Kelani Jordan remains the NXT Women’s Champion after a unanimous decision victory over Wren Sinclair. “WWE NXT” Halloween Mayhem on Saturday, a win where he used the bottom rope as leverage to get the pin.
Sinclair, who didn’t have former champion and best friend Kendall Gray at ringside, started the match hot, but fell to a hurricanrana shot from the champion. Jordan hit a cross body out of the corner, followed by a northern lights suplex, and bridged into a pin, but couldn’t keep Sinclair down.
The challenger rallied and threw Jordan in the corner with a double hook before hitting him with a high cross body. Jordan missed a split leg moonsault, but landed over the ropes right onto Sinclair’s shoulder, which he continued to work over. After they went back and forth, the women laid each other out in the middle of the ring.
Jordan hits a shoulder block followed by a frog splash. Sinclair was still able to attempt the final key, but was unable to fully lock the arms. It wasn’t enough and Jordan powered through and tossed Sinclair out of the ring.
The champion hit Sinclair’s injured shoulder in the corner and went for the 450, but Sinclair kicked out. Sinclair gets his feet up to avoid Jordan’s moonsault. He completely blocked the final turnbuckle and the pair countered each other, rolling around the ring before Jordan was able to get back up.
Jordan hit Sinclair in the face off the top turnbuckle in an attempt to break the hold. He was able to pin Sinclair on the canvas, and used one foot on the bottom rope as leverage to get the win.