nightstick behind the referee's back, and Priest then revealed that he was the one who knocked out Bálor three weeks prior, thus turning Bálor face once again. At TakeOver: In Your House on 7 June, Bálor defeated Priest. At NXT TakeOver: XXX on 22 August, Bálor defeated Timothy Thatcher. On 8 September at NXT: Super Tuesday II, Bálor defeated Adam Cole to win the vacant NXT Championship for the second time. At NXT TakeOver 31 on 4 October, Bálor made a successful title defense against Kyle O'Reilly. It was revealed he had suffered a broken jaw during the match and was forced to undergo surgery. Bálor made his return on 9 December episode of NXT where he was confronted by O'Reilly, Pete Dunne, Damian Priest and Scarlett (on behalf of Karrion Kross). Balor would then successfully defend the championship in a rematch against O'Reilly on 6 January 2021 at NXT: New Year's Evil. He would also defend the championship against Pete Dunne and Adam Cole at NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day on 14 February and on 10 March episode of NXT respectively with both times successfully defending it. At NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver on 8 April, Bálor lost the championship to Karrion Kross, ending his second reign at 212 days. Balor would face Kross in a rematch for the title on 25 May episode of NXT, but was defeated. His rematch with Kross would mark Bálor's final match in NXT. United States Champion and Judgment Day (2021–present) After a two-month hiatus from television, Bálor made his return on 16 July episode of SmackDown. He would face WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns on two occasions, once at SmackDown and the second one at Extreme Rules on 26 September, but he was defeated. As part of the 2021 Draft, Bálor was drafted to the Raw brand, where he participated in the King of the Ring tournament, being defeated in the finals by Xavier Woods on 21 October at Crown Jewel. On 28 February 2022 episode of Raw, Bálor defeated Damian Priest to win the WWE United States Championship for the first time in his career. On 18 April episode of Raw, Bálor lost the United States Championship to Theory, ending his reign at 49 days. At Hell in a Cell on 5 June, Bálor teamed with AJ Styles and Liv Morgan to face The Judgment Day (Edge, Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley)