WWE have confirmed that Ilja Dragunov will put his WWE NXT Championship on the line against Carmelo Hayes as part of WWE NXT Halloween Havoc Night 2 on October 31st.

The announcement comes after Hayes won a #1 Contender’s Match against Baron Corbin and DIJAK during Tuesday’s episode of WWE NXT.

MELO/DRAGUNOV III#HalloweenHavoc is going to be CRAZY ? #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/B4kGIX1fF7

— WWE (@WWE) October 18, 2023