{"id":73389,"date":"2020-07-28T13:07:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T17:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=73389"},"modified":"2020-07-28T13:07:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T17:07:29","slug":"preview-wwe-nxt-7-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/07\/28\/preview-wwe-nxt-7-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE &#8211; NXT (7\/29\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following\u00a0<strong>Karrion Kross&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>actions last week he will face retribution from\u00a0<strong>Keith Lee\u00a0<\/strong>who is set to address Kross tonight.\u00a0 Also carried over from last week\u00a0<strong>Mercedes Martinez\u00a0<\/strong>faces\u00a0<strong>Shotzi Blackheart\u00a0<\/strong>while we also have a triple threat match to earn a spot in the ladder match to crown a new North American Champion.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s preview the action from NXT.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Shotzi Blackheart vs Mercedes Martinez W\/Robert Stone<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shotzi Blackheart vs. Aliyah: WWE NXT, July 22, 2020\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qFkNA2J_MYA?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<p>Last week Martinez aligned herself with the Rober Stone Brand and cheap shot Blackheart as she was attempting to run over Stone&#8217;s leg with her cool tank.\u00a0 This week they meet in singles action, expect\u00a0<strong>Aliyah\u00a0<\/strong>to stick her nose in here, and maybe set up a tag feud with Blackheart and <strong>Tegan Nox<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Keith Lee Addresses Karrion Kross&#8217; Actions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dominik Dijakovic vs. Karrion Kross with Scarlett: WWE NXT, July 22, 2020\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/77PBFwPh4p8?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<p>One week ago on NXT Kross faced Keith Lee&#8217;s rival and friend\u00a0<strong>Dominik Dijakovic<\/strong>.\u00a0 Kross put a vicious beating on Dijakovic who would not stay down despite clearly being outmatched.\u00a0 This week Lee will address the match as the two look set to do battle over the NXT Championship.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Johnny Gargano vs Roderick Strong\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/58sNZpP\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/58sNZpP.jpg?1\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These two were in the same triple threat match last week but neither walked away as the winner.\u00a0 Their disdain for one another carried over to social media and now they will get a chance to square off one on one on NXT in what is sure to be a very good match.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dexter Lumis vs Finn Balor vs Timothy Thatcher<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73390\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/07\/Dexter-Lumis-vs-Finn-Balor-vs-Timothy-Thatcher.jpg\" alt=\"NXT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/07\/Dexter-Lumis-vs-Finn-Balor-vs-Timothy-Thatcher.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/07\/Dexter-Lumis-vs-Finn-Balor-vs-Timothy-Thatcher-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Three of NXT&#8217;s top names square off for the right to challenge for the North American Championship.\u00a0 Balor is a former NXT Champion and has picked up wins over a number of top NXT stars since returning to the brand.\u00a0 He has some very tough opposition though as Thatcher has come into NXT like a house on fire, first defeating\u00a0<strong>Matt Riddle\u00a0<\/strong>and sending him packing, then picking up back to back wins over\u00a0<strong>Oney Lorcan<\/strong>.\u00a0 Lumis is a wild card in all of this.\u00a0 The eccentric performer is a very dangerous man and one that could easily outmatch his opponents in this one.\u00a0 An unpredictable matchup but one that will likely have some future implications.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling\u00a0<\/a>for 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.\u00a0 WWE fan? You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE and NXT content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following\u00a0Karrion Kross&#8217;\u00a0actions last week he will face retribution from\u00a0Keith Lee\u00a0who is set to address Kross tonight.\u00a0 Also carried over from last week\u00a0Mercedes Martinez\u00a0faces\u00a0Shotzi Blackheart\u00a0while we also have a triple threat match to earn a spot in the ladder match to crown a new North American Champion.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s preview the action from NXT. 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