The opening segment on tonight’s episode of NXT saw a huge match made official by Special Guest GM Cody Rhodes – NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov vs. NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio – with the former’s title on the line. Rhodes also announced LA Knight as the Special Guest Referee for the bout.
The match saw a ton of shenanigans by Judgment Day members Finn Balor & Rhea Ripley and prospect JD McDonagh, with Trick Williams making an appearance to even the odds. However, LA Knight was also forced to get physical during the match to neutralize the frequent interference. Knight, of course, was more than happy to oblige.
Ultimately, Ilja Dragunov fended off Dominik Mysterio to successfully retain the NXT Championship.
After the match, the Champ was attacked by Dijak, while Baron Corbin also appeared on the stage. Later on in the night, a number one contendership Triple Threat match between Dijak, Corbin, and the winner of Bron Breakker/Carmelo Hayes in the main event was made official for next week’s episode by Cody Rhodes.
Whose game is it? YEAH! 🔥@RealLAKnight #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/HJXSE227JL
— WWE (@WWE) October 11, 2023
"Dirty" @DomMysterio35 and @RheaRipley_WWE are up to their old tricks 😡#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/o6jpIxuKa4
— WWE (@WWE) October 11, 2023
.@RealLAKnight has the crowd going crazy 🤣#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/fjaBLJmHOx
— WWE (@WWE) October 11, 2023
This match just turned into CHAOS 😱😱😱#NXTChampionship #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/3DiMKNzgcp
— WWE (@WWE) October 11, 2023
Message. Sent.
Challengers are coming from every which way for @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR… 😳#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/nmOoKDCgL3
— WWE (@WWE) October 11, 2023
You can check out Cody Rhodes’ major announcements as well as what happened in the opening segment of the show here.
The lineup for next week’s episode of NXT can be found here.
