As the hits keep on coming.https://wrestlingrumors.net/tommyhall/breaking-samoa-joe-vacates-nxt-title-effective-immediately/
He mentioned medical issues so assuming that is true, he certainly didn’t last long. No word on what is next for the title but a tournament for Takeover wouldn’t surprise me, particularly with some young guy.
NXT
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August 1, 2012
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: William Regal, Byron Saxton, Jim Ross
Richie Steamboat
Bo Dallas
Leo Kruger
Seth Rollins
Mike McGillicutty
Drew McIntyre
Jinder Mahal
Justin Gabriel
Gold Rush Tournament First Round: Richie Steamboat vs. Leo Kruger
Richie tries some very fast rollups for two each. Kruger chops him in the chest and the chase is on outside. Back in and Leo tries a sleeper but Richie escapes before it goes on. The camera is using some non-traditional angles here for some reason. Kruger gets knocked to the floor and tries to frustrate Richie. That makes sense as his dad always had a temper to him. Back in and Richie hits a chop in the corner and Kruger may have a bad knee.
Here are the official brackets for the tournament:
Rollins
McIntyre
Gabriel
McGillicutty
Steamboat
Dallas
Mahal
Big E. Langston vs. Adam Mercer
Audrey Marie vs. Raquel Diaz
Raquel puts an L on the forehead of Marie with lipstick. The L is for loser I guess.
Hunico/Camacho vs. Mike Dalton/Jason Jordan
Gold Rush Tournament First Round: Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins
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