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A grudge match has been added to the May 25 WWE NXT Battleground lineup.

Former allies Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo will go one-on-one at the Battleground PLE as announced during Tuesday’s WWE NXT episode.

Lorenzo turned on D’Angelo last month at Stand & Deliver, costing The Family their matchup against DarkState. A storyline has played out on the weekly NXT TV shows since with Lorenzo threatening D’Angelo and Adriana Rizzo, with Rizzo going into a safe house.

On this week’s show, Lorenzo teased that he had found the safe house and was threatening to attack Rizzo. D’Angelo went to make the save, but Lorenzo laid him out, with their Battleground match officially announced later in the evening.

Four matches are official for the Sunday, May 25 event in Tampa, Florida. The show will go head-to-head with AEW’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view. The lineup for Battleground:

WWE NXT Battleground, Sunday, May 25, 8 p.m. Eastern time —

• NXT Champion Oba Femi defends against Myles Borne
• NXT Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer defends against Jordynne Grace
• TNA World Champion Joe Hendry defends against Trick Williams
• Tony D’Angelo vs. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo

The first matches are official for WWE NXT Battleground, all title bouts.

Myles Borne was victorious in the 25-man battle royal to decide the number one contender to the NXT Championship on Tuesday’s show, and will challenge Oba Femi for the NXT title at Battleground on Sunday, May 25.

Borne’s No Quarter Catch Crew teammate Charlie Dempsey attempted to take the title shot away from him by asserting his leadership in the NQCC, but Borne threw Dempsey under the bus in a backstage segment with the champ, and Borne will indeed get the Battleground title shot. Dempsey will face Femi in a non-title matchup on next week’s WWE NXT.

In Tuesday’s main event, Jordynne Grace defeated Giulia to become the number one contender to Stephanie Vaquer’s NXT Women’s Championship, and will challenge Vaquer at Battleground. Champion and challenger ended Tuesday’s episode with a faceoff in the ring.

The TNA World title will also be defended on an NXT PLE for the first time ever at Battleground, with Joe Hendry defending against Trick Williams. A contract signing for that match will take place on next week’s WWE NXT.

The Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida will host Battleground on Sunday, May 25. The lineup to this point:

WWE NXT Battleground, Saturday, May 25 —

• NXT Champion Oba Femi defends against Myles Borne
• NXT Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer defends against Jordynne Grace
• TNA World Champion Joe Hendry defends against Trick Williams