WWE NXT Tag Team Title Match Set, Roderick Strong vs. Bobby Roode Promo, NXT Announcers

By DailyWrestlingNews.com on June 29, 2017

– Below is a promo for next week’s WWE NXT main event, which will see Bobby Roode defend his NXT Title against Roderick Strong:

It's all about the #NXTChampionship when @roderickstrong challenges the #GLORIOUS @REALBobbyRoode next week on #WWENXT, only on @WWENetwork! pic.twitter.com/NxYHVnqdMn

— WWE (@WWE) June 29, 2017

– Heavy Machinery vs. NXT Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain has been confirmed for the July 12th episode after NXT General Manager William Regal made the match on this week’s show. WWE announced the match with the following:

NXT Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain to defend against Heavy Machinery on July 12

The Authors of Pain have built their NXT Tag Team Title Championship upon a foundation of brute force and physical dominance. However, against Heavy Machinery — AOP’s newly confirmed challengers for the July 12 episode of NXT — Ellering’s menacing monsters, for once, find themselves against opponents who can more than match their immensity.

For Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic, the battle cry of “steaks and weights” isn’t just playful banter; it’s a way of life. The numbers tell the story: 320-pound Knight boasts a 365-pound bench press and 500-pound squats and deadlifts, while 330-pound Dozovic lays claim to a 475-pound bench press, a 610-pound squat and a 710-pound deadlift. Beneath the muscle and outsized personalities are two elite grapplers who torched collegiate competition before turning to NXT, where their success has been just as great.

Not that any of those facts will intimidate The Authors of Pain. Akam & Rezar are 300-pounders, and they have MMA and world-class wrestling backgrounds, too. Their WWE Hall of Fame manager appears to have his misgivings about the burly challengers, even if he won’t admit it, but AOP only has one thing in mind: Adding Knight & Dozovic to The Book of Dominance.

Which super-heavyweight tandem will prevail? Don’t miss this huge NXT Tag Team Championship battle when it takes center stage Wednesday, July 12, on NXT, streaming exclusively on the award-winning WWE Network at 8/7 C.

– Mauro Ranallo is receiving praise from fans on social media after making his NXT debut on this week’s show. Below is a photo of the new NXT announce team – Mauro, Percy Watson and Nigel McGuinness.

Welcome to the #WWENXT announce table, @mauroranallo! @McGuinnessNigel @WWEPercyWatson @WWENetwork pic.twitter.com/r6pa2jB5GA

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 29, 2017