WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler has announced a pair of Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying matches for this week's NXT show.
In a video posted to Lawler's social media channels & WWE's YouTube page on Monday, both a men's and women's Iron Survivor Challenge qualifier were announced for the Tuesday, November 28 episode of NXT.
In the men's division, Bron Breakker will face Eddy Thorpe in an Iron Survivor Challenge qualifier on Tuesday's show. In the women's division, Kiana James will face Kelani Jordan.
The winners of each bout will be added to their respective division's Iron Survivor Challenge match set for NXT Deadline on Saturday, December 9. The Iron Survivor Challenge winners will be declared the number one contenders to the NXT Championship currently held by Ilja Dragunov, and the NXT Women's Championship currently held by Lyra Valkyria.
Lawler's announcement can be seen in the video below.
The current lineup for this week's NXT:
- NXT Tag Team Champions Tony D'Angelo & Stacks Lorenzo defend against Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo
- NXT North American Championship number one contender's match: Wes Lee vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Bronson Reed vs. Johnny Gargano
- Men's Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying match: Bron Breakker vs. Eddy Thorpe
- Women's Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying match: Kiana James vs. Kelani Jordan
- Andre Chase breaks his silence
The current lineup for NXT Deadline on Saturday, December 9:
- NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov defends against Baron Corbin
- Men's Iron Survivor Challenge for the number one contendership to the NXT Championship: Trick Williams vs. Dijak vs. Josh Briggs vs. Bron Breakker/Eddy Thorpe winner vs. TBD
- Women's Iron Survivor Challenge for the number one contendership to the NXT Women's Championship: Tiffany Stratton vs. Lash Legend vs. Blair Davenport vs. Kiana James/Kelani Jordan winner vs. TBD
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