NXT Battleground Update – Two New Matches Added, Updated Card

Two New Matches Added for NXT Battleground

Tuesday’s NXT show featured two new matches officially announced for the card of WWE’s NXT Battleground event, which takes place on May 28th in Lowell, Massachusetts.

The first new match announced was a NXT Heritage Cup match of Dragon Lee vs. Noam Dar (c). This match was setup following Dar’s Supernova Sessions talk show segment with Lee. While Dar kept trying to avoid putting his Heritage Cup on the line against Lee in a potential match between the two, he was eventually baited into doing so for NXT’s Battleground event by Nathan Frazer after he had interrupted and bad mouthed Dar.

The second and last new match announced was a NXT North American Championship Triple Threat match of Joe Gacy vs. Tyler Bate vs. Wes Lee. This match was made following a promo segment between Gacy & Ava, Bate, and Lee. Earlier in the show, The Schism’s Dyad launched an ambush attack on Bate and Lee backstage in the NXT locker room. Later in the show, Lee gave a promo calling out Gacy for his group’s attack earlier leading to Gacy and Ava appearing. Lee than said if Gacy wanted a shot at his title, all he had to do was just ask which led to Gacy issuing a match challenge. Gacy and Ava also asked Lee if Bate was someone who was trustworthy to have as a friend which led to Bate coming out and admitting that while he is Lee’s friend, he also wants a shot for the North American title. This led to Lee deciding that he would take on both Gacy and Bate for his title at NXT’s Battleground event.


Updated Card for NXT Battleground

Following Tuesday’s NXT show, here is the updated card for WWE’s NXT Battleground event on May 28th in Lowell, Massachusetts.

  • NXT Championship – Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes (c)
  • NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Finals match – Winner of Cora Jade/Lyra Valkyria vs. Winner of Roxanne Perez/Tiffany Stratton
  • NXT Hertiage Cup match – Dragon Lee vs. Noam Dar (c)
  • NXT North American Championship Triple Threat match – Joe Gacy vs. Tyler Bate vs. Wes Lee (c)