Per the announcement of NXT General Manager William Regal, Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart will compete against Dakota Kai and NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez. This is a lineup from the Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic finale.
Both the teams will aim to land a shot at the NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles held by Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell. The winner of next week’s match will definitely earn a shot at the titles in the near future.
? #WWENXT #WomensChampion @RaquelWWE & @DakotaKai_WWE vs. @WWEEmberMoon & @ShotziWWE! https://t.co/GuKu13gGzN pic.twitter.com/MxwzrMRWdA
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 19, 2021
Bobby Fish is slated to wrestle his first match since the WarGames 2020 match in November as he will face Pete Dunne in a singles contest. Fish returned to action on last week’s show after recovering from an injury at WarGames.
? @PeteDunneYxB (w/ @ONEYLORCAN) vs. @theBobbyFish! #WWENXT https://t.co/ebExEPYpcq pic.twitter.com/YjnrsPjDQ8
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 19, 2021
He saved former Undisputed Era partner Kyle O’Reilly from a double team attack by Dunne and Oney Lorcan. Fish was interviewed this week as he made it clear that he’s looking for payback on Lorcan and Dunne and he’s not necessarily worried about O’Reilly. Fish was the one to challenge Dunne to a match which was later made official by Regal.
? @MDMTedDiBiase meets @CGrimesWWE in a Million Dollar Face-Off! #WWENXT https://t.co/UDqN4dhXSg pic.twitter.com/idCMGqnyWd
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 19, 2021
WWE Hall of Famer “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase will also make two consecutive appearances on NXT TV, next week for a Million Dollar Face-Off with Cameron Grimes.
DiBiase has been taunting Grimes for the past several weeks who appeared, live, this week to distract Grimes during his match with Jake Atlas. As a result, Atlas got the win with a roll-up.
? @FrankyMonetWWE makes her WORLD PREMIERE next Tuesday on #WWENXT, LIVE at 8/7c on @USA_Network! https://t.co/qYTVE7M3e2 pic.twitter.com/NrZxFDVlVc
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 19, 2021
Already announced for the May 25 NXT episode is Franky Monet’s in-ring debut while NXT Champion Karrion Kross will defend his title against Finn Balor in a rematch from TakeOver: Stand and Deliver Night Two.
⬇️ Ready for next week’s ? #WWENXT THREAD ⬇️
? @WWEKarrionKross vs. @FinnBalor for the #NXTTitle! @Lady_Scarlett13 https://t.co/FFUf0FGpFa pic.twitter.com/KFOkA1KaL9
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 19, 2021
It should be noted that the GM, William Regal has announced that Legado del Fantasma’s Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde are the new number-one contenders following their win over Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher via interference by The Grizzled Young Veterans. Wilde and Mendoza will now challenge NXT Tag Team Champions MSK for the titles on NXT’s June 1 episode.
The long-simmering rivalry between #MSK and #LegadoDelFantasma will culminate with an #WWENXT #TagTeamTitles Match on Tuesday, June 1st at 8/7c on @USA_Network! @NashCarterWWE @WesLee_WWE @joaquinwilde_ @RaulMendozaWWE https://t.co/guFwUxgsUq pic.twitter.com/TMMAR8x1mL
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 19, 2021
Check out the stacked lineup for next week’s NXT:
* NXT Champion Karrion Kross defends against Finn Balor in the main event
* Franky Monet makes her “World Premiere” in-ring debut (her opponent is yet to be confirmed)
* Bobby Fish returns to the ring vs. Pete Dunne
* Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart vs. Dakota Kai and NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez
* WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase appears for a “Million Dollar Face-Off” with Cameron Grimes
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