How did 26-year-old get injured during major match at NXT Halloween Havoc? Reflecting on the incident

NXT Halloween Havoc Night 1 kicked off with a Devil’s Playground Match between Roxanne Perez and Kiana James. During the match, 26-year-old James took a rather nasty bump that left a hematoma on her forehead.

Perez cut open James’ forehead with a code red on a ‘brick bag.’ James, however, continued the match despite the massive hematoma on her forehead. The stars exchanged several stiff moves in the extremely physical opener at NXT Halloween Havoc.

Check out Kiana James’ wound here.

Perez put away James with a PopRox on the purse filled with bricks. The match set the tone for rest of the NXT special TV event. It is worth mentioning that Kiana James and Roxanne Perez had been involved in a bitter rivalry for the past several weeks.

Before the match, Halloween Havoc hosts Shotzi Blackheart and Scarlett welcomed the NXT Universe to the show. The pair were dressed in Halloween-themed costumes, as they welcomed the crowd to a historic night.

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What is the complete line-up for NXT Halloween Havoc Night 1?

NXT Halloween Havoc is a two-week special event. Night 1 is currently airing live on the USA Network. Still to come is the NXT Women’s Championship match between defending champion Becky Lynch and challenger Lyra Valkyria.

Check out the complete card below:

• Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria – Singles match for the NXT Women’s Championship
• The Family (Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) (c) vs. Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson – Tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship
• Gigi Dolin vs. Blair Davenport – Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal: Lights Out Match
• Roxanne Perez vs. Kiana James – Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal: Devil's Playground Match
• Karmen Petrovic vs. Lola Vice – NXT Women's Breakout Tournament semi-final match
• Kelani Jordan vs. Arianna Grace – NXT Women's Breakout Tournament semi-final match
• Lexis King vs. Dante Chen – Singles match

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