{"id":125350,"date":"2024-07-16T08:10:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T12:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=125350"},"modified":"2024-07-16T08:10:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T12:10:35","slug":"preview-wwe-nxt-7-16-24-oba-femi-defends-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/07\/16\/preview-wwe-nxt-7-16-24-oba-femi-defends-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE NXT (7\/16\/24) &#8211; Oba Femi Defends Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s episode of\u00a0<em><strong>WWE NXT<\/strong><\/em> is a stacked one that wrestling fans will not want to miss. With the <em><strong>NXT No Mercy<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Halloween Havoc<\/strong><\/em> PLEs set for later this year, there is so much for the Superstars to work towards.<\/p>\n<p>There will be an NXT title defense, two six-person matches, as well as singles action to tune in for. With the way that <em>NXT<\/em> has been going these last few weeks, it can be expected that this will be yet another banger.<\/p>\n<p>Here is all you need to know ahead of the July 16 <em>NXT<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>WWE NXT Full Match Card:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>NXT North American Championship Match: Oba Femi (c) vs. Duke Hudson<\/li>\n<li>Six-Man Tag Team Match: Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey &amp; Wolfgang) vs. The Rascalz (Wes Lee, Trey Miguel &amp; Zachary Wentz)<\/li>\n<li>Six-Person Mixed Tag Team Match: The OC (Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson &amp; Michin) vs. OTM (Bronco Nima, Lucien Price &amp; Jaida Parker)<\/li>\n<li>Singles Match: Brooks Jensen vs. Je&#8217;Von Evans<\/li>\n<li>Singles Match: Tatum Paxley vs. Izzi Dame<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Oba Femi Defends Gold Against Duke Hudson<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Oba Femi<\/strong> is officially the third longest-reigning NXT North American Champion. Having passed 189 days, Femi continues his dominance in <em>NXT<\/em>, and he does so with the gold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chase U<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Duke Hudson<\/strong> will challenge for the championship on the July 16 edition of <em>NXT<\/em>. This is not the first person to attempt to dethrone the champion (and it certainly won&#8217;t be the last) but Hudson hopes to bring gold back to the Chase U camp.<\/p>\n<p>This will be an intriguing clash of styles and will surely provide an exciting clash for wrestling fans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who do you got when <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Obaofwwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Obaofwwe<\/a> puts his North American Title on the line against <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sixftfiiiiive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@sixftfiiiiive<\/a> NEXT WEEK on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWENXT<\/a>? <\/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\/HXgFJZplVB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HXgFJZplVB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1811475545013506103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>NXTNA Comes Alive With Six-Man Tag Action<\/h3>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-50\"><strong>Wes Lee<\/strong> got a surprise on the July 9 edition of <em>NXT<\/em> when he was joined by <strong>TNA<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Trey Miguel<\/strong> and <strong>Zachary Wentz<\/strong>. The trio was a team previously as <strong>The Rascalz<\/strong> but, after finding themselves in different promotions, they were separated.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>With the trio reuniting, they will get the opportunity to tag together once more. They do so against <strong>Gallus<\/strong>&#8216; <strong>Joe Coffey<\/strong>, <strong>Mark Coffey<\/strong>, and <strong>Wolfgang<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Rascalz reunite in NXT: NXT highlights, July 9, 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0lebiJpyNzk?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>The OC Clashes With OTM<\/h3>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-50\">For weeks on end, <strong>Jaida Parker<\/strong> and <strong>Michin<\/strong> have been at each other&#8217;s necks. So much so, that their respective teams &#8211; <strong>OTM<\/strong> and <strong>The OC<\/strong> &#8211; have become involved.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This all culminates with a six-person mixed tag team match, which pits Parker, <strong>Bronco Nima<\/strong>, and <strong>Lucien Price<\/strong> against Michin, <strong>Luke Gallows<\/strong>, and <strong>Karl Anderson<\/strong>. This could resolve a major feud or it could just add a completely new layer to it.<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After weeks of hostility, brawls, and verbal attacks, O.T.M. and The O.C. will go to war in a Six-Person Mixed Tag Team Match THIS TUESDAY on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWENXT<\/a>! <\/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\/v6FLkMmmg0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/v6FLkMmmg0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1812200321512272292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 13, 2024<\/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\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 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 is a stacked one that wrestling fans will not want to miss. With the NXT No Mercy and Halloween Havoc PLEs set for later this year, there is so much for the Superstars to work towards. There will be an NXT title defense, two six-person matches, as well as singles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4545,"featured_media":125832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2192,4,5,3],"tags":[7855,8888,950,8893,8908,8734,8958,5527,2572,7262,47,1251],"class_list":["post-125350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrestling","category-wwe","category-nxt","category-wwe-universe","tag-duke-hudson","tag-jaida-parker","tag-mia-yim","tag-michin","tag-nxtna","tag-oba-femi","tag-otm","tag-the-oc","tag-the-rascalz","tag-wes-lee","tag-wwe","tag-wwe-nxt"],"modified_by":"Chinyere Okafor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4545"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}