Kelani Jordan turns heel, set for Gold Rush KO title triple threat

On Tuesday night on WWE NXT, Kelani Jordan, the reigning TNA Knockouts World Champion, completed a heel turn by admitting she planned to be selfish with the title and by insisting she would not defend it at the upcoming NXT Gold Rush event. Later in the episode, TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella announced that Jordan will, in fact, defend the Knockouts championship at Gold Rush in a Triple Threat match against TNA’s Lei Ying Lee and NXT’s Jordynne Grace.

The turn followed last week’s main-event finish in which Jordan retained the title against Jordynne Grace after hitting Grace with the championship belt while a ringside confrontation distracted officials. On Tuesday, Jordan entered to boos, addressed the crowd and defended her tactics, saying she had done what she needed to stay champion. She told the audience, "They can call me a traitor or disloyal, but they'll still have to call me champion," and challenged critics to accept her position.

Jordan’s remarks drew immediate response from Lei Ying Lee, a TNA competitor who posted a video on social media condemning Jordan’s use of the belt. Lei said Jordan had "brought shame to yourself and to the TNA Knockouts title" and...