Originally published at https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/05/23/vacant-womens-title-tournament-final-gallus-vs-creeds-in-tag-title-bout-set-for-nxt-battleground/
Championship bouts locked in for Battleground.
Come May 28th, NXT is going to be presenting their Battleground Premium Live Event from Lowell, Massachusetts. The NXT go-home show for Battleground aired on 5/23 on USA Network.
The finals of the vacant NXT Women’s Championship tournament at the P.L.E. was determined. Lyra Valkyria picked up a win over Cora Jade and later in the show, Tiffany Stratton defeated Roxanne Perez. It’ll now be Valkyria taking on Stratton with the winner becoming the 15th NXT Women’s Champion. After Valkyria’s match against Cora Jade, Cora ambushed her and targeted her leg.
In addition to the Women’s Title tourney final, Gallus’ Mark Coffey and Wolfgang are putting their NXT Tag Titles on the line against The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed).
IT IS OFFICIAL!@Real_Valkyria will take on @tiffstrattonwwe for the #WWENXT Women's Championship THIS SUNDAY #NXTBattleground!
Tickets 🎟️: https://t.co/HG4i6hUAlZ pic.twitter.com/jVKtmP7dDa
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 24, 2023
Below is the updated match card for Battleground:
- NXT Championship: Carmelo Hayes (c) (w/ Trick Williams) vs. Bron Breakker
- Vacant NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Final: Lyra Valkyria vs. Tiffany Stratton
- NXT Heritage Cup: Noam Dar (c) vs. Dragon Lee
- NXT North American Championship — Triple Threat Match: Wes Lee (c) vs. Tyler Bate vs. Joe Gacy
- Last Man Standing Match: Dijak vs. Ilja Dragunov
- NXT Tag Team Championships: Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) (c) (w/ Joe Coffey) vs. The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) (w/ Ivy Nile & Channing ‘Stacks’ Lorenzo)