WWE has announced that NXT Tag Team Champions MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) will face Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango) in a non-title match on tonight s episode of NXT.
On NXT two weeks ago, MSK & NXT Cruiserweight Champion Kushida lost a six-man tag match to Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde). Kushida is defending his Cruiserweight title against Escobar in a two-out-of-three falls match on tonight s NXT.
Mendoza pinned Carter to win the six-man tag match. On last week s show, Mendoza & Wilde cut a promo saying that they want a title match against MSK.
MSK have been NXT Tag Team Champions since defeating The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) and Mendoza & Wilde in a triple threat match at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver last month. The titles were vacant going into that match.
Three matches have been added to the card for next week s NXT episode.
- The NXT Cruiserweight Championship will be on the line as Kushida defends against Santos Escobar in a two-out-of-three falls match on NXT next Tuesday. Kushida became champion by answering Escobar s open challenge three weeks ago and defeating him to win the title.
On last week s NXT, Legado del Fantasma (Escobar, Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) defeated Kushida & NXT Tag Team Champions MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) in a six-man tag match. That match was set up when MSK saved Kushida from an attack by Legado del Fantasma the previous week. The attack happened after Kushida issued his own open challenge and defeated Oney Lorcan to retain the NXT Cruiserweight Championship.
A new match has been added to the lineup for this week s NXT.
WWE has announced that Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher will face The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) on NXT this Tuesday night. Both teams have stated that they want to challenge MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) for the NXT Tag Team titles.
On NXT last week, The Grizzled Young Veterans cut a promo calling themselves the leaders that the NXT tag team division needs. Gibson said they re soon to be recognized as the next NXT Tag Team Champions. Ciampa & Thatcher then interrupted The Grizzled Young Veterans. Ciampa & Thatcher also wanted to challenge MSK for the NXT Tag Team titles. The segment ended with Ciampa & Thatcher attacking Gibson & Drake.
Three matches have been made official for next week s episode of NXT.
Bronson Reed vs. Austin Theory will take place on NXT next Tuesday. if Reed wins, he ll get a future shot at Johnny Gargano s NXT North American Championship.
Mercedes Martinez vs. Dakota Kai and a six-man tag with Kushida & MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) facing Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) are the other two matches that have been announced for next Tuesday s NXT.
Reed won the Gauntlet Eliminator match at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver night one earlier this month and advanced to challenge for Gargano s North American title on night two, but Gargano defeated him to retain. Reed confronted Gargano on NXT tonight and said he still has his eyes on Gargano s title. Gargano told Reed to get to the back of the line, but Theory said he already talked to NXT general manager William Regal and Regal said the only way Reed will get another title shot is if he defeats Theory.
Tonight s NXT will feature Io Shirai s first appearance since losing the NXT Women s Championship.
In an email sent out promoting the show this afternoon, WWE announced that a special sit-down interview with Shirai will take place on NXT tonight. Shirai lost the NXT Women s Championship to Raquel Gonzalez in the main event of TakeOver: Stand & Deliver night one earlier this month.
A few more announcements were also made for tonight s NXT. Kyle O Reilly will kick off the episode, making his first appearance since defeating Adam Cole in their unsanctioned match in the main event of TakeOver: Stand & Deliver night two. Zoey Stark will be Sarray s opponent as Sarray makes her NXT debut tonight, and Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Breezango) vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) has been added to the card for the show.