WWE NXT Battleground 2024: Main Event Title Match announced featuring debutant

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It's only been a week since Ethan Page debuted on the NXT scene after leaving All Elite Wrestling. But given the huge push reserved for him upon arrival on the new brand, he's already set to main-event the 2024 Battleground premium live event.

As announced on this week's episode, the NXT Championship will be on the line at Battleground PLE. Ethan Page will challenge the reigning champion Trick Williams for the title in this first WWE event at a UFC venue.

In the main event segment of the latest episode of NXT, the General Manager Ava met Ethan Page in the ring to discuss the essentials before officially signing him to NXT. Page had some specific demands to sign with the brand.

Ava was reluctant to meet them and the signing wasn't going to happen. But then NXT Champion Trick Williams came out and told Ava to sign him in the contract so that he could make an example out of him by taking him out.

Page then revealed that one of the conditions to make him an NXT roster member is to give him an NXT Title Match against Trick at the Battleground PLE, this Sunday. Ava agreed to this as Ethan signed the contract and the match was made official.

Page made a surprise debut on NXT TV, last week by jumping Williams from behind who was sharing another cozy moment with Lash Legend in the ring. He reportedly was a free agent after getting done with AEW contractual obligations in February.

WWE NXT Battleground 2024 premium live event takes place this Sunday, June 9 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hosted by rapper Sexyy Red the confirmed match card for the show is given below:

• NXT Championship Match: Trick Williams (c) vs. Ethan Page
• NXT Women's Championship Match: Roxanne Perez (c) vs. TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace
• NXT Women's North American Championship six-pack ladder match to crown the first-ever champion: Lash Legend vs. Sol Ruca vs. Fallon Henley vs. Jaida Parker vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Michin
• NXT Men's NXT North American Championship Match: Oba Femi (c) vs. Wes Lee vs. Joe Coffey
• NXT Underground Match: Shayna Baszler vs. Lola Vice
• NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Nathan Frazer and Axiom defend against The OC (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson)
• Sexxy Red to host