{"id":150641,"date":"2022-12-10T13:45:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T19:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=150641"},"modified":"2022-12-10T13:45:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T19:45:43","slug":"carmelo-hayes-talks-dream-opponent-ahead-of-nxt-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/12\/10\/carmelo-hayes-talks-dream-opponent-ahead-of-nxt-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmelo Hayes talks dream opponent ahead of NXT Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4017440314\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Carmelo Hayes said that Seth Rollins is his dream opponent in WWE ahead of NXT Deadline.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5o3kr1eE5d\">Kevin Kellam of Sportskeeda<\/a>, Hayes talked about a match with Rollins and joining the main roster.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seth,&#8221; Hayes said of a dream match. &#8220;I&#8217;ve said that multiple times. Seth Rollins. That&#8217;s a match that is going to happen. Stay there because I will come see\u00a0 you. Don&#8217;t worry about coming down here (to NXT). I&#8217;ll handle it down here, but then I&#8217;m coming up to you. He&#8217;s going to see me. Same thing with A.J. and same thing with Finn (Balor). All of those guys and Roman too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Carmelo Hayes is a two-time NXT North American Champion. He is wrestling on Saturday night at NXT Deadline in the first-ever Iron Survivor Challenge. The winner of that match will get a shot at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\">NXT Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Full NXT Deadline PLE match card<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Men&#8217;s Iron Survivor Challenge &#8211; Carmelo Hayes vs. Grayson Waller vs. Axiom vs. Joe Gacy vs. JD McDonagh<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s Iron Survivor Challenge &#8211; Zoey Stark vs. Cora Jade vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Kiana James vs. Indi Hartwell<\/li>\n<li>Bron Breakker vs. Apollo Crews &#8211; NXT Championship<\/li>\n<li>Alba Fyre vs. Isla Dawn<\/li>\n<li>Pretty Deadly vs. The New Day &#8211; NXT Tag Team Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/12\/09\/roman-reigns-to-return-next-week-on-wwe-smackdown\/\">Roman Reigns to return next week on WWE Smackdown<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1251811910\"><div id=\"pwtor-2692536482\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Carmelo Hayes said that Seth Rollins is his dream opponent in WWE ahead of NXT Deadline. 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