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#AndNEW: Tommaso Ciampa Wins NXT Championship, Talks His Moment

In shocking fashion, Tommaso Ciampa upset NXT Champion Aleister Black – thanks to the inadvertent interference from a hellbent Johnny Gargano – to become the new NXT Champion tonight on NXT.

Tommaso Ciampa Wins NXT Championship, Talks His Moment

It’s his moment.@ProjectCiampa is your NEW #NXTChampion. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/Mk9BGvtO0i

— WWE (@WWE) July 26, 2018

An unexpected side story in the year-long Ciampa/Gargano feud has now become the story of the feud, as Gargano’s bitter rival has now claimed the top prize in NXT.

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