Women’s title match announced for September 24 episode of NXT UK
NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray is set to make her first title defense since January.
KLR will defend her NXT UK Women’s Championship against Piper Niven on the Thursday, September 24 episode of NXT UK. The announcement of the match was made on today’s NXT UK episode that previewed the brand’s return to in-ring action.
That return to in-ring action will take place on NXT UK next Thursday (September 17). KLR will speak on the episode ahead of her title defense against Niven, more details for the NXT UK Heritage Cup will be revealed, and NXT UK Tag Team Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) will face Amir Jordan & Kenny Williams in a non-title match.
In her most recent title defense, KLR retained the NXT Women’s Championship against Toni Storm in an I Quit match that was filmed in January and aired in February. As a stipulation of that match, Storm can’t challenge for the NXT UK Women’s title again for as long as KLR is champion.
The tapings for NXT UK’s return are being done at BT Sport studios in London, England with no fans in attendance. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these are NXT UK’s first events since March.
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