NXT Championship match participants set, new title match added to next week’s show
The participants for next week’s NXT Championship ladder match are set.
Dion Lennox, Keanu Carver, Jackson Drake, and Joe Hendry have all been added to next week’s ladder match that will crown a new NXT Champion. They join Shiloh Hill, Ricky Saints, and Sean Legacy, who were either added or qualified on last week’s show.
Lennox and Carver won their qualifying matches on Tuesday, defeating Myles Borne and Andre Chase respectively. The show opened with Joe Hendry being laid out as Jackson Drake was caught holding a steel chair. Ava threatened to fire Vanity Project for the attack, but Drake pointed out she couldn’t prove they attacked him. Ava eventually agreed to put Drake in the match, but also added that Vanity Project were banned from ringisde and if Hendry were medically cleared, he would be added to the match as well.
The final moments of NXT saw the ladder match participants attack one another. Ricky Saints grabbed a ladder to grab the title but Hendry appeared, taking out Saints with the standing ovation. However, Carver appeared in the ring and took out Hendry to end the show with him standing tall.
After Sol Ruca and Zaria became the new number one contenders for the TNA Knockouts Tag Team titles, it was confirmed that they will face the Elegance Brand on next week’s show. Tension continued to build between Ruca and Zaria, with the latter upset that Ruca wasn’t with her on Tuesday.
It was also revealed that Ava had bailed out Tony D’Angelo because NXT needs him, and needs to know what his intentions are. D’Angelo met with Ava backstage and said he would give an answer regarding that next week. D’Angelo went to leave, but not before Ava told him to not interfere in next week’s ladder match.
WWE NXT (February 3)
- Ladder match for NXT Championship: Dion Lennox vs. Keanu Karver vs. Jackson Drake vs. Joe Hendry vs. Shiloh Hill vs. Ricky Saints vs. Sean Legacy
- Women’s NXT North American Championship: Izzi Dame defends against Thea Hail and Lola Vice
- TNA Knockouts Tag Team titles: Elegance Brand defend against Sol Ruca & Zaria
- Tony D’Angelo reveals his intentions
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