The Feb. 20 episode of NXT was pre taped so fans knew of at least Shotzi’s injury. In what can only be described as a freak accident, Shotzi came down wrong and suffered an ACL tear which took her out of the match. It was the main event and the NXT Women’s Title was on the line against the champion Lyra Valkyria.
Due to the injury, the match stopped, but General Manager Ava came out to still give fans an NXT Women’s Title match as she let Valkyria know this would now be an open challenge. It would be Lash Legend who answered the call.
Despite the last minute change, Legend, who had already competed earlier in the night, showcased the powerhouse that she is. However, the champion continued her reign as she would pin the Meta Four member.
Legend was victorious earlier in the night as she defeated Kelani Jordan.
There was one person who wasn’t happy with Legend answering the open challenge and that was Roxanne Perez. Perez has been trying to get a one-on-one match against Valkyria and every time it ends up not in her favor. For example, Lola Vice cashing in her Breakout Tournament contract at Vengeance Day which made that match a Triple Threat.
Perez had a victory over Wren Sinclair this week by submission, but much like Legend, Perez would have gladly stepped up. She was in the showers when Legend accepted Ava’s request. Once she found out she was irate and knocked over the monitor in the locker room.
Lastly, Jacy Jayne took on Arianna Grace. Jayne was joined by both Thea Hail and newcomer Jazmyn Nyx. Nyx was in Chase U last week and seemed to have formed a bond with Jayne.
Hail wasn’t helping Jayne in the way she wanted and it seems that Nyx is stepping up as she was the one to raise Jayne’s hand at the end as she was victorious against Grace.
