This week, the one-year anniversary celebration of WWE NXT 2.0 ended with a new NXT North American Champion. As per the results of a polling process, Carmelo Hayes was supposed to defend the NXT North American Title against Wes Lee. But then Hayes and Trick Williams attacked Lee backstage to possibly cancel the title match.
Solo Sikoa then appeared on WWE NXT main event scene and challenged Carmelo Hayes (c) for the NXT North American Championship. Sikoa delivered a Pop-Up Samoan Drop followed by A Flying Solo Splash to secure a clean pinfall win. This was a shocking move on WWE’s part since he’s already been moved to the main roster.
WWE NXT 2.0 Heading Back To NXT Black-And-Gold Era
Solo Sikoa is the latest addition to the SmackDown roster from the WWE NXT brand who’s also the newest member of The Bloodline stable in the mainstay scene. Sikoa appeared for the first time on the main roster on September 3 at the Clash at the Castle event, where he helped his cousin Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns to retain his title against Drew McIntyre.
Sikoa then made his in-ring main roster debut on the September 9 edition of SmackDown. On that night, he lost the match against McIntyre via DQ after Karrion Kross interfered in the match and beat McIntyre down.
The Bloodline reacted to title change on WWE NXT
Following the title win on WWE NXT, The Bloodline members reacted which are given below,
Paul Heyman: The Bloodline = the most dominant faction in sports entertainment / pro wrestling history!
NEW @WWENXT North American Champion @WWESoloSikoa @WWERomanReigns @WWEUsos and yes, a shoutout to honorary Uce @SamiZayn
The Usos: We the Ones.
Sami Zayn: That’s how we do.
Sikoa was signed with WWE in August 2021, and he made his WWE NXT debut during the 2021 Halloween Havoc special episode, last October. He took out Grayson Waller on that night during a confrontation segment between Waller and LA Knight.
Last night’s win marked the first title win of his WWE career. Hayes had been the WWE NXT North American Champion since June 4, when he defeated Cameron Grimes at NXT In Your House. Sikoa ended his second reign as the mid-card champion while his first reign lasted from October 2021 to April 2, 2022.
