On Monday, WWE revealed a new match booking for this week’s episode of NXT TV.
WWE had previously confirmed that Roderick Strong would host the Diamond Mine Open Challenge on this show. After a back and forth on social media, WWE announced 205 Live star Ikemen Jiro would step up to wrestle Strong.
.@roderickstrong called out for a worthy competitor, and @IkemenJiro_wwe answered the call.
📺 TUESDAY, 8/7c @USA_Network https://t.co/nPzJBi5nVN
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 30, 2021
This episode was taped last week from Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center. Here’s the updated card for the show:
Singles Match:
Johnny Gargano vs. LA Knight.
Singles Match:
Duke Hudson vs. Kyle O’Reilly.
Singles Match:
Ridge Holland vs. Tommaso Ciampa.
Singles Match:
Roderick Strong vs. Ikemen Jiro
