A championship match for August 22 WWE NXT TakeOver: XXX event was finalised during tonight’s episode of NXT on the USA Network.
Over the past couple of weeks, Dakota Kai has targeted NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai with attacks from behind, saying she wanted a shot at the title.
Last week, former champion Rhea Ripley confronted Kai, and a match was booked for tonight to determine who would challenge Shirai.
Ripley was on top for most of the match but, with the referee distracted, Mercedes Martinez attacked her at the finish and Kai capitalised to pick up the win.
Also set for TakeOver is a five-way ladder match for the vacant North American Championship which currently consists of Bronson Reed andDamian Priest, the latter of whom qualified on tonight’s show. Dexter Lumis was pulled and you can read more about that here.
Other matches that haven’t been officially confirmed but look all but certain are Keith Lee defending the NXT Title against Karrion Kross, and Adam Cole vs Pat McAfee.
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