Carmelo Hayes vs Wes Lee NXT Title Match Set for NXT Heatwave
Carmelo Hayes will defend his NXT Championship against Wes Lee at NXT 2023 Heatwave event.
During the August 15 episode of NXT, Wes Lee defeated Dijak to become the #1 contender for the NXT Championship. During the match, both Lee and Dijak pushed their limits, but at the end of the match, Eddy Thorpe made an entrance and diverted Dijak’s attention.
Wes Lee took advantage of the opportunity by delivering a flipping back kick and following up with a Spiral Tap to secure the victory.
CAN'T. WAIT. @Carmelo_WWE and @WesLee_WWE for the NXT Championship NEXT WEEK at #NXTHeatWave is going to be CRAZY.#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/bFVimBzrSR
— WWE (@WWE) August 16, 2023
Later on the show, Lee and Hayes were scheduled to sign a contract for the NXT Heatwave event. During the contract signing, a confrontation was seen where Hayes confidently declared that Lee wouldn’t be able to defeat him at the NXT Heatwave event, and in reply, Lee told of his entire accomplishments in NXT.
Carmelo Hayes successfully defended his NXT Championship at NXT Great American Bash PLE against Ilja Dragunov. Whereas Wes Lee lost his NXT North American title at the July 18 episode of NXT.
WWE NXT Heatwave is scheduled for August 22, 2023, at WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL. A mixed tag team match is also set, where Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio will face Dragon Lee and Lyra Valkyria.