WWE has officially announced the next title defense for Adam Cole.

However, in an interesting twist, it won’t be under the WWE banner. On Friday, the sports entertainment company officially announced that Cole would defend the WWE NXT North American Title at the upcoming EVOLVE 107 event on June 24, 2018 in Melrose, MA at the Melrose Memorial Hall.

As of this writing, his opponent at this event has yet to be officially announced but will be coming this Monday (June 11, 2018). WWE sent out this tweet:

“NXT #NorthAmericanChampion @AdamColePro will be coming to EVOLVE on June 24th in Melrose, MA for a title defense. Opponent will be announced this Monday.”

Cole beat EC3, Killian Dain, Ricochet, Lars Sullivan, and Velveteen Dream in a ladder match to become the inaugural champion in April at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans on the WWE Network.

EVOLVE 107 Card

WWN Championship Match
Austin Theory with Priscilla Kelly vs. TBA

First-Time-Ever Match – Non-Title
EVOLVE Champion Matt Riddle vs. DJZ

First-Time-Ever Special Attraction Match
WALTER vs. AR Fox with Ayla & The Skulk

Grudge Match #1
Tracy Williams vs. EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Chris Dickinson with Stokely Hathaway & Dom Garrini

Grudge Match #2
Darby Allin vs. Jarek 1:20 with Candy Cartwright