Gauntlet Elimination Match to Decide Number 1 Contender for NXT Championship Announced for Next Week

September 17, 2020

The man who will face the current NXT Champion Finn Balor at the upcoming Takeover will be revealed in the next week’s episode of NXT.

William Regal announced that a Gauntlet Elimination Match, the first-ever for NXT, will take place next week.

Five men will participate in the match and the winner will be the number 1 contender for the NXT championship.

William Regal announces brand new Gauntlet Eliminator match to decide who faces Finn Balor for the NXT Championship, announces Women's #1 Contender Battle Royale #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/FcyGTA9aoz
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While the participants have not been announced yet, Regal did release the rules for the match.

It will start with two participants
A new participant will enter every four minutes
Eliminations will be made by either pinfall or submission

#WWENXT's roster is too stacked to do a regular No. 1 Contender's match for @FinnBalor's #NXTTitle.

Let @RealKingRegal present to you the FIRST-EVER #GauntletEliminator Match: pic.twitter.com/1YSXMxS6I5
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 17, 2020