WWE is reportedly planning on making a substantial change to the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament.
On the August 19 episode of WWE SmackDown, NXT 2.0 stars Nikkita Lyons and Zoey Stark were expected to face Sonya Deville and Natalya in a first-round match.
In an update, Mike Johnson of PWInsider reports that former WWE NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin of Toxic Attraction are in Montreal for the show. Additionally, he cites a source who stated that Lyons is not at the taping, so the current plan calls for Dolin and Jayne to face Deville and Natalya.
Update: WWE subsequently tweeted a video in which he announced that Jayne and Dolin are replacing Lyons and Stark. He announced that Starks suffered an injury in her NXT Women’s Championship match against Mandy Rose on NXT Heatwave, and Lyons is medically unavailable.
An update on the @WWE #WomensTagTitles tournament for this evening at #Smackdown. pic.twitter.com/6lHX5OPUY4
— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) August 19, 2022
Lyons subsequently commented on the news by saying everything happens for a reason. She noted that she has Stark’s back and wished Toxic Attraction good luck.
Everything happens for a reason ?? @ZoeyStarkWWE I got your back ? good luck tonight @gigidolin_wwe and @jacyjaynewwe ?? https://t.co/UfaVtgQSzf
— Nikkita Lyons (@nikkita_wwe) August 19, 2022
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