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WWE NXT Champion Injured, Forced To Relinquish Title

A major change is being made to this Tuesday's show due an unfortunate injury.
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The injury bug has been going around WWE this week and its unfortunately struck the NXT locker room.

NXT GM Ava took to social media Saturday morning to announce that Heritage Cup Champion, Noam Dar, will be unable to compete this coming Tuesday night due to an undisclosed injury.

The 4-time Heritage Cup Champion will now be forced to relinquish the title, and a new champion will be crowned when Stacks faces off against an opponent to be named later.

It's a tough break for Noam Dar, who just returned from an 11-month injury hiatus in April to reclaim his Heritage Cup Championship from Lexis King.

This also marks the third major injury of the week. Liv Morgan is set to miss multiple months of action after she dislocated her shoulder this past Monday Night on Raw. TNA Wrestling star Elijah also suffered a torn triceps on NXT this past Tuesday night and under went successful surgery a few days later.

Other matches set for this coming Tuesday's episode of NXT include Trick Williams defending his TNA World Championship against Josh Briggs and the new No. 1 Contender for the NXT Women's Championship will be crowned in a Fatal 4-Way Eliminator Match.

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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