First Name Announced For NXT #1 Contenders Gauntlet Match
September 17, 2020The first of five names have been announced.
Last night on NXT, General Manager William Regal announced that a five-man gauntlet style match will take place next week. The winner of this match will get a shot at Finn Balor for the NXT Championship at the next NXT TakeOver. The match will start with two men and then every four minutes a new wrestler will come out and if you are pinned or submitted then you are eliminated.
When the match was first announced none of the names were given as far as who will be in the match. Today though, WWE did reveal that Kushida will be one of the five men in this match.
Who will get the first chance to challenge The Prince?
The answer to that question will be decided in the first-ever Gauntlet Eliminator Match next Wednesday in the Takeoff to TakeOver on NXT, and Kushida has been named the first competitor to take part.
Four other Superstars yet to be announced will join him in this unique bout with the rules as follows:
- Two men will start in the ring.
- Every four minutes, another competitor will enter.
- The only way to be eliminated is via pinfall or submission.
- The last man standing will be named the No. 1 Contender and challenge Finn Bálor for the NXT Title at the next edition of NXT TakeOver on Sunday, Oct. 4.
Who else will join the fray, and who will earn an opportunity at the NXT Championship?
Stay tuned to WWE’s digital and social platforms in the coming days as the rest of the field is revealed.
.@KUSHIDA_0904 has been announced as the first entrant in the first-ever #GauntletEliminator Match next Wednesday on #WWENXT! https://t.co/9AfhBZeoFk
📺 Wednesdays, 8/7 on @USA_Network
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 17, 2020
if we do hear anything else as far as next week’s show, we will have it here and on the PWUnlimited YouTube Channel.
