NXT Women’s Tag Title Match, JD McDonagh vs. Dragon Lee Set For 5/2 WWE NXT
Kayden Carter and Katana Chance do not want to see the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship go to WWE Friday Night SmackDown.
In the final round of the first half of the televised portion of the 2023 WWE Draft, Shawn Michaels announced that WWE NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre would be going to WWE SmackDown.
An emotional moment for the Scottish duo, Fyre & Dawn would be interrupted by Kayden Carter and Katana Chance. The former WWE NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions made it clear immediately that they had no intention of seeing the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship belts pop up on Friday nights and would challenge Fyre & Dawn to a match for the titles on the May 2 episode of WWE NXT.
WWE has made the match official, adding a second championship match to the already stacked card for May 2.
BREAKING: After their confrontation during the #WWEDraft last night on #SmackDown, @wwe_alba and @IslaDawn will defend the NXT #WomensTagTitles against @wwekayden & @Katana_WWE THIS TUESDAY!#WWENXT
— 8/7c on @USANetwork pic.twitter.com/HSP4MdlNtb— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 29, 2023
It was also announced that JD McDonagh, who was drafted to WWE Monday Night Raw as part of the first round of supplemental draft picks, will take on Dragon Lee after Lee answered JD’s social media open challenge to the WWE NXT roster.
This is being advertised as McDonagh’s last NXT match. All of these draft picks will go into effect on Monday, May 8, the WWE Raw following WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico.
BREAKING: After throwing out a challenge to the entire NXT roster for a match, @jd_mcdonagh gets his wish. McDonagh will face @dragonlee95 THIS TUESDAY in his last match in #WWENXT before heading to #WWERaw!
— 8/7c on @USANetwork pic.twitter.com/FyqlvHNMZP
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 29, 2023
The announced card for the May 2 episode of WWE NXT is below.
WWE NXT (5/2)
- Jacy Jayne vs. Gigi Dolin
- JD McDonagh vs. Dragon Lee
- Axiom vs. SCRYPTS
- Dani Palmer debuts
- If Gacy Wins, The Dyad Get A Title Shot: Joe Gacy vs. Joe Coffey
- NXT North American Championship: Wes Lee (w/ Tyler Bate) vs. Drew Gulak (w/ Charlie Dempsey)
- NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship: Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn (c) vs. Kayden Carter & Katana Chance
Fightful will have live coverage of WWE NXT as it airs on May 2.
Catch up on our coverage of the April 25 episode of WWE NXT here. For a full review, check out our post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.
NXT also lost its singles Women’s Champion as Indi Hartwell is moving over to Monday Night Raw. Catch up with our live coverage of the WWE Draft Night 1 at this link. Also, there is a full review on YouTube.
