Carmelo Hayes to defend NXT Championship against Baron Corbin

The NXT Championship match for NXT Gold Rush night two is set.

Baron Corbin defeated Ilja Dragunov to become the new number one contender for the NXT Championship. He defeated Dragunov after Bron Breakker entered the ring and distracted Dragunov, who got the upper hand. However, Dragunov then walked into the End of Days and was pinned. As a result, Corbin will now face Hayes for the title on the second night of NXT Gold Rush on June 27.

After the match, Corbin celebrated when Hayes entered the ring and attacked Corbin, eventually laying him out with the nothing but net guillotine leg drop.

Corbin and Hayes have been feuding with one another since Corbin returned to NXT earlier this month, laying out Hayes. On last Friday’s SmackDown, Hayes and Trick Williams confronted Baron Corbin as he was making his way to the ring, eventually having to be pulled apart by security.

Tiffany Stratton will defend the NXT Women’s Championship against Thea Hail in two weeks as well. Hail won a battle royal on last week’s TV to become the new number one contender.

Another match set for the second night of NXT Gold Rush will see Gallus defend the NXT Tag Team titles against the winners of a three-way tag team match between Edris Enofe & Malik Blade, Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen, and Hank Walker & Tank Ledger that will take place on next week’s show.