Ilja Dragunov will make his return to the Captiol Wrestling Center on next week’s episode of WWE NXT.
The new NXT UK Champion will make an appearance in front of the crowd after Dragunov fought tooth and nail to unseat WALTER in what is a certain match of the year candidate at TakeOver 36. Also announced for next week is Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ridge Holland, and another open challenge by Roderick Strong . The Diamond Mine leader continues to have his eye on KUSHIDA’s Cruiserweight Championship, and he’ll hope to make a statement next Tuesday.
The NEW #NXTUK Champion @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR RETURNS to #WWENXT.
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— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 25, 2021
In addition, Johnny Gargano will take on LA Knight, and Kyle O’Reilly will battle Duke Hudson after the two got into a backstage scuffle on this week’s episode.
The updated card is as follows:
- Ilja Dragunov appearance
- Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ridge Holland
- Roderick Strong open challenge
- LA Knight vs. Johnny Gargano
- Kyle O’Reilly vs. Duke Hudson
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