Keith Lee has finally won his first title in WWE.
In the main event of the January 22 episode of NXT, Lee defeated Roderick Strong to become the new NXT North American champion. Lee had to not only contend with Strong, but also deal with interference from Strong's fellow stablemates from the Undisputed Era.
Messiah of the... Ankle Breaker?@roderickstrong is well on his way.#WWENXT #NXTNorthAmericanTitle pic.twitter.com/G30V1XGEUG
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 23, 2020
Starting up the @RealKeithLee GIF machine in 3...2...1!#WWENXT #NXTNorthAmericanTitle pic.twitter.com/sJLY5WQtP0
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 23, 2020
--ed in!!!!!@roderickstrong #WWENXT #NXTNorthAmericanTitle pic.twitter.com/wtkpQq7OkN
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 23, 2020
And that, boys and girls, is... #LIMITLESS.
— WWE (@WWE) January 23, 2020
The #NXTNorthAmericanTitle now belongs to @RealKeithLee!!!!!!!!! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/ovIDeALsEl
Up, up and away! @roderickstrong finds @RealKeithLee in the high-rent district ! --#NXTNorthAmericanTitle #WWENXT! pic.twitter.com/pqLp0Iwc3I
— WWE (@WWE) January 23, 2020
The end of an ERA.#WWENXT #NXTNorthAmericanTitle pic.twitter.com/Q1JfmFLvPR
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 23, 2020
The loss ended Strong's reign as champion at 126 days after Strong defeated Velveteen Dream on September 18, 2019 on an episode of NXT. It is also the third straight time the title has changed hands on NXT television. This now also loosens the Undisputed Era's grip on various NXT titles given that Adam Cole also holds the NXT Championship and Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly are NXT Tag Team Champions.
For full results of NXT, you can check out Fightful's coverage of the show and don't forget to check out the post-show podcast for a full review of the action.
