The feud between Karrion Kross and WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar continued during tonight’s NXT episode on the USA Network as Kross won a non-title No DQ match over the leader of Legado del Fantasma.
Per the stipulations set by NXT General Manager William Regal, Escobar would have been stripped of his title and suspended indefinitely if he no-showed the match this week. The brawl started in the back parking lot of the WWE Performance Center, and saw Kross fight Escobar, Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde for most of the match.
After a box truck and a trash can were used as weapons in the parking lot, the brawl came inside where the tripe team continued. The finish saw Kross put Escobar through the announce table with a Doomsday Saito suplex. Kross then brought Escobar back into the ring for another Doomsday Saito. Kross waited in the corner for Escobar to get back up, and then delivered the running forearm to the back of the head to get the pin, in a finish that seemed a bit early.
Kross stood tall with Scarlett after the match, clutching his previously-injured shoulder that Legado del Fantasma focused on during the match. The bout went around 15 minutes in length.
Kross tweeted after the win and posted a GIF of an inferno.
“In the end, everybody pays the toll. #FallAndPray,” he wrote with the GIF.
Escobar also tweeted after the loss and said he always comes back.
“Nothing I enjoy more than a good fight… I will ALWAYS come back… #ILeadYouFollow [fist emoji] [skull and crossbones emoji] [Mexico flag emoji],” Escobar wrote.
Escobar also responded to Sam Roberts, who tweeted that he was a big fan of the Legado del Fantasma leader.
He wrote, “Wise wise man… [fist emoji] [skull and crossbones emoji] [Mexico flag emoji]”
There’s no word on what WWE has planned for the Kross vs. Escobar feud, if anything, but we will keep you updated.
Below are several shots and video clips from tonight’s No DQ match, along with the tweets from Kross and Escobar:
In the end, everybody pays the toll.#FallAndPray pic.twitter.com/GUpQ8KCc8O
— Karrion Kross ⏳ (@realKILLERkross) February 25, 2021
Nothing I enjoy more than a good fight… I will ALWAYS come back… #ILeadYouFollow 👊🏽☠️🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/DSvbZTEK5m
— SANTOS ESCOBAR💀🇲🇽 (@EscobarWWE) February 25, 2021
Wise wise man… 👊🏽☠️🇲🇽 https://t.co/MvGiR7j99T
— SANTOS ESCOBAR💀🇲🇽 (@EscobarWWE) February 25, 2021
The #Cruiserweight Champion has arrived to the Capitol Wrestling Center.@EscobarWWE vs. @WWEKarrionKross (w/ @Lady_Scarlett13) in a #NoDQMatch NEXT on @USA_Network! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/BamLoOyRq2
— WWE (@WWE) February 25, 2021
https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1364767303808737282
https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1364767730826694657
PSA: Don't insult @WWEKarrionKross. THIS can happen to you. ⛓ #WWENXT @EscobarWWE @Lady_Scarlett13 @RaulMendozaWWE @joaquinwilde_ pic.twitter.com/GlDkAUEvpz
— WWE (@WWE) February 25, 2021
It took three people, but @EscobarWWE 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 has the upper hand on @WWEKarrionKross. #WWENXT @Lady_Scarlett13 pic.twitter.com/pZ1N0pBvRi
— WWE (@WWE) February 25, 2021
SAITO SUPLEX INTO THE TABLE. 💀⏳
It's @WWEKarrionKross' time now. #WWENXT @EscobarWWE pic.twitter.com/ELlYmIMTAA
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 25, 2021
The time for talk is up, as @WWEKarrionKross brings the fight to @EscobarWWE, @RaulMendozaWWE & @joaquinwilde_ in this #NoDQ brawl! #WWENXT! pic.twitter.com/UdytNM9nrM
— WWE (@WWE) February 25, 2021
Time's up, @EscobarWWE. ❌💀⌛#WWENXT @WWEKarrionKross @Lady_Scarlett13 pic.twitter.com/ENG7Xo8UAA
— WWE (@WWE) February 25, 2021
Another reminder of 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 how dominant @WWEKarrionKross is. #WWENXT @Lady_Scarlett13
𝑻𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝑻𝒐𝒄𝒌…. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/cFlAx5dAOX
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 25, 2021
.@EscobarWWE looks like he just saw the face of death.#WWENXT @WWEKarrionKross pic.twitter.com/vNgPuQBw5O
— USA Network (@USANetwork) February 25, 2021
Times up. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/nV3YvwX4Uz
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) February 25, 2021
Their faces tell the story.#WWENXT @EscobarWWE @WWEKarrionKross pic.twitter.com/yKg7tJZuYn
— USA Network (@USANetwork) February 25, 2021
For one brief moment @EscobarWWE had the odds in his favor.
Then @WWEKarrionKross did this.#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/QQpiKLJp5I
— USA Network (@USANetwork) February 25, 2021
Pretty sure you can buff that out. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/9yHXeVWrs4
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) February 25, 2021
You can run from @WWEKarrionKross.
But you most certainly cannot hide.#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/a1Iglw4ig2
— USA Network (@USANetwork) February 25, 2021
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