Karrion Kross and Finn Bálor put on a showcase last week at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, a match that ended with Kross reclaiming a title he had never lost.
Initially, the title coronation for Kross had been planned for last summer. He ended Keith Lee’s reign as champ in August at TakeOver XXX, a moment that signaled Lee’s farewell in NXT and the start of the Kross era. But plans were derailed when Kross separated his shoulder during that match.
“I tried to shove it back in and hoped no one would see it,” says Kross, the 35-year-old Kevin Kesar.