Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh announced for WWE NXT

  • Ian Carey
  • By 

JD McDonagh vs. Dragon Lee has been added to the lineup for NXT on Tuesday. 

After being drafted to Raw on Friday, McDonagh issued an open challenge for his final match before heading to the WWE main roster. Dragon Lee then posted a video congratulating McDonagh on being drafted and accepting his challenge. 

Dragon Lee said:

Congratulations on being drafted to Raw, I think you deserve it. I’m happy to take you on your offer and share the ring with you and even more happy to send you to Raw with a loss. 

WWE has officially added McDonagh vs. Dragon Lee to the lineup for Tuesday’s show. The two have never faced each other in singles competition before but both were in the five-way ladder match for the North American title at Stand & Deliver (won by Wes Lee) and in the four-way number one contenders match on the 4/11 NXT episode (won by Grayson Waller). 

WWE NXT 5/2 lineup:

  • NXT North American title: Wes Lee defends against Drew Gulak
  • NXT Women’s Tag Team titles: Alba Fare & Isla Dawn defend against Katana Chance & Kayden Carter
  • Gigi Dolin vs. Jacy Jayne
  • Joe Gacy vs. Joe Coffey
  • JD McDonagh vs. Dragon Lee
  • Axiom vs. SCRYPTS
  • Dani Palmer makes her NXT debut