Karrion Kross To Defend His NXT Title With Samoa Joe As Special Guest Referee On Next Week's WWE NXT

From the past few weeks on WWE NXT,  Johnny Gargano going after NXT Champion Karrion Kross. At Great American Bash, NXT General Manager William Regal along with Samoa Joe set the face-to-face segment between both the superstars to settle the things.

Johnny Gargano and Karrion Kross had a heated confrontation between them. Later, NXT General Manager William Regal announced that Karrion Kross will defend his NXT Title against Johnny Gargano on next week's NXT.

NEXT WEEK: @WWEKarrionKross will defend his #NXTTitle against @JohnnyGargano... with special guest referee @SamoaJoe! 👀 #WWENXT #NXTGAB @RealKingRegal pic.twitter.com/CslNWBmq4X

— WWE (@WWE) July 7, 2021

Then, Kross and Gargano took the shots at eachother and Regal announced that Samoa Joe will be the special guest referee for the next week's NXT Title match.

Next week on #WWENXT!
💪 @WWEKarrionKross (w/ @Lady_Scarlett13) vs. @JohnnyGargano for the #NXTTitle, special guest ref @SamoaJoe!
💪 The 2021 #NXTBreakout Tournament begins!#NXTGAB pic.twitter.com/aAdypIv4vW

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 7, 2021

At NXT Great American Bash, WWE also announced that NXT breakout tournament will be begin next week and revealed the competitors for the tournament - Trey Baxter, Carmelo Hayes, Andre Chase, Josh Briggs, Ikemen Jiro, Joe Gacy, Odyssey Jones, Duke Hudson. It will begin with Duke Hudson vs. Ikemen Jiro.

The 2021 #NXTBreakout Tournament begins NEXT WEEK as @ikemenjiro_wwe battles @sixftfiiiiive on #WWENXT LIVE at 8/7c on @USA_Network! pic.twitter.com/rIZumdXmyJ

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 7, 2021