Butch asks Tyler Bate to corner him at WWE NXT No Mercy

  • Ian Carey
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Two-thirds of British Strong Style could be reunited at NXT No Mercy.  

Butch posted to social media on Wednesday to say that he’s asked Tyler Bate to be in his corner when he challenges Noam Dar for the Heritage Cup on Saturday. 

“I need a second at No Mercy Saturday. @noamdar is gonna have all of meta-four out there so I’ve asked an old mate to watch my back. Someone who knows Noam and Heritage Cup rules pretty well. BSS one night only Probably,” wrote Butch. 

Bate, Butch, and Trent Seven comprised British Strong Style in Progress and other promotions beginning in 2016 and reunited in NXT beginning in 2018. The group disbanded when Seven was released from the promotion in July 2022. 

Butch earned the right to challenge Dar for the Heritage Cup after winning the Global Heritage Invitational tournament. He defeated Joe Coffey in the finals of the tournament last night on NXT. 

Dar and Butch have faced each other just once previously in WWE. Butch, then wrestling as Pete Dunne, successfully defended the NXT UK Championship against Dar on the first edition of NXT UK on July 28, 2018. Dunne also defeated Dar on a SWE show in 2014 and then again for RevPro in 2016. 

WWE NXT No Mercy 2023 lineup:

  • NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes defends against Ilja Dragunov
  • Extreme Rules match: NXT Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Tiffany Stratton
  • NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio defends against Trick Williams (Dragon Lee will be the special guest referee)
  • NXT Tag Team Champions Tony D’Angelo & Stacks defend against Bronco Nima & Lucien Price, The Creed Brothers, and Angel & Humberto in a fatal four-way match
  • NXT Heritage Cup Champion Noam Dar defends against Butch
  • Baron Corbin vs. Bron Breakker