As seen during last night’s episode of WWE NXT, Duke Hudson defeated Ikemen Jiro to advance in the NXT Breakout tournament. Triple H and Shawn Michaels took to Twitter following the show, issuing some praise to Hudson. Triple H said,
“One of the best parts of the #NXTBreakout Tournament is the clash of styles from #WWENXT Superstars all trying to make a memorable impression…. Congratulations to Duke Hudson on advancing to the next round!”
Michaels added,
“Hard to argue with the size and strength from this young man. Great effort by @IkemenJiro_wwe but @sixftfiiiiive advances! #WWENXT #NXTBreakout”
Jiro also chimed in to react to his loss. He said,
“Thank you to everyone who cheered me, I lost in this tournament. but I still keep my head up! I’m going to keep practice! I will do my best with NXT! Thank you everyone! Thank you NXT! Have a good night.”
One of the best parts of the #NXTBreakout Tournament is the clash of styles from #WWENXT Superstars all trying to make a memorable impression…. Congratulations to Duke Hudson on advancing to the next round! @sixftfiiiiive https://t.co/y7bfuqvWMi
— Triple H (@TripleH) July 14, 2021
Hard to argue with the size and strength from this young man. Great effort by @IkemenJiro_wwe but @sixftfiiiiive advances! #WWENXT #NXTBreakout https://t.co/FXWQXeoJJo
— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) July 14, 2021
Thank you to everyone who cheered me, I lost in this tournament.
but I still keep my head up!
I'm going to keep practice!
I will do my best with NXT!Thank you everyone!
Thank you NXT!Have a good night.#WWENXT #WWE pic.twitter.com/XSJlNStBGY
— Ikemen Jiro/イケメン二郎 (@IkemenJiro_wwe) July 14, 2021