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Highlights From Title Unification Match at WWE NXT New Year’s Evil
We have a unified North American and Cruiserweight Champion following the opening match of WWE NXT New Year’s Evil. Carmelo Hayes defeated Roderick Strong to unify the titles in the first match of the show, and you can see some highlights below.
Hayes won the North American Championship on the October 12th episode of NXT, defeating Isaiah “Swerve” Scott for the title and holding it for 85 days. Strong had been Cruiserweight Champion for 105 days, having won it from Kushida on the September 21st episode of NXT.
don't blink#NXTNYE #UnificationMatch @Carmelo_WWE @roderickstrong pic.twitter.com/wTOXJYUlLJ
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
.@roderickstrong turns @Carmelo_WWE inside out!#NXTNYE #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/SxaU0Zw8lD
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 5, 2022
.@_trickwilliams is looking for @Carmelo_WWE to cinch it in! #WWENXT #NXTNYE @roderickstrong pic.twitter.com/68tLj0GonA
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 5, 2022
.@Carmelo_WWE and @roderickstrong are putting it all on the line in this #UnificationMatch!!
Who will walk out of #NXTNYE as #WWENXT North American Champion? pic.twitter.com/ccFn3u353b
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
😱🤯😱🤯#NXTNYE #WWENXT @Carmelo_WWE @roderickstrong pic.twitter.com/1uWvEMGqi7
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
.@Carmelo_WWE has done it! #NXTNYE #WWENXT #UnificationMatch pic.twitter.com/fPqqTbbZQj
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
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