Santos Escobar Crowned NXT Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion

Santos Escobar Crowned NXT Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion – Tonight’s NXT “Takeover: Stand & Deliver” Night 2 opened with Escobar defeating Jordan Devlin in a Ladder Match to unify the two Cruiserweight Titles.

“The Irish Ace” took control early on with a springboard moonsault. He hit Escobar with a ladder, but the leader of Legado del Fantasma fired back by using the ladder as a weapon several times.

Devlin rallied by slamming Escobar face-first into a ladder. But Escobar dove onto Devlin and sent him crashing into a ladder outside the ring. Both competitors continued to wage war, doing everything they could to keep the other man down.

“The Ace of Space” hit a breathtaking moonsault from the top of a ladder to firmly gain the advantage. But Legado del Fantasma ran to the ring and attacked Devlin when he was seemingly on the edge of victory.

But Devlin refused to stay down, as he dropped Escobar with a Spanish Fly off a ladder. But in the end, Escobar sent Devlin crashing through a ladder, and he unhooked the titles to win the match.

Devlin originally won the Cruiserweight Title at WWE Worlds Collide on January 25, 2020. The title was then extended to the NXT and NXT UK brands, but Devlin was later unable to return to the United States to defend due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Escobar was crowned interim champion after winning an eight-man tournament on the June 3, 2020 NXT show. WWE eventually dropped the interim and Escobar defended as the sole Cruiserweight Champion until Devlin returned to NXT UK action from a hiatus earlier this year. Devlin then returned to the United States in March for the build to Takeover with Escobar.

Stay tuned for more from Takeover. Below are several shots of tonight’s Ladder Match opener from the Capitol Wrestling Center at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida:

Lucha Libre 🇲🇽 vs. Irish Grit 🇮🇪 .

Will it be @EscobarWWE or @Jordan_Devlin1 holding the #WWENXT #Cruiserweight Title NEXT on #NXTTakeOver: Stand & Deliver! pic.twitter.com/farBlaV8LS

— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) April 9, 2021

All 👀 on the #WWENXT #Cruiserweight Championship. Will it be @EscobarWWE or @Jordan_Devlin1 who will be holding them? #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/w83y973cnR

— WWE (@WWE) April 9, 2021

An homage and a transformation. #NXTTakeOver @EscobarWWE pic.twitter.com/EiNO8OFobT

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 9, 2021

Let the carnage begin. #NXTTakeOver @EscobarWWE @Jordan_Devlin1 pic.twitter.com/bvcV36f3ZI

— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) April 9, 2021

Yes, there will be marks, scars and bruises after this match. #NXTTakeOver @EscobarWWE @Jordan_Devlin1 pic.twitter.com/cEqGaTYD5E

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 9, 2021

.@EscobarWWE is a King. 👑 #NXTTakeOver @Jordan_Devlin1 pic.twitter.com/88oMK5ECIX

— WWE (@WWE) April 9, 2021

Who's the "cockroach" now? #NXTTakeOver @Jordan_Devlin1 @EscobarWWE pic.twitter.com/IipoKm3zru

— NXT UK (@NXTUK) April 9, 2021

.@EscobarWWE and @Jordan_Devlin1 are willing to do whatever it takes to leave as the undisputed #WWENXT Cruiserweight Champion! #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/hHM4VHDgvk

— WWE (@WWE) April 9, 2021

Speechless. 😱#NXTTakeOver @Jordan_Devlin1 @EscobarWWE pic.twitter.com/52hCTFcwaC

— WWE (@WWE) April 9, 2021

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?! #NXTTakeOver @EscobarWWE @Jordan_Devlin1 pic.twitter.com/esUiejsmAI

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 9, 2021

The debate is over.@EscobarWWE is your Undisputed #WWENXT #Cruiserweight Champion! #NXTTakeOver @Jordan_Devlin1 pic.twitter.com/ZN6nTsEqFc

— WWE (@WWE) April 9, 2021

For the family. For the Legado. 💜 🇲🇽#NXTTakeOver @EscobarWWE @joaquinwilde_ @RaulMendozaWWE pic.twitter.com/Ea5OGSTT1d

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 9, 2021

Santos Escobar Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion