{"id":121602,"date":"2023-12-19T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=121602"},"modified":"2023-12-19T03:21:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T08:21:04","slug":"preview-wwe-nxt-12-19-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/12\/19\/preview-wwe-nxt-12-19-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE NXT (12\/19\/23) &#8211; Dragon Lee Defends NXT North American Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s episode of\u00a0<em><strong>WWE NXT<\/strong><\/em> features a title match, showcase matches, as well as the continuation of the <em><strong>NXT<\/strong><\/em> Men&#8217;s Breakout Tournament. The show was pre-taped but, as usual, NXT has only provided a brief snippet of what is to come on the show.<\/p>\n<p>For all those looking for a spoiler-free preview, here is all you need to know ahead of the December 19 edition of <em>NXT<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>WWE NXT Full Match Card:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Dragon Lee (c) vs. No Quarter Catch Crew Member &#8211; NXT North American Championship Match<\/li>\n<li>Tiffany Stratton vs. Fallon Henley &#8211; Singles Match<\/li>\n<li>Jacy Jayne &amp; Thea Hail vs. Kiana James &amp; Izzi Dame &#8211; Tag Team Match<\/li>\n<li>NXT Men&#8217;s Breakout Tournament Continues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dragon Lee Defends NXT North American Title<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dragon Lee<\/strong> is currently in his first reign as the NXT North American Champion after he successfully challenged &#8216;Dirty&#8217; <strong>Dominik Mysterio<\/strong> for the gold at the <em><strong>NXT Deadline<\/strong> <\/em>PLE.<\/p>\n<p>Lee has been personally endorsed by lucha libre legend, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/12\/10\/the-many-successors-of-rey-mysterio\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Rey Mysterio<\/strong><\/a>, and is settling into his role as the champion well. On the December 19 edition of <em>NXT<\/em>, Lee defends the gold against one of four possible opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Lee will face either <strong>Drew Gulak<\/strong>, <strong>Charlie Dempsey<\/strong>, <strong>Damon Kemp<\/strong>, or <strong>Myles Borne<\/strong>. Collectively, this four-person stable is known as <strong>No Quarter Catch Crew<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With Lee&#8217;s championship open challenge,\u00a0 he opens the door for all who dare to step up to the plate. This means the champion cannot prepare for his opponent, as he will only find out on the day. This early in his reign, any and every fight Lee has could define his trajectory as a champion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dragon Lee vs. Tyler Bate - NXT North American Championship: NXT highlights, Dec. 12, 2023\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SIbZRC7cboQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Tiffany Stratton And Fallon Henley Meet Again<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tiffany Stratton<\/strong> and <strong>Fallon Henley<\/strong> have been in a feud for the last few months. The rivalry seemed to reach fever-pitch at <em>Deadline<\/em> when the two featured in the women&#8217;s Iron Survivor Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>During the match, the two consistently worked to ensure the other did not gain the upper hand, and they had one of the standout moments of the entire show. On the December 19 <em>NXT<\/em>, the two meet again, hoping to prove themselves superior to the other.<\/p>\n<p>Given the space to work a singles match, it can be expected that the match between Stratton and Henley will deliver.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TOMORROW on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWENXT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tiffstrattonwwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tiffstrattonwwe<\/a> will go to battle with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FallonHenleyWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FallonHenleyWWE<\/a> in a highly personal matchup!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa 8\/7c on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USANetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@USANetwork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZveiI3691g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZveiI3691g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1736853846255632873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Network<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peacock<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s episode of\u00a0WWE NXT features a title match, showcase matches, as well as the continuation of the NXT Men&#8217;s Breakout Tournament. The show was pre-taped but, as usual, NXT has only provided a brief snippet of what is to come on the show. 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