Ilja Dragunov & Carmelo Hayes to appear on WWE NXT Halloween Havoc night one
On NXT tonight, we’ll hear from Ilja Dragunov and Carmelo Hayes ahead of their upcoming title bout.
Tonight’s NXT is week one of Halloween Havoc 2023. Dragunov is defending the NXT Championship against Hayes on week two next Tuesday, which is Halloween night.
WWE has announced that Dragunov and Hayes will speak on tonight’s show.
Vic Joseph wrote: “I had a chance to sit with [Hayes] and [Dragunov] – TONIGHT hear exclusive comments from both ahead the NXT Championship Match next week on #WWENXT #HalloweenHavoc”
Dragunov’s NXT Championship reign began with a victory over Hayes at No Mercy this September. Hayes earned the rematch by defeating Baron Corbin and Dijak in a triple threat match on NXT last Tuesday.
That triple threat match was supposed to be a fatal four-way with Trick Williams also included, but there was an angle on the show where Williams was laid out by a mystery attacker backstage. Before the attack, there was dissension between Hayes and Williams over them both going after the NXT Championship.
WWE has announced that Roxanne Perez vs. Kiana James in a Devil’s Playground match will open Halloween Havoc week one tonight. Here’s everything that’s been announced for the episode:
- NXT Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Lyra Valkyria
- NXT Tag Team Champions Tony D’Angelo & Stacks defend against Chase U (Andre Chase & Duke Hudson)
- Lights Out match: Gigi Dolin vs. Blair Davenport
- Lexis King (Brian Pillman Jr.) makes his NXT in-ring debut
- NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament semifinals: Lola Vice vs. Karmen Petrovic
- NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament semifinals: Arianna Grace vs. Kelani Jordan
- We’ll hear from NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov and Carmelo Hayes
- Devil’s Playground match: Roxanne Perez vs. Kiana James
