Updated lineup for next week’s WWE NXT Showdown

Teams are official and a new title match are set for next week.

The main focus on Tuesdayâ€s show was setting the stage for next weekâ€s Showdown event between NXT and TNA talent, including two NXT vs. TNA Survivor Series-style elimination matches. Additionally, Ethan Page will defend the North American title against TNAâ€s Mustafa Ali.

NXT GM Ava at the start of the show named Ricky Starks & Jacy Jayne the captains of Team NXT while TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella named new TNA Knockouts Champion Kelani Jordan and Mike Santana the TNA team captains. Two matches were set up to determine members of the NXT teams, with Myles Borne defeating Josh Briggs and Lola Vice defeating Fallon Henley.

In the final segment, the teams were officially named. For the men, Starks, Borne, Trick Williams, and Jeâ€Von Evans of NXT will take on Santana, Frankie Kazarian, Moose, and Leon Slater of TNA. For the women, Jayne, Vice, Sol Ruca, and Jaida Parker of NXT will take on Jordan, The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay), and Mara Sade (the former Jakara Jackson) of TNA.

The final moments of the show inevitably broke out into yet another interpromotional brawl as Shawn Michaels appeared in front of the crowd smiling, watching the chaos unfold.

A new match was set up on Tuesday when Mustafa Ali made his first appearance in NXT since his release from WWE in 2023. He told Page about the time that he had earned a North American title match, only to get released nine days before the match took place at NXT No Mercy 2023. He told Page he had talked to Ava and would see him next week. The segment ended in a brief brawl, with Ali dropkicking Page out of the ring.

NXT/TNA Showdown (October 7, CW)

• TNA vs. NXT Survivor Series menâ€s match: Team NXT (Ricky Starks, Trick Williams, Myles Borne, and Jeâ€Von Evans) vs. Team TNA (Mike Santana, Frankie Kazarian, Moose, and Leon Slater)
• TNA vs. NXT Survivor Series womenâ€s match: Team NXT (Jacy Jayne, Sol Ruca, Jaida Parker, and Lola Vice)  vs. Team TNA (Kelani Jordan, The IInspiration, and Mara Sade)
• Title for title: NXT Tag Team Champions Darkstate vs. TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardys
• NXT North American title: Ethan Page defends against Mustafa Ali

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