NXT Deadline 2022 started the trend of a new match on WWE programming namely the Iron Survivor Challenge from both men’s and women’s divisions. Both these matches were held to crown new number-one contenders to NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose and NXT Champion Bron Breakker, respectively.
The rules for the Iron Survivor Challenge Match were declared by WWE hall of Famer Shawn Michaels heading into NXT Deadline 2022. In the match having a 25-minute time limit, a new competitor would be joining every five minutes until all five participants have entered the fray to start the bout.
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Until the timer of 25 minutes would be running out, a superstar has to score the maximum number of falls by pin or submission to win the match. The superstars to digest a fall or submit would lose a point and spend 90 seconds in a penalty box.
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As seen in the actual Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge Match at NXT Deadline 2022, Roxanne Perez defeated Zoey Stark, Cora Jade, Kiana James, and Indi Hartwell to win the match and become the number-one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship. The young female superstar has thus earned a shot to the NXT Women’s Title at a future date that’s yet to be revealed.
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The entry sequence of this match from NXT Deadline 2022 was Perez, Stark, James, Jade, and Hartwell. The falls scored in this match were,
Jade – 1 (A roll-up fall over James)
Hartwell – 1 (Immediately after entering the match, Hartwell caught Perez with a big boot for her only fall of the match)
James – 0
Perez – 2 (Perez, first had a roll-up fall over Stark and then another one over Jade after connecting with her Pop Rox maneuver)
Stark – 1 (During the initial part of the match, Stark caught Perez with a knee strike to get her first fall of the night)
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As noted above, Perez will now get a chance to challenge Mandy Rose for the WWE NXT Women’s Championship after her historic win at NXT Deadline 2022. The date and place of that title match are yet to be revealed. NXT Vengeance Day is going to be the inaugural NXT premium live event of next year and there’s a possibility that WWE might keep this title match intact for that night.
