NXT Gold Rush Opener: Page, Green Defend AAA Mixed Tag Titles

WWE NXT Gold Rush kicks off on November 18 with a high-stakes title defense as AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champions Ethan Page and Chelsea Green face challengers Joe Hendry and Thea Hail in the opening match at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Green, who also holds the WWE Women's United States Championship, announced the bout in a promotional video released by WWE on November 15. Filmed during a trip to the area, the clip features Green declaring, "WWE NXT, AAA Universe, we are live in the Big Apple!" A crew member corrects her that they are in Albany, prompting Green to quip, "Okay, I'm the president entering my second term, I think I know United States geography." She continues, "Paint it all over Broadway, plaster it all over a billboard, put it up in Times Square! Your favorite Mixed AAA Tag Team Champions will be defending their honor in the opening match of NXT's Gold Rush. And we're going to cream none other than Thea Hail and Joe, he who shall not be named."

The matchup stems from a recent confrontation on NXT television, where Hendry and Hail ambushed Page and Green, resulting in Green having cake smeared on her face. Hendry later posted a parody...