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WWE NXT Results
This week’s NXT promised a major announcement from William Regal. That announcement: NXT TakeOver XXX is on the Saturday before Summerslam. Regal also threw it to Keith Lee, who said he was relinquishing the North American Championship. That title will be decided in a ladder match at the upcoming TakeOver, and a qualifying match was last night.
"I will defend the #NXTChampionship… but at this point in time, I will be RELINQUISHING the NXT #NorthAmericanTItle."
A BLOCKBUSTER announcement from @RealKeithLee to kick off #WWENXT! pic.twitter.com/Dzrt8VKhZl
— WWE (@WWE) July 23, 2020
What else happened on NXT this week? We’ve got the results here:
- Dexter Lumis def. Killian Dain
- Breezango def. Ever-Rise
- Shotzi Blackheart def. Aliyah
- Bronson Reed def. Johnny Gargano & Roderick Strong to earn a spot in the North American Championship Ladder Match at NXT TakeOver.
- Timothy Thatcher def. Oney Lorcan
- Karrion Kross def. Dominik Dijakovic
Robert Stone has a new client: Mercedes Martinez. It’s exciting for Stone to have someone to guide, and Martinez is being presented as a legitimate threat.
WOW. @RealMMartinez has officially joined The #RobertStoneBrand!#WWENXT @RobertStoneWWE @WWE_Aliyah pic.twitter.com/ogGnPvfCw0
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 23, 2020
AEW Women’s Tag Team Tournament Coming This Summer
There is a lot of women’s tag team wrestling coming to AEW this summer. On Dynamite this week, The Deadly Draw was announced and will feature 8 teams and 16 women. You can check out the trailer down below. Be sure to check out Javier’s review of AEW Dynamite this week here.
Coming this Summer | 16 Women | 8 Teams
It's the AEW Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament: The Deadly DrawWho will step up? Let us know your team predictions using the hashtag #AEWDynamite! pic.twitter.com/FtmtAPtOQc
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 23, 2020
WTF Moment of the Day: Undertaker Joins TikTok
I wish I was joking. The account is verified, and now we wait on the first TikTok of the Deadman. 2020 continues to surprise.
Jericho Cruise Postponed
Those who wanted to rock on the sea are going to have to wait a bit longer in 2021. Chris Jericho’s Triple Whammy Rock ‘N’ Wrestling cruise has been delayed. It was originally scheduled to run in early February 2021, but has now been moved to October 2021. For now the cruise remains docked.
After careful consideration and caution for everyone’s health and safety, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone the Triple Whammy. We will now sail Oct 21-25, 2021 from Miami, Florida to Grand Bahama Island. Learn more: https://t.co/3OqvhZjwsU
— Chris Jericho Cruise (@jericho_cruise) July 22, 2020
One for the Road:
We love quality Canadian content, especially if it involves Breezango.
A beautiful and Canadian victory for #Breezango! 🇨🇦⛰️🕺
P.S. Happy birthday, @WWEFandango! #WWENXT @MmmGorgeous pic.twitter.com/OA9byqGY6b
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 23, 2020