Opening Segment for July 15 WWE NXT Revealed

WWE isn’t wasting any time getting the action started tonight.

Just hours ahead of the July 15 episode of WWE NXT, the company confirmed that NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne will officially kick off the show. Jayne retained her title at WWE Evolution and is now set to open tonight’s broadcast live on The CW Network.

The announcement was made via WWE NXT’s official Twitter account, which featured a graphic of Jayne holding the NXT Women’s Championship with the caption:

“After successfully retaining the NXT Women’s Championship at #WWEEvolution, @jacyjaynewwe will KICK OFF #WWENXT TONIGHT!”

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Jayne has quickly become one of the most dominant women in NXT and isn’t slowing down after Evolution. While her exact plans for the opening segment haven’t been confirmed, all eyes will be on the champion as she addresses what’s next—and who might be stepping up to challenge her.

This news comes just after WWE also confirmed a match between Karmen Petrovic and WWE Evolve Women’s Champion Kali Armstrong, following a backstage verbal confrontation that aired earlier today.

Confirmed matches for WWE NXT includes:

• Tony D’Angelo vs. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo vs. Luca Crusifino in a triple threat match
• Trick Williams, Joe Hendry & Mike Santana vs. DarkState in six-man tag action
• Karmen Petrovic vs. Kali Armstrong,

WWE NXT goes live at 8 PM ET from the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida, on The CW. Fans outside the U.S. can stream the show internationally via Netflix. Ringside News will be providing live play-by-play coverage of tonight’s show over in our WWE NXT coverage hub. It promises to be a memorable episode for many reasons, so it remains to be seen how the show will turn out.

Jacy Jayne kicking off NXT after her Evolution victory could set the tone for a wild night—especially with new challengers likely waiting in the wings.

Do you think Jacy Jayne will be confronted by her next opponent tonight? Drop your thoughts in the comments and let us know who should step up to the champ.