Darkstate’s first defense of the NXT Tag Team Championship has been set for this Tuesday’s episode of NXT.
The champions will face the team they defeated for the belts, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger.
The match was made official on Saturday by NXT General Manager Ava in a post on X.
The announcement confirmed that Walker and Ledger earned the rematch after their victory in an eight-man tag team match on the September 2 edition of NXT, when they pinned the champions with some help from Joe Hendry.
It is a direct rematch from NXT Heatwave on August 24, where Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin of Darkstate captured the titles from Hank & Tank.
Darkstate also includes members Cutler James and Saquon Shugars.
The updated lineup for the September 9 episode of WWE NXT is:
- NXT Tag Team Championship: Darkstate (Dion Lennox & Osiris Griffin) (c) vs. Hank Walker & Tank Ledger
- Flag Match: Ethan Page vs. Tavion Heights
- Triple Threat Eliminator for WWE Women’s Tag Team Title Shot: Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley & Jazmyn Nyx) vs. The Culling (Izzi Dame & Tatum Paxley) vs. ZaRuca (Sol Ruca & Zaria)
- Je’Von Evans vs. Josh Briggs
- WWE Speed Women’s Championship Tournament: Faby Apache vs. Lainey Reid
- Trick Williams and a mystery partner will confront DIY
