A trio of big matches will go down on next week’s episode of WWE NXT.
Two title bouts have been booked for a June 24 episode of the show, as well as a #1 contenders match to find the next challenger for NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne.
The biggest title match of the night will see TNA World Champion Trick Williams attempt to defend his belt against Josh Briggs.
It was briefly expected this week that Briggs’ tag partner, Yoshiki Inamura, would be in line for a TNA title shot after scoring a clean pinfall win against Williams in six-man tag action.
However, Inamura noted in a backstage segment that he plans to chase the main NXT title, and thus insisted on giving his title shot to Briggs instead.
Williams has been busy since earning the TNA title a little under a month ago with a win against Joe Hendry. After previously taking down Mike Santana and Elijah, the upcoming match will be his third time defending the belt.
A big part of this week’s episode was determining who will face off in a four-way #1 contenders match for the NXT Women’s Championship. After each picking up a win this week, it’s expected that Lash Legend, Jaida Parker, Izzi Dame, and Jordynne Grace will battle it out in a four-way match next week.
The winner will go on to challenge Jacy Jayne for her women’s title at WWE Evolution on July 13.
It was also announced Tuesday that Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo will challenge the returning NXT Heritage Cup champ Noam Dar on next week’s episode.
The title shot for Lorenzo comes amid a beef with The Family, a faction he left earlier this year. Luca Crusifino insists that he’s still on the side of Tony D’Angelo, but D’Angelo feels that Crusifino has secretly formed an alliance with Stacks and will sabotage him sooner than later. This story will likely continue as part of next week’s episode.
Dar will be wrestling on NXT TV for the first time since April, when he beat Lexis King to earn the Heritage Cup. He has remained active since then in dark matches and appearances on WWE Speed.
Here’s the full lineup:
- Trick Williams vs. Josh Briggs (TNA Championship)
- Lash Legend vs. Jaida Parker vs. Izzi Dame vs. Jordynne Grace (NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contenders Match) (Fatal Four-Way)
- Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo vs. Noam Dar (NXT Heritage Cup)
