was watching the match from ringside.
Ruff was able to dodge a Gargano Superkick and inserted it into a Crucifix pin to shock the three earls. Ruff, after a huge upheaval, became the new North American champion.
Ruff celebrated with Priest at the top of the entrance ramp. Priest attempted to position the North American championship around Ruff’s waist, but he was too small with the title sinking to his feet.
Priest gave Ruff the keys to his car to escape the Capitol Wrestling Center. Gargano, very upset, blamed Priest and yelled at NXT general manager William Regal in the backstage area.
McAfee accompanied his partners Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch as they defended their NXT Tag Team Championship against Tyler Breeze and Fandango, collectively known as Breezango.
McAfee commented on the guests during the game and sat next to Pete Dunne. McAfee, Dunne, Lorcan and Burch have formed a new group that has dominated NXT for the past few weeks.
Dunne and McAfee were both involved in the match with McAfee attempting to distract the referee. Drake Maverick, seeking to avenge his partner Killian Dain, arrived on the scene and attacked McAfee’s team. Fandango was then able to land a Leg Drop with the top rope but it wasn’t enough to defeat Lorcan.
Lorcan and Burch nailed Fandango with a high DDT to keep the NXT Tag Team Championships. McAfee and his team beat up Maverick before Breeze held the announcer’s table. McAfee then kicked Breeze hard in the head.
Other WWE NXT moments included Santos Escobar successfully defending his cruiserweight championship against Jake Atlas; Raquel Gonzalez attacking Boa after informing her that Xia Li would not be able to compete; Timothy Thatcher defeating Dexter Lumis following a distraction from Cameron Grimes; and Candice LeRae defeating Toni Storm using ropes for leverage during a block attempt.
LeRae was later joined by her masked partner to attack Storm later and Shotzi Blackheart who joined the brawl. The masked assailant was later revealed to be Indi Hartwell.
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