Rhea Ripley vs. Lyra Valkyria set for WWE NXT

WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley will be in action on this week’s episode of WWE NXT. 

Stemming from an angle shot in a promo segment on WWE’s social media channels, Ripley will face Lyra Valkyria on the Tuesday, July 25 WWE NXT show in a non-title match.

As Ripley was being interviewed by Byron Saxton, Valkyria interrupted and issued a challenge to Ripley for Tuesday. Ripley accepted, and the match was made official. 

It was previously announced that Ripley and new NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio would kick off Tuesday’s episode. Mysterio defended the North American title both on Friday’s SmackDown show and Monday’s Raw. 

The updated lineup for Tuesday’s NXT: 

  • Rhea Ripley vs. Lyra Valkyria
  • Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams & Ilja Dragunov vs. Joe Gacy & The Dyad
  • Gable Steveson will decide his future
  • Kendo stick match: Cora Jade vs. Dana Brooke
  • Dominik Mysterio & Rhea Ripley will kick off the episode