The tournament final to crown a new WWE NXT Women’s Champion is now official for NXT Battleground.
Tonight’s home edition of NXT saw Lyra Valkyria defeat Cora Jade in the semi-finals, while Tiffany Stratton defeated Roxanne Perez in the main event. Valkyria vs. Stratton was later confirmed for NXT Battleground, with the winner being crowned the new NXT Women’s Champion.
The tournament for the vacant NXT Women’s Title opened with Stratton beating Gigi Dolin, Perez beating Jacy Jayne, Valkyria beating Kiana James and Jade beating Fallon Henley, all in the first round.
The Premium 2023 NXT Battleground live event is scheduled for Sunday, May 28 from the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. Below is the updated map, along with associated clips from NXT:
NXT Title Match
Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes (c)
NXT Women’s Title Tournament Finals
Lyra Valkyria vs. Tiffany Straton
NXT North American Title Triple Threat
Joe Gacy vs. Tyler Bate vs. Wes Lee (c)
NXT Heritage Cup Title Match
Dragon Lee vs. Noam Dar (c)
Match organized according to the rules of the British rounds.
Last man standing match
Student against Ilja Dragunov
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