Triple threat match for North American title set for WWE NXT Battleground
Two new matches have been added to NXT Battleground.
Oba Femi will defend the NXT North American title in Las Vegas on June 9 at the UFC Apex against both Wes Lee and Joe Coffey in a triple threat match. The result came after Coffey and Lee both pinned Josh Briggs in a match that was to determine the next challenger to Femi. Ava later announced the three-way for Battleground.
Originally, the match on NXT was set to be between Briggs, Lee, and Ivar. However, it was announced during the week that Ivar was out of action with an injury, and Coffey would be replacing him in the match.
An NXT Underground match was set between Shayna Baszler and Lola Vice on Tuesday following the main event, which saw Karmen Petrovic and Natalya defeat Baszler and Vice. After the match, Vice laid out Baszler, who quickly recovered and put Vice in a choke. After the referees separated the two, Ava made the match for Battleground, with Baszler saying it would be a NXT Underground match.
Here is the updated lineup for Battleground:
- NXT North American Championship: Oba Femi defends against Joe Coffey and Wes Lee
- NXT Women’s Championship: Roxanne Perez vs. TBD
- Ladder match to crown first-ever NXT Women’s North American Champion: Sol Ruca vs. Lash Legend vs. Jaida Parker vs. Fallon Henley vs. TBD vs. TBD
- NXT Underground: Shayna Baszler vs. Lola Vice