Tommaso Ciampa is the new NXT Champion after he defeated Aleister Black at tonight’s NXT tapings at Full Sail in Florida.
After the referee was knocked out, Johnny Gargano ran in and superkicked Ciampa, then nailed Black with the NXT title belt. However, Ciampa got up and took out Gargano, then was able to pin Black for the win to become the new champion.
The match will air on next week’s episode of NXT. We’ll post full spoilers from the tapings shortly.
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) July 19, 2018
WWE.com announced the title change without giving away the spoiler in their headline this time:
Major news from tonight’s NXT tapings (CAUTION: SPOILERS)
Tommaso Ciampa defeated Aleister Black to win the NXT Championship at tonight’s NXT taping at Full Sail Live in Orlando, Fla.
With the win, Ciampa becomes the 14th Superstar in history to win the NXT Title.
See how The Blackheart prevailed against The Dutch Destroyer when their championship showdown streams on the award-winning WWE Network next Wednesday at 8/7 C.

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