The opening contest for tonight’s episode of WWE NXT has been announced.
NXT General Manager William Regal took to Twitter on Wednesday afternoon to reveal the opening match for this week’s NXT On USA.
“This evening’s episode of WWE NXT will feature action befitting the black and gold brand and I’m excited to announce the match that will kick off tonight’s show,” Regal wrote. “WWE NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai will team with Tegan Nox against Candice LeRae and Dakota Kai!”
Check out the official announcement via the pair of tweets embedded below.
This evening’s episode of #WWENXT will feature action befitting the black and gold brand and I’m excited to announce the match that will kick off tonight’s show: @WWENXT Women’s Champion @shirai_io will team with @TeganNoxWWE_ against @CandiceLeRae and @DakotaKai_WWE!
— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) July 29, 2020
.@shirai_io teams up with @TeganNoxWWE_ to battle @DakotaKai_WWE & @CandiceLeRae in tag team action to kick off #WWENXT TONIGHT on @USA_Network! https://t.co/AXswSMuyZE
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 29, 2020
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