Ilya Dragunov is back at NXT.
Dragunov appeared at the end of the first series of NXT taps that took place on Wednesday night. At the end of the show, Bron Breakker confronted JD McDonagh, who defeated Tyler Bate to become the number one contender for the NXT Championship. That’s when Dragunov came out when the three had a look.
Dragunov was a mainstay in the NXT UK roster and having once held the NXT UK Championship and defeating Gunther at NXT TakeOver 36 in August 2021 was no longer able to defend the Championship.
Here are spoilers for next week’s WWE NXT, filmed at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
- Nathan Frazer defeated Axiom in their best-of-three series.
- Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) defeated Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley
- Schism came out to do a promo. During the promo, a hooded figure wearing a yellow mask watched the entrance.
- The Dyad (Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid) defeated Edris Enofe and Malik Blade
- Cora Jade defeated Wendy Choo. After the match, Lash Legend attacked Choo.
- Andre Chase and Bodhi Hayward defeated Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams
- Oro Mensah defeated Grayson Waller. Apollo Crews came out during the game and helped Mensah win.
- JD McDonagh defeated Tyler Bate in a #1 contender match for the NXT Championship. McDonagh and NXT Champion Bron Breaker faced off after the match. Ilya Dragunov then came to the ring and confronted both men.