Kevin Owens appearance announced for WWE NXT

Another main roster wrestler is set to appear on tonight’s episode of NXT.

Kevin Owens announced this morning that he’s headed to NXT tonight to moderate a segment with Bron Breakker, Ilja Dragunov, and JD McDonagh. The segment will be the final build to Breakker, Dragunov, and McDonagh’s triple threat match for the NXT Championship at Halloween Havoc.

Owens said Shawn Michaels invited him to tonight’s NXT to make sure the in-ring segment with Breakker, Dragunov, and McDonagh doesn’t devolve into pure chaos. Owens claimed he’ll make sure there’s no fighting of any kind.

McDonagh became the number one contender to Breakker’s NXT Championship by defeating Tyler Bate last month. But Dragunov made his surprise return after that match, confronting both Breakker and McDonagh. It was Dragunov’s first appearance since having to relinquish the NXT United Kingdom Championship due to injury this July.

Halloween Havoc is airing live on Peacock/WWE Network this Saturday.

Appearances by Raquel Rodriguez, Rhea Ripley, Sonya Deville, and The OC have also been confirmed for tonight’s NXT. The show is going head-to-head with AEW Dynamite, which was moved to Tuesday this week due to a scheduling conflict with the MLB playoffs.

A tag team match with Wes Lee & Oro Mensah facing Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams has been added to the card for tonight’s NXT as well. Lee, Mensah, and Hayes will be three of the participants in the ladder match for the vacant NXT North American Championship at Halloween Havoc.

The updated card for tonight’s show is listed below

WWE NXT (Tuesday, October 18) —

  • Kevin Owens will moderate a segment with NXT Champion Bron Breakker, Ilja Dragunov, and JD McDonagh
  • Roxanne Perez vs. Rhea Ripley
  • Cora Jade vs. Raquel Rodriguez
  • Alba Fyre vs. Sonya Deville
  • The Schism (Joe Gacy, Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid) vs. Cameron Grimes & The OC (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson)
  • Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo vs. an opponent of Tony D’Angelo’s choosing
  • Wes Lee & Oro Mensah vs. Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams