The semi-final matchups are set in the tournament to crown a new NXT Women’s Champion at Battleground.
On Tonight’s NXT episode, Roxanne Perez defeated Jacy Jayne, and Cora Jade defeated Fallon Henley to advance to the tournament’s semi-finals to crown a new champion.
Next week, Tiffany Stratton will face former champion Roxanne Perez, and Lyra Valkyria will take on Cora Jade. The winners will advance to the finals at NXT Battleground on May 27.
More matches are set for the May 23 episode of NXT.
Noam Dar, who holds the NXT Heritage Cup, will face Nathan Frazer after the latter interrupted Dar’s Supernova Sessions talk show with Dragon Lee on the May 16 episode of NXT. Frazer called Dar a fraud and noted that the NXT Heritage Cup had to be defended. Dar agreed to put the Heritage Cup on the line against Lee at NXT Battleground. He then told Frazer he’d face him in a standard match on the May 23 episode.
Elsewhere on the show, Hank Walker will face Tank Ledger, who pitched the match in the hopes of strengthening their bond as a team.
The card for the May 23 episode of WWE NXT is below.
- Noam Dar vs. Nathan Frazer
- NXT Women’s Championship Semi-Final: Tiffany Stratton vs. Cora Jade
- NXT Women’s Championship Semi-Final: Cora Jade vs. Lyra Valkyria
- Tank Ledger vs. Hank Walker
