There were four NXT title belts on the line on Saturday night at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, and the first ever NXT North American Champion was crowned when Adam Cole won the opening match.
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Later in the show, Ember Moon defended the NXT Women’s Championship against Shayna Baszler, and it was Baszler who walked out with the gold. After a hard hitting back and forth match, Baszler locked in the Kirifuda Clutch, and Ember Moon passed out.
Andrade “Cien” Almas then defended the NXT Championship against Aleister Black, and Aleister managed to win the belt for the first time in his career.
The end of the match came when Zelina Vega went to the top rope and tried to interfere by diving on Black, but Almas caught her instead. Aleister Black then hit Almas with a superkick while Almas was holding Zelina Vega, and he put him down for the three count.
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— WWE (@WWE) April 8, 2018
