NXT Breakout Tournament Competitors Announced + Next Week’s NXT Card

WWE
Jul 6, 2021

NXT Breakout Tournament Competitors

NXT announced all eight competitors tonight for the NXT Breakout Tournament, which will take place over the next several weeks.

  • Carmelo Hayes
  • Andre Chase
  • Trey Baxter
  • Duke Hudson
  • Josh Briggs
  • Joe Gacy
  • Ikemen Jiro
  • Odyssey Jones

The first match in the tournament will take place on next Tuesday’s NXT episode, when Ikemen Jiro faces Duke Hudson. Other first round matches haven’t been announced yet.

Next Week

Here’s the card for next Tuesday’s NXT episode:

– NXT Championship: Karrion Kross (c) vs. Johnny Gargano – Special guest referee: Samoa Joe

– NXT Breakout Tournament Round 1: Ikemen Jiro vs. Duke Hudson

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