The final build to TakeOver: Vengeance Day takes place on tonight s episode of NXT.
The finals for the men s and women s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classics will both be set following tonight s show. In the men s Dusty Classic, both semifinal matches are taking place tonight. Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher are facing The Grizzled Young Veterans, while MSK are taking on Legado Del Fantasma s Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde.
Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell are facing Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon in a women s Dusty Classic semifinal match tonight. The winning team will advance to face Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez in the finals.
Both Dusty Classic finals are taking place at TakeOver: Vengeance Day.
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day Championship Match Possibly Canceled
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day card is supposed to feature an NXT North American Championship match between Johnny Gargano and Kushida. But unfortunately, according to Austin Theory, the match might not be happening. Theory posted a video on Tuesday night from his car, claiming that the leader of The Way was now unable to compete and that he d be getting revenge on Kushida on this week s NXT.
Last week s show saw Gargano get thrown out of a match between Theory and Leon Ruff, then brawl his way through the backstage area with Kushida after learning about their match. That fight ended with Kushida punting Gargano s left arm.
As we previously reported, AEW Beach Break defeated NXT in the ratings yet again, and improved on last week’s numbers by 90,000 viewers. Dynamite had 844,000 viewers and a 0.32 rating (408,000 viewers) compared to NXT’s 610,000 viewers and 0.15 rating (197,000 viewers). NXT finished just outside of the top fifty (at #51), so some of the numbers are not available. Head-to-head prior to NXT’s overrun, they had 609,000 viewers and 195,000 in 18-49. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has a detailed ratings breakdown for both shows.
Dynamite placed third, beating the NBA head-to-head (701,000 viewers, 0.23 rating) on ESPN and the NHL game on NBC Sports Network (633,000 viewers, 0.18 rating). It was only behind MTV’s
WWE s Lana Appears in New Trailer for Bruce Willis Movie Cosmic Sin
A new trailer for the upcoming Bruce Willis sci-fi action film
Cosmic Sin dropped on Wednesday, showing a brief glimpse of WWE Superstar Lana (real name CJ Perry) in the film. The Ravishing Russian can be seen at the 1:47 mark in the trailer below, and while little is known about her character (named Sol) she has previously stated she s playing a sniper. The film s official synopsis reads, Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo star in the new epic sci-fi adventure set in the year 2524, four hundred years after humans started colonizing the outer planets. Retired Military General James Ford (Willis) is called back into service after soldiers on a remote planet are attacked by a hostile alien fleet.