NXT is pulling out all the stops for Tuesday’s head-to-heading programming battle with AEW.
On Monday, WWE announced that the first half-hour of the show will run commercial-free on the USA Network.
BREAKING: The first 30 MINUTES of #WWENXT tomorrow night will be commercial-free! https://t.co/xCT2OnIdhd
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) October 9, 2023
NXT has loaded up the show with advertised appearances by John Cena, Cody Rhodes, Paul Heyman, Asuka, and the tease of The Undertaker.
AEW will counter with Title Tuesday on TBS due to the MLB playoffs moving them to a different night this week. The show will include Adam Copeland’s first match in AEW along with Rey Fenix vs. Jon Moxley for the International Championship, and Saraya vs. Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women’s title.
The last time NXT and Dynamite aired head-to-head was on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, with Dynamite averaging 752,000 viewers and 0.26 in the demo while NXT averaged 676,000 viewers and 0.18.
Announced for NXT:
*Bron Breakker w/ Paul Heyman vs. Carmelo Hayes w/ John Cena
*Roxanne Perez vs. Asuka
*Pub Rules Match: Butch, Ridge Holland & Tyler Bate vs. Gallus
*Cody Rhodes makes an announcement
POST Wrestling’s Super Tuesday Super Review with John Pollock, Wai Ting, Davie Portman & Braden Herrington will stream Tuesday night following the shows