Originally published at WWE announces Nikkita Lyons is injured, out of NXT Women's Breakout tournament
Nikkita Lyons out of the Women’s Breakout tournament.
The first installment of the NXT Women’s Breakout tournament is coming to a close and Nikkita Lyons was scheduled to be in a semifinal match against Fallon Henley. During a backstage interview with Henley, McKenzie Mitchell announced that Nikkita is sidelined with an injury and is out of the tournament.
The exact nature of the injury was not shared, but Josh Briggs, who is aligned with Fallon Henley on-screen, stated that the injury occurred while Nikkita was training.
BREAKING: With @nikkita_wwe suffering an injury, @FallonHenleyWWE will now take on @tiffstrattonwwe TONIGHT in the Women's #NXTBreakout Tournament! pic.twitter.com/jTZa8D8dKv
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 25, 2022
Replacing Nikkita in the tournament is Tiffany Stratton. The winner of Stratton versus Henley will meet Roxanne Perez in the finals. Roxanne bested Lash Legend on the 5/24 NXT 2.0.