Balor is scheduled to defend the NXT Championship against O’Reilly at TakeOver: 31, and WWE will apply the final touches to the storyline before the big show on Oct. 4.
WWE announced the following while hyping up Shawn Michaels’ TV appearance:
Finn Bálor and Kyle O’Reilly set for face-to-face hosted by Shawn Michaels
Kyle O’Reilly emerged as the surprising winner of the Gauntlet Eliminator match on last week’s NXT episode. The Undisputed Era member has always been viewed as a tag team specialist. Still, the fans who’ve followed him closely throughout his career would vouch for his pedigree as a singles performer. O’Reilly is a former Ring of Honor World Champion, and he deserves a shot at the NXT Championship.
Shawn Michaels hosting the scheduled face-to-face segment should also help NXT get a bump in the viewership figures. Last week’s show drew an average of 696,000 viewers with a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
In comparison, AEW Dynamite drew 835,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demo. NXT needs a huge go-home show before TakeOver: 31, and the promotion is leaving no stone unturned to make it happen.
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