Ilja Dragunov Appearance & More Announced For 8/31 WWE NXT

August 24, 2021

Ilja Dragunov will make his return to the Captiol Wrestling Center on next week’s episode of WWE NXT.

The new NXT UK Champion will make an appearance in front of the crowd after Dragunov fought tooth and nail to unseat WALTER in what is a certain match of the year candidate at TakeOver 36. Also announced for next week is Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ridge Holland, and another open challenge by Roderick Strong . The Diamond Mine leader continues to have his eye on KUSHIDA’s Cruiserweight Championship, and he’ll hope to make a statement next Tuesday.

The NEW #NXTUK Champion @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR RETURNS to #WWENXT.

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— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 25, 2021

In addition, Johnny Gargano will take on LA Knight, and Kyle O’Reilly will battle Duke Hudson after the two got into a backstage scuffle on this week’s episode.

The updated card is as follows:

Ilja Dragunov appearance
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ridge Holland
Roderick Strong open challenge
LA Knight vs. Johnny Gargano
Kyle O’Reilly vs. Duke Hudson

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