A new match has been announced for WWE NXT TakeOver: New York. On this week’s episode of NXT, Triple H appeared to announce that the vacant NXT Championship will be decided at NXT Takeover: New York in a 2 out of 3 falls match.
Johnny Gargano was announced as one of the challengers in that match. Gargano’s opponent was decided in a 5-way match featuring Ricochet vs. Aleister Black vs. Velveteen Dream vs Matt Riddle vs. Adam Cole, which saw Cole win.
NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa underwent neck surgery and was forced to vacate. The new main event of NXT Takeover: New York will be Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole for the vacant NXT Championship.
WWE presents the NXT TakeOver: New York event on Friday, April 5, 2019 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center that will air on the WWE Network. Here is the updated card:
Updated WWE NXT TakeOver: New York Card
Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole – Vacant NXT Title 2 of 3 Falls Match
NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler vs. Kairi Sane vs. Io Shirai vs. Bianca Belair – Fatal 4 Way Match
NXT Tag Team Champions The War Raiders vs. TBA
NXT UK Champion Pete Dunne vs. WALTER
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