Former champions appear on the August 30 NXT to build up to a historic unification match at Worlds Collide.
On September 4 at NXT Worlds Collide, Bron Breakker and Tyler Bate will go one-on-one to unify the NXT and NXT United Kingdom Championships. With not much time to build toward the upcoming battle, WWE has called in some veterans of NXT to make appearances on their Tuesday night show and help explain the prestige of the event on September 4.
Finn Balor, who is one of the longest reigning NXT Champions in history, appeared in person to confront Bron Breakker and tell him not to underestimate Tyler but to make sure he does the NXT Championship proud. This was a stark departure from the heel character that Finn Balor has been portraying for several months.
.@FinnBalor is here and he has a message for @bronbreakkerwwe ahead of #NXTWorldsCollide... ------#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/3XoV8WelYI
— WWE (@WWE) August 31, 2022
Meanwhile, Tyler Bate was handed an iPad by Fit Finlay and received a FaceTime call from Butch. Of course, when he was known as Pete Dunne, which was the person that ended Tyler Bate’s first run as NXT UK Champion. Butch, who was never referred to by name during the segment, rallied his former rival and told him to win on Sunday for the legacy of NXT UK and for British Strong Style. British Strong Style is the faction featuring those two men as well as Trent Seven. Seven is the man that Tyler defeated to win his second title, that match will actually air on Thursday, September 1 on NXT UK.
.@ringfox1 and Butch have some words of encouragement for Tyler Bate ahead of this Sunday's #NXTWorldsCollide. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/ER7m4ayq7Y
— WWE (@WWE) August 31, 2022
Later, WWE Intercontinental Champion, Gunther, who held the NXT UK Title for over 800 days, also encouraged Tyler Bate to succeed, and Ciampa hyped up Breakker.
.@CiampaWWE with Goldie in his hands --#WWENXT #NXTWorldsCollide @bronbreakkerwwe pic.twitter.com/OaGQE5nUtk
— WWE (@WWE) August 31, 2022
Fans can check out the full card for NXT Worlds Collide at this link.
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