{"id":126670,"date":"2021-09-12T22:32:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T03:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=126670"},"modified":"2021-09-12T22:32:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T03:32:27","slug":"samoa-joe-vacates-nxt-championship-out-indefinitely-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/12\/samoa-joe-vacates-nxt-championship-out-indefinitely-with-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Samoa Joe vacates NXT Championship, out indefinitely with injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3816273097\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Samoa Joe has officially relinquished the NXT Championship.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on social media, Joe stated that WWE medical officials asked him to step away from the ring for a &#8220;brief, but indeterminate amount of time.&#8221; Joe went on to say that the new NXT needed a fighting champion and that he would be vacating the title. Joe wished competitors vying for the title luck, but said he&#8217;d &#8220;be around shortly to recollect what&#8217;s mine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a1ERDGyRfH\">pic.twitter.com\/a1ERDGyRfH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samoa Joe (@SamoaJoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamoaJoe\/status\/1437198495132364805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWENXT<\/a> Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamoaJoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SamoaJoe<\/a> revealed that he has sustained an injury and is relinquishing his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWENXT<\/a> Championship. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lUpOLcKAnd\">https:\/\/t.co\/lUpOLcKAnd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1437201480759533574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Joe won the NXT Championship after defeating Karrion Kross at NXT TakeOver 36. He is the first three-time champion in the brand&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>NXT is set for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/01\/vince-mcmahon-and-bruce-prichard-reportedly-set-to-produce-nxt-moving-forward\/\">rebrand and relaunch this Tuesday<\/a>. The show will feature the wedding of Dexter Lumis and Indi Hartwell as well as a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/08\/22\/nick-khan-details-upcoming-changes-and-revamping-of-nxt\/\">look and tone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/08\/triple-h-recovering-from-hospital-procedure-last-week-after-having-a-cardiac-event-which-wwe-says-was-caused-by-genetic-heart-issue\/\">Triple H recovering from hospital procedure last week after having a \u201ccardiac event\u201d which WWE says was caused by genetic heart issue<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3602069903\"><div id=\"pwtor-2854256851\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Samoa Joe has officially relinquished the NXT Championship. 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