The August 3rd edition of NXT will once again be a pre-taped show, due to The Olympics airing on the USA Network. The black and gold brand will also be airing on the SYFY network for a second week. The August 10th episode will see the return of NXT to the regular timeslot and network.
The following matches and segments have been announced by WWE ahead of the show:
- Ridge Holland vs. Ikemen Jiro
- Roderick Strong vs. Bobby Fish
- The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Cameron Grimes and Million Dollar Champion LA Knight
- Ashante “Thee” Adonis and “Top Dolla” AJ Francis vs. Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde
- NXT Breakout Tournament First Round Match: Trey Baxter vs. Joe Gacy. This will be the final first round match of the tournament.
- Love Her or Leave Her Match: Johnny Gargano vs. Dexter Lumis. If Gargano wins, the Dexter Lumis and Indi Hartwell relationship will be officially over. If Lumis wins, the couple can have an uninterrupted relationship moving forward.
- NXT Champion Karrion Kross will address Samoa Joe following the NXT TakeOver match announcement.
It should be noted that this episode of NXT has been pre-taped. For spoilers regarding the show click here.
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