Candice LeRae Kyle O'Reilly are heading to TakeOver.
Opening tonight's episode of NXT, LeRae won a Battle Royale to become the No. 1 Contender to the NXT Women's Championship, beating out the likes of Tegan Nox, Rhea Ripley, Raquel Gonzalez, Indi Hartwell, Kacy Catanzaro, Dakota Kai and more. LeRae will now challenge Io Shirai for the title at NXT TakeOver, taking place on October 4.
WHAT A SAVE!@KacyCatanzaro pulls off an incredible maneuver to avoid elimination in this high-stakes #BattleRoyal! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/DRxemw290d
— WWE (@WWE) September 24, 2020
You guys. @RheaRipley_WWE & @RaquelWWE have BOTH been eliminated from the #BattleRoyal!
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 24, 2020
It's ANYONE'S game now! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/qWrEI79Oxd
The battle heats up!
— WWE (@WWE) September 24, 2020
Who’s going to walk out of this #BattleRoyal with a ticket to an NXT #WomensTitle opportunity at #NXTTakeOver? pic.twitter.com/b5yUXJFV4c
SHE DID THAT.@CandiceLeRae has eliminated @ShotziWWE to win the No. 1 Contender's #BattleRoyal in the Take Off to TakeOver! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/fiJUXl1n6L
— WWE (@WWE) September 24, 2020
What a supportive husband. #CoupleGoals #WWENXT #BattleRoyal @CandiceLeRae @JohnnyGargano pic.twitter.com/83CsVcET8z
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 24, 2020
Earlier in the day, it was announced that LeRae's husband Johnny Gargano will take on Damian Priest for the NXT North American Championship at TakeOver. Fightful will have live coverage of TakeOver.
In the main event of tonight's NXT, Kyle O'Reilly won the first-ever Gauntlet Eliminator, beating out Kushida, Bronson Reed, Timothy Thatcher and Cameron Grimes, to become the No. 1 Contender to the NXT Championship. O'Reilly will now challenge Finn Balor for the NXT title at TakeOver.
For full results of NXT, click here.
