As we reported previously, the Game Triple H revealed after the finals of Mae Young Classic that Kairi Sane will be competing for the vacant NXT Women’s Championship at Takeover: Houston.
However, the Former World Champion hadn’t revealed who will face Kairi which left people speculating about the possible opponent for the Japanese star.
During the latest NXT Tapings, General Manager William Regal confirmed the rumors that the match at Takeover: Houston will be a fatal four way instead of a one on one bout and revealed that they will hold qualifying matches to determine the other participants.
The first qualifying match which was taped later in the night saw Peyton Royce (w/Billie Kay) defeat Nikki Cross and Liv Morgan to advance to the next Takeover Event:
#NXTFSLive triple threat for a spot in the women's title match in Houston pic.twitter.com/272yLJo1Pp
— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) September 15, 2017
#NXTFSLive Peyton advances to Houston after a spin kick and perfect plex on Cross after the distraction pic.twitter.com/3VIoa21M77
— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) September 15, 2017
The second similar bout saw Ember Moon defeat Ruby Riot and Sonya Deville to earn a spot at the upcoming Championship match at NXT Takeover: Houston:
#NXTFSLive Sonya v Ember v Ruby for the third spot in the Houston 4 Way pic.twitter.com/e3xvKLMTFH
— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) September 15, 2017
Winner. pic.twitter.com/nteCylSj6R
— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) September 15, 2017
Though the tapings ended with the episode featuring the second qualifying match so the fourth spot at the Fatal Four Way is still open and it’d be interesting to see who fills it up.
For those who don’t know, Asuka relinquished the NXT Women’s Championship after breaking her right collarbone during NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III in her match against Ember Moon. She is now headed to the main roster and will join Raw.
Report via WrestlingInc
