Lexis King officially won the NXT Heritage Cup at WWE NXT New Year’s Evil.
King previously defeated Charlie Dempsey on the December 24th episode of WWE NXT to win the NXT Heritage Cup. King’s cornerman, William Regal, hit him with brass knuckles. Due to the disqualification, King won the NXT Heritage Cup. NXT General Manager Ava later booked a rematch for NXT New Year’s Evil due to the controversy, and she made King give the Heritage Cup back to Dempsey.
Lexis King and Charlie Dempsey clashed at NXT New Year’s Evil. Dempsey’s No Quarter Catch Crew stablemates were at ringside, but King overcame the odds. In the end, King accidentally hit Dempsey below the belt when Charlie went for a leapfrog. King then hit the Coronation for the win to officially become the NXT Heritage Cup Champion.
Here’s how the match broke down, courtesy of our play-by-play:
King and Dempsey trade shots. King dropkicks Dempsey off the apron. Dive by King. After the break, King gets a near fall after a Northern Lights suplex. King lands a crossbody, but Dempsey rolls through and locks in an armbar. King breaks it up. Dempsey reverses King’s finish into a chicken wing. King gets to the ropes. Dempsey blasts King with a nasty right hand. Both men are down after the slam heads. Dempsey tries to leapfrog, but King can’t duck fast enough, so he accidentally headbutts Dempsey below the belt. King hits the Coronation for the win.
Before Dempsey’s loss, he was in his second reign with the NXT Heritage Cup; he had held it for 133 days, as he beat Tony D’Angelo on the August 13th episode of NXT.
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