As noted, Samoa Joe defeated Finn Balor to become the new NXT Champion at Thursday’s NXT live event at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, MA. William Regal, Triple H, and Kevin Owens reacted to the title change via Twitter:
Congratulations to the new @WWENXT champion @SamoaJoe.@wwebalor is a true warrior of the canvas wars and was an excellent champion.
— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) April 22, 2016
Anything can happen @WWENXT…anywhere…anytime.
Congratulations @SamoaJoe.#AndNew#WeAreNXT https://t.co/yS1NIv7Omf— Triple H (@TripleH) April 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/723348272975360001
Balor also tweeted this:
It was an honor #NXTLowell
— Finn Bálor (@FinnBalor) April 22, 2016