North American title defense set for next WWE NXT

Oba Femi will defend the North American title, plus The Rascalz will reunite with Wes Lee in six-man tag team action on next week’s WWE NXT.

As revealed during Tuesday’s show, Oba Femi will defend the NXT North American Championship against Chase U’s Duke Hudson on the Tuesday, July 16 WWE NXT episode.

Femi retained his title with a victory over Lee at Heatwave last Sunday.

After reuniting with Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel of The Rascalz on Tuesday’s show, Lee will team with his former tag partners in trios action on next week’s episode, with Lee, Wentz, and Miguel taking on Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, and Wolfgang of Gallus.

Brooks Jensen will also return to the ring for the first time since March on next week’s show, as he is scheduled to take on Je’Von Evans.

The announced lineup for the Tuesday, July 16 WWE NXT:

  • NXT North American Champion Oba Femi defends against Duke Hudson
  • The Rascalz (Wes Lee, Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel) vs. Gallus (Mark Coffey, Joe Coffey & Wolfgang)
  • Brooks Jensen vs. Je’Von Evans

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Ethan Renner
Ethan Renner

An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.