Noam Dar vacates NXT Heritage Cup due to injury
WWE NXT General Manager Ava has announced a change to next week’s edition of WWE NXT.
On Saturday, Ava revealed that Noam Dar is injured and will have to vacate the NXT Heritage Cup trophy that he had been scheduled to defend against Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo on Tuesday’s show.
“Due to injury, Noam Dar will not be able to compete this Tuesday and will have to relinquish the NXT Heritage Cup Championship. This Tuesday, Stacks with compete in a match to crown a new Heritage Cup Champion against an opponent to be named.”
It’s not clear how Dar was injured. His last match was against Lorenzo at an NXT live event in Lakeland, Florida, on June 13. He defeated Lexis King for the Heritage Cup on the April 22 episode of NXT. He also wrestled on two episodes of WWE Speed earlier this month, beating King in the semifinals of a contenders tournament before losing in the finals to Berto.
NXT lineup for June 24:
- TNA Championship: Trick Williams defends against Josh Briggs
- NXT Heritage Cup match: Channing ‘Stacks’ Lorenzo vs. TBA for the vacated trophy
- Evolution eliminator fatal four way match: Izzi Dame vs. Jaida Parker vs. Lash Legend vs. Jordynne Grace