Santos Escobar Becomes The Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion AT NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver
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AT NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, the undisputed NXT Cruiserweight Champion stood tall.
At the end of a ladder match between Santos Escobar and Jordan Devlin, Escobar emerged victorious to unify NXT’s two Cruiserweight Championships.
“The Irish Ace” took control early on with a springboard moonsault. He hit Escobar with a ladder, but the leader of Legado del Fantasma fired back by using the ladder as a weapon several times.
Yes, there will be marks, scars and bruises after this match. #NXTTakeOver @EscobarWWE @Jordan_Devlin1 pic.twitter.com/cEqGaTYD5E
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 9, 2021
Devlin rallied by slamming Escobar face-first into a ladder. But Escobar dove onto Devlin and sent him crashing into a ladder outside the ring. Both competitors continued to wage war, doing everything they could to keep the other man down.
“The Ace of Space” hit a breathtaking moonsault from the top of a ladder to firmly gain the advantage. But Legado del Fantasma ran to the ring and attacked Devlin when he was seemingly on the edge of victory.
.@EscobarWWE and @Jordan_Devlin1 are willing to do whatever it takes to leave as the undisputed #WWENXT Cruiserweight Champion! #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/hHM4VHDgvk
— WWE (@WWE) April 9, 2021
But Devlin refused to stay down, as he dropped Escobar with a Spanish Fly off a ladder. But in the end, Escobar sent Devlin crashing through a ladder, and he unhooked the titles to win the match.
In 2020, Escobar won a tournament to become the interim champion when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented Devlin from defending his title. Before this match, Devlin’s return to NXT had complicated the identity of the true NXT Cruiserweight Champion.
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