Kyle O’Reilly and Von Wagner vs. NXT Tag Team Champions Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner of Imperium is now official for the NXT WarGames event.
Tonight’s NXT saw Wagner and O’Reilly defeat Legado del Fantasma’s Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza to become the new #1 contenders, earning the title shot at WarGames.
This will be the first match and the first title defense for Imperium since they won the straps from MSK at the Halloween Havoc special on October 26.
The team advantages have been also decided for Sunday’s WWE NXT WarGames matches.
NXT opened with Kay Lee Ray defeat Dakota Kai in a WarGames Advantage Ladder Match to earn the advantage for her team. The Women’s WarGames match will feature Team Gonzalez (Raquel Gonzalez, Io Shirai, Cora Jade, KLR) vs. Team Kai (Kai, NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose, NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne).
Tonight’s NXT show was headlined by Bron Breakker defeating Johnny Gargano in a WarGames Advantage Ladder Match to earn the advantage for his team. Sunday’s Men’s WarGames main event will see Team Old School (Gargano, NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa, Pete Dunne, LA Knight) take on Team New School (Breakker, NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes, Tony D’Angelo, Grayson Waller).
The NXT WarGames special event will air this Sunday, December 5 from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, airing live on Peacock and the WWE Network. Below is the updated card:
Men’s WarGames Match
Team Old School (NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne, LA Knight) vs. Team New School (Bron Breakker, NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes, Tony D’Angelo, Grayson Waller)
WarGames Advantage: Team New School.
Women’s WarGames Match
Team Gonzalez (Raquel Gonzalez, Io Shirai, Cora Jade, Kay Lee Ray) vs. Team Kai (Dakota Kai, NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose, NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne)
WarGames Advantage: Team Gonzalez.
NXT Cruiserweight Title Match
Joe Gacy vs. Roderick Strong (c)
NXT Tag Team Titles Match
Kyle O’Reilly and Von Wagner vs. Imperium (c)
Hair vs. Hair Match
Cameron Grimes vs. Duke Hudson
