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In case you missed NXT, this tweet from a rather handsome and intelligent Sportskeeda contributor should get you up to speed.
Samoa Joe was the special guest referee for the NXT Championship match. Karrion Kross bent the rules as best he could, drawing the ire of Joe throughout the match. However, Kross would eventually beat Johnny Gargano with the Doomsday Forearm.
After the match, the second Joe turned his back he was choked out by Kross and the Kross Jacket. Hopefully, this means we're about to get a major match between Samoa Joe and Karrion Kross. If we do, how should WWE go about it?
#5 Samoa Joe costs Karrion Kross the NXT Title
Many assumed that Samoa Joe was going to screw Karrion Kross over on NXT. Even the latter expected it. Despite Joe stopping Kross from using the steel steps and breaking up a hold in the ropes, he didn't prevent Kross from retaining his title.
Now that the NXT Champion has put his hands on Joe, all bets are off. Joe's been uncuffed at this point. NXT GM William Regal told Kross to his face that the second The Samoan Submission Machine was provoked, he was allowed to get physical.
Joe's not going to want to wait for his "opportunity". He's going to want to get his hands on Kross as soon as possible. Should Kross have an NXT Championship defense before he clashes with Joe, the latter will definitely cost him the belt.
#4 Samoa Joe and Karrion Kross fight in an Unsanctioned Match
According to reports, up to this point former NXT Champion Samoa Joe has yet to be cleared for competition. After suffering a concussion in early 2020, he was moved to the commentary desk until everything cleared up.
We never got to see that come to pass as Joe was fired in April 2021. However, NXT hired him back almost immediately to work as an "associate" for NXT GM William Regal. There have been no reports of his health at this point. No updates on if he's allowed to compete.
NXT may decide to take advantage of this real-life situation to add some spice to his feud with Karrion Kross. Even if he is cleared, they're not going to tell us, and Joe is going to demand a match with Kross.
Regal won't be okay with that, considering Joe's injury history, leading to a special contract. NXT won't be held liable for whatever happens to either man, promising us a real war between two of the most dominant NXT Champions of all time.
#3 Karrion Kross loses the NXT Championship in another multi-man match
The NXT Champion bested four of the best competitors NXT ever introduced to their roster back at TakeOver: In Your House. Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Johnny Gargano, and Pete Dunne all failed to defeat Karrion Kross.
Considering Cole is still in the middle of a heated rivalry with O'Reilly and he's got personal beef with Joe, he's getting involved in this one. The same goes for O'Reilly, as he's claimed to be the one-on-one match that Kross has wanted all this time.
Joe, Kross, Cole, and O'Reilly could end up tearing the entire CWC apart leading to the next TakeOver event. At that point, it would be time for the NXT Champion to drop his title. With the WWE draft taking place in early October, it would leave just enough time for Kross to finish up with one final shot against whoever wins the four-way.
#2 Samoa Joe beats Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship
A two-time NXT Champion, Samoa Joe has taken on some of the greatest that the brand has ever had. Finn Balor, Shinsuke Nakamura, Baron Corbin, Austin Aries, Kevin Owens, Eric Young, and more have felt the wrath of The Samoan Submission Machine.
Knowing that, and that he's one of the most believable monsters in all of professional wrestling past, present, or future, he's the perfect one to take the belt off of Karrion Kross. The Bringer of Doomsday already "punched a hole through the Mount Rushmore of NXT" by defeating four of the brand's best at In Your House. Who can stand up to him?
Probably someone who has gone toe-to-toe with Brock Lesnar and nearly put The Beast Incarnate to sleep. Joe will choke out Kross and reclaim the NXT Championship.
#1 Samoa Joe sends Karrion Kross to the main roster in a Loser Leaves Town match
This can happen following any other situation. This is how Karrion Kross leaves NXT. He won't take losing the NXT Championship well, and he'll be on the warpath to destroy the CWC and anyone on the roster to get it back.
Odds are, he'll even attack NXT GM William Regal. When Joe returned to NXT, he said that he would do everything in his power to make sure everyone on the roster showed him the respect he deserved. If not, they'd have to answer to him.
Whether this is for the title or not, it doesn't matter. Joe will face Kross in what could be one of the most brutal showdowns on NXT this year. When the dust settles, it will be Kross down on the mat while Joe has his hand raised.
