Kiana James is the new number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship.
James defeated Gigi Dolin, Blair Davenport, and Roxanne Perez in the main event of Tuesday’s NXT to earn a championship match on next week’s show against champion Tiffany Stratton. The finish had Perez lay out Davenport with pop rocks, but Gigi Dolin came in and laid out Perez. James then ran in and laid out Dolin with a codebreaker to win the match.
A number one contenders match to determine Dominik Mysterio’s North American title challenger is also set for next Tuesday. After Ali made a claim to Dragon Lee that he should be the next challenger, Mysterio and Rhea Ripley announced the two will compete in a number one contender's match for next week Instagram post. It was also announced that Mysterio will serve as the special guest referee.
Other matches set for next week include Bron Breakker taking on Von Wagner in a no disqualification match and Ilja Dragunov facing Oro Mensah after Dragunov had an encounter with the Meta-Four on Tuesday. A match that was originally set for Tuesday, Tyler Bate vs. Dabba-Kato, has been moved to next week as well.
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Angel & Humberto, who have been seen in recent weeks contemplating their futures in a series of vignettes, will also return next week.
Here’s the current card for next week’s WWE NXT:
NXT Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton defends against Kiana JamesNXT North American number one contender’s match: Dragon Lee vs. Mustafa Ali with special guest referee Dominik MysterioNo DQ: Bron Breakker vs. Von WagnerTyler Bate vs. Dabba-KatoIlja Dragunov vs. Oro MensahAngel & Humberto return