Lexis King will defend his NXT Heritage Cup against Charlie Dempsey on the January 21st episode of NXT.
King defeated Dempsey to win the cup in a sudden death rules match on the January 7th episode of NXT.
Lexis King defends the NXT Heritage Cup against Charlie Dempsey
Lexis King is determined to be a fighting champion, and that’s why he’ll defend the NXT Heritage Cup against former titleholder Charlie Dempsey.
Despite Dempsey claiming he was still the Heritage Cup Champion, King controversially defeated his rival to retain the Heritage Cup after inadvertently hitting him below the belt, leading to a Coronation DDT.
A backstage conversation between King and Dempsey found the two agreeing that a rematch would settle the score once and for all. The bout will occur live TONIGHT at 8/7 C on the CW Network.
Here is the current lineup for Tuesday's NXT:
WWE NXT (1/21)
- NXT Championship: Oba Femi (c) vs. Eddy Thorpe
- NXT North American Championship: Tony D'Angelo (c) vs. Ridge Holland
- NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Lexis King (c) vs. Charlie Dempsey
Fightful has coverage of WWE NXT every Tuesday beginning at 8 p.m. ET followed by a post-show review podcast on our YouTube channel.
