The NXT North American Championship is no longer vacant.
NXT Halloween Havoc 2022 was kicked off with a 5-Man Ladder Match the crown the new North American Champion. at the end of the night, Wes Lee walked away having created history by capturing his first singles title in NXT.
This match also featured Von Wagner, Oro Mensah, Nathan Frazer, and former champion Carmelo Hayes. However, it's a night that Wes Lee will never forget.
.@WesLee_WWE has done it!!!!#AndNEW NXT North American Champion! #HalloweenHavoc pic.twitter.com/51huXgYcZB
— #HalloweenHavoc is streaming LIVE! -- (@WWENXT) October 23, 2022
The title was originally vacated after Solo Sikoa inserted himself into a match that was originally slated for Wes Lee, defeating Carmelo Hayes to capture the title. Shawn Michaels declared that Solo was not fit to be champion because he was not scheduled for the match and the title was since vacated until tonight.
Wes Lee came into the promotion as a member of MSK and was NXT Tag Team Champion earlier this year before his partner, Nash Carter (Zachary Wentz) was released. Wentz reacted to Wes' win on Twitter.
That’s my best fuckin friend!!!!! ----
— Zachary Wentz (@ZacharyWentz) October 23, 2022
Fans can follow along with our live coverage of WWE NXT Halloween Havoc at this link and make sure to check out our review podcast on YouTube after the show concludes.
