After weeks of waiting, Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa finally met in the Fight Pit during tonight’s episode of NXT. In a brutal match between two feuding superstars, it was Thatcher who walked out with a win, thanks to a very crafty submission that left Ciampa no choice but to give up.
Tap out or get knocked out. It's that simple in the #WWENXT #FightPit!
@NXTCiampa #TimothyThatcher pic.twitter.com/h9LF6PjUC8
— WWE (@WWE) January 21, 2021
The match itself was a brutal affair, with both superstars fighting atop the Pit at first before dropping down into it. Once inside the pit, the superstars used everything from the concrete ground to the cage of the Pit itself as a tool, with Ciampa looking as if he was going to come away with a win a handful of times after some very brutal hits to Thatcher.
With a firm grasp on @NXTCiampa's surgically-repaired knee locked in, Timothy Thatcher forces The #Blackheart to tap. #WWENXT #FightPit pic.twitter.com/8ABf6Lr1vz
— WWE (@WWE) January 21, 2021
However, late in the match, Thatcher was able to get Ciampa pinned up against the walls of the Pit. Ciampa’s leg was sticking out of the Pit and stuck inside one of the beams holding the cages together, and Thatcher quickly locked in Ciampa’s other leg behind his head in a brutal submission. With nowhere to go and nothing to do, Ciampa was forced to tap out, ending the match and giving Thatcher the big win.
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