WWE NXT: New Champion Crowned, New Match Set For October 8 Episode

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WWE NXT started its journey on The CW through last night’s season premiere episode from the All-State Arena in Chicago, Illinois with a brand new NXT Champion being crowned in the presence of the hometown hero CM Punk.

In the main event of the October 1 episode of WWE NXT, Trick Williams defeated Ethan Page (c) with CM Punk serving as the Special Guest Referee to win the NXT Championship for the second time in his career.

The finishing sequence of the match saw Page hitting a Go To Sleep on Williams, Punk’s finishing move right in front of him but Williams kicked out of it. Page then went for his own maneuver Ego’s Edge but Williams escaped.

While escaping, he was grabbing onto Punk in the corner. Page went for a big boot but Williams dodged it and further jumped onto Page with the Trick Shot Knee finisher to get the pin-fall win.

After the match, Page got back up to his feet and Punk met him with a GTS. NXT ended with Williams celebrating with the NXT Championship while Punk distributed free pizzas to the audience.

Before dropping the NXT title, Page had held it for 86 days after defeating Williams, Je’Von Evans, and Shawn Spears in a fatal-4-way at NXT Heatwave on July 7. Williams was never pinned in that match and he’s since been looking for a rematch.

In more news from NXT, WWE’s third brand will continue touring outside the Florida territory for next week’s episode and it will have the presence of WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill in a non-title tag team match.

The return of Sexyy Red a musical performance was also announced for the October 8 episode of NXT that emanates from The Factory at The District in Chesterfield, Missouri with the below-confirmed match card -

• Randy Orton vs. Je’Von Evans
• NXT North American Champion Oba Femi defends against Tony D’Angelo
• NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer & Axiom defend against Grayson Waller & Austin Theory
• Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill & Kelani Jordan vs. Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx
• Sexyy Red performs