WWE NXT moving back to Black-&-Gold era; New champion and challenger revealed

The
colourful
logo
of
NXT
2.0
was
seen
changing
to
a
similar
black-and-gold
logo
that
existed
up
to
last
year.
This
announcement
was
followed
by
a
voiceover
from
the
new
head
of
the
brand,
WWE
Hall
of
Famer
Shawn
Michaels,
who
had
the
following
thing
to
say
about
the
potential
change:

“NXT
has
been
and
always
will
be
developing
superstars
of
tomorrow.
We
will
always
reflect
and
acknowledge
the
past.
NXT
is
constantly
evolving
with
a
focus
on
the
future.
Superstars
develop
and
move
on,
but
our
message
to
our
passionate
fans
will
never
change
–
We
Are
NXT.”

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—
WWE
NXT
(@WWENXT)

September
14,
2022

NXT
2.0
debuted
under
the
creative
leadership
of
Vince
McMahon
and
the
former
Head
of
the
Creative
Team,
Bruce
Prichard.
But
now
with
Triple
H
back
in
charge
of
WWE
creative,
it’s
safe
to
say
that
he’s
willing
to
take
back
the
brand
to
its
origin.

As
noted,
NXT
2.0
celebrated
the
one-year
anniversary
that
was
kicked
off
with
a
cage
match
for
the
NXT
Tag
Team
Titles
and
the
night
was
capped
off
with
Solo
Sikoa
winning
the
North
American
Championship
from
the
former
champion
Carmelo
Hayes.

Sikoa’s
appearance
was
a
major
surprise
since
he’s
been
added
to
the
Smackdown
roster
after
making
his
debut
on
September
3
at
the
Clash
at
the
Castle
PLE.
He
helped
his
cousin
Undisputed
WWE
Universal
Champion
Roman
Reigns
retain
his
title
against
Drew
McIntyre
on
that
night.

Sikoa
competed
against
McIntyre
during
his
main
roster
in-ring
debut
on
the
September
9
edition
of
SmackDown
in
a
match
that
ended
in
a
DQ
via
The
Usos’ interference.
Now,
he
has
won
the
NXT
North
American
Title
to
capture
the
first
title
of
his
WWE
career.

Before
losing
the
belt,
Hayes
had
been
the
NXT
North
American
Champion
since
defeating
Cameron
Grimes
at
NXT
In
Your
House
on
June
4.
It
was
his
second
reign
with
the
mid-card
belt
of
the
NXT
roster.

In
more
news
from
the
September
13
episode
of
NXT
2.0,
Alba
Fyre
interrupted
Toxic
Attraction’s
(WWE
NXT
and
NXT
UK
Women’s
Champion
Mandy
Rose,
Gigi
Dolin,
and
Jacey
Jayne)
in-ring
segment
before
issuing
a
challenge
to
Rose.

Fyre
took
out
Dolin
and
Jayne
before
delivering
a
thunderous
Gory
Bomb
on
Rose.
Fyre
wanted
to
do
more
damage
on
Rose
but
Toxic
Attraction
pulled
the
champion
out
of
the
ring
to
save
her
from
the
former
NXT
UK
Women’s
Champion.

Fyre
admittedly
has
her
sights
set
on
the
Unified
NXT
and
NXT
UK
Women’s
Championship
and
it’s
likely
that
she
will
be
the
next
challenger
for
Mandy
Rose.

WWE
is
yet
to
confirm
Rose
vs.
Fyre
title
match
but
it’s
likely
to
happen
at
the
next
NXT
premium
live
event,
Halloween
Havoc
set
for
October
22.
It
was
the
same
event
where
Rose
defeated
Raquel
Rodriguez
to
win
the
NXT
Women\’s
Championship,
last
year.