Kendal Grey Becomes No. 1 Contender To NXT Women’s Championship
The next WWE NXT PLE is the Great American Bash on Sunday, June 28, so the June 9, episode of NXT was all about card-building. We got a new number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship, the beginning of the next Women’s Speed Title direction, and a major championship change to close the show.
Before the match, Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair spoke backstage. Wren said she could not be at ringside because of her injury and mentioned talking to GM Robert Stone about a Women’s Speed Title tournament. Lola Vice then walked in and told Grey she did not mean to hit her last week. Grey said that was the second time and told Vice she would deal with her after beating Kelani Jordan.
Jordan and Grey had another incredible match, which is not surprising because these two have very good chemistry. Grey started fast with takedowns and a dropkick, but Jordan took over by targeting the ribs, sending Grey into the turnbuckle, and hitting a neckbreaker on the floor.
Jordan stayed in control for a while with strikes, a springboard forearm, a neckbreaker, and some grounded offense. Grey fought back with elbows, an overhead belly-to-belly suplex, and two Exploder Suplexes. Jordan tried to steal one with her feet on the ropes, but referee Jeremy Marcus caught it. Always nice when the referee notices the crime before the replay package does.
The closing stretch was full of counters and nearfalls. Jordan hit a superkick, a Cutter over the top rope, and a Frog Splash for two. Grey kept surviving, looking for the armbar whenever she could. After more reversals, Grey finally hit Shades of Grey for the win.
This was awesome, just like their last match. Jordan looked great and had plenty of moments where it felt like she could win, but Grey kept fighting and finally got the big victory. I am a little sad Jordan is not getting the title match since she has been on the brand for a while, but Grey earning the shot makes sense.
Kendal Grey will now cha
