New Champions Crowned On Tonight’s NXT

By AG

Posted on August 27, 2020

• ON THIS DAY IN WCW HISTORY (August 26, 1995) – WCW Saturday Night

On this day in 1995, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WCW Saturday Night’.

This episode was pre-taped at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, Georgia and featured matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the “WCW Fall Brawl 1995” PPV.

The card of the show can be found here:

Cobra vs. Tom Burton

Johnny B. Badd vs. The Grappler

Kurasawa vs. Pony Johnson

“The Ugandan Warrior” Kamala vs. “Playboy” Bobby Starf

Big Van Vader vs. Tracy Benton

Harlem Heat vs. Barry Houston & Bobby Hayes

WCW TV Champion: Renegade vs. Ray Hudson

The Blue Bloods vs. Italian Stallion & Ashley Hudson

“Diamond” Dallas Page vs. “Maniac” Mike Davis

WCW World Tag Team Champions: Bunkhouse Buck & “Dirty” Dick Slater vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright

• New Champions Crowned On Tonight’s NXT

On tonight’s episode of NXT, Breezango defeated Imperium to win the NXT Tag Team Championship.

Breezango became the #1 Contenders for the Titles this past Saturday on the NXT TakeOver XXX pre-show.

This is Fandango & Tyler Breeze’s first title reign in WWE.

ABOUT TIME. ✨✨@MmmGorgeous & @WWEFandango win their first titles in @WWE as they capture the #WWENXT #TagTeamTitles from #IMPERIUM! #AndNew pic.twitter.com/bsXsCLW53r
— WWE (@WWE) August 27, 2020

Earlier in the night, Karrion Kross relinquished the NXT Championship due to a separated shoulder, and former WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett returned to be a part of the commentary team.