A “Face to Face” segment has been confirmed to take place between Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly for next week’s WWE NXT episode. The segment will be hosted by NXT General Manager William Regal, himself. This is where the third installment of Cole vs. O’Reilly should be announced for the Takeover 36 event during the SummerSlam 2021 Weekend.
Cole and O’Reilly didn’t make appearances on this week’s taped WWE NXT episode with no follow-up to last week’s angle where Kyle attacked Cole after the main event. The announcers noted that Cole was not medically cleared to compete due to the brutal beatdown from O’Reilly. Now they get ready for a face-off segment for next Wednesday night.
It was also announced that WWE NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez will break her silence after getting backstabbed by Dakota Kai during last week’s show. This week, NXT featured in a video package with Kai talking about why she turned on Gonzalez last week, saying she herself is the reason why Raquel became a star.
Kai doesn’t want to be a sidekick to Raquel as she now intends to become the new NXT Women’s Champion. Kai vs. Gonzalez is expected for the title at TakeOver 36.
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WWE NXT UK Star to make an appearance
WWE NXT UK Superstar Ilja Dragunov will also make an appearance next Tuesday night. A Prime Target preview video aired on tonight’s show, to promote the Dragunov vs. NXT UK Champion WALTER match set for TakeOver 36. This will be Dragunov’s first appearance on a main NXT TV show.
Ember Moon vs. Sarray has also been announced for next week’s WWE NXT show. Moon has not appeared on TV since her July 13 singles loss to Kai, while Sarray also last appeared on the same night where she defeated Gigi Dolin fka Priscilla Kelly.
The semi-finals of the 2021 WWE NXT Breakout Tournament have also been revealed by the end of last night’s show. This week, Trey Baxter defeated Joe Gacy in the final first-round match. Baxter will now face Odyssey Jones in the semis while it was already announced that Carmelo Hayes vs. Duke Hudson will air on an upcoming NXT episode to begin the semi-finals lineup.
In the first-round matchups, Hayes defeated Josh Briggs, Hudson defeated Ikemen Jiro, Jones defeated Andre Chase, and Baxter defeated Gacy. The finals are set to take place at WWE NXT Takeover 36 on August 23. The winner of the tournament will receive a future title shot of their choosing.
