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We knew we were getting one championship match set-up on the Dec. 26 episode of NXT. And when Bianca Belair pinned Lacey Evans to win the opening Fatal 4Way #1 contenders match (also featuring Mia Yim & Io Shirai), the un-de-fe-ted EST punched her ticket to TakeOver: Phoenix. She’ll challenge Women’s champ Shayna Baszler at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Sat., Jan. 26.
Y'all done messed up now...#NXTTakeover Phoenix...
— Bianca Belair (@BiancaBelairWWE) December 27, 2018
Ima WHIP that A... pic.twitter.com/UQcYQLQOca
But that wasn’t all. Last week’s shocking main event left us wondering if the already announced Aleister Black vs. Tommaso Ciampa NXT title match would remain a singles affair, or if Johnny Gargano’s Ciampa-assisted steel cage win over Black might add him to the mix. It was confirmed that it will not, but...
The champ suggested that his old #DIY partner had earned a big opportunity, and suggested Johnny should challenge for Ricochet’s North American championship:
"This is OUR TakeOver, Johnny."#NXTChampion @ProjectCiampa thinks @JohnnyGargano deserves an opportunity for the... NXT #NorthAmericanTitle? #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/iY6vVCvsRV
— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2018
What will General Manager William Regal, Ricochet and Gargano say to that proposal?
What say you to a line-up of:
- Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Aleister Black for the NXT title
- Bianca Belair vs. Shayna Baszler (c) for the Women’s championship
and maybe Ricochet (c) vs. Johnny Gargano for the North American title? Hmm?