NXT Championship Match Announced For TakeOver: New York


Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match will take place at NXT TakeOver: New York for the vacant NXT Championship.

Triple H opened tonight's NXT episode on the WWE Network and announced that Tommaso Ciampa had relinquished the title due to his neck injury. Triple H revealed that Gargano vs. Ciampa was originally going to be the TakeOver main event. He then announced a Fatal 5-Way with Cole, Ricochet, Aleister Black, Matt Riddle and NXT North American Champion The Velveteen Dream, with the winner facing Gargano at TakeOver. Cole pinned Ricochet to get the win.

NXT TakeOver: New York takes place on April 5 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY during WrestleMania 35 weekend.

Below is the updated card:

NXT Championship 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano

NXT Women's Championship Fatal 4-Way Match
Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Kairi Sane vs. Io Shirai vs. Bianca Belair

NXT Tag Team Championship Match
The War Raiders (c) vs. Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Winners

WWE UK Championship Match
Pete Dunne (c) vs. WALTER