Earlier tonight it was reported that the NXT Championship had officially been vacated, due to now-former champion Tommaso Ciampa having to undergo a serious neck surgery that will take him out of action for quite some time.
It was also announced that Johnny Gargano would face a later-to-be-named opponent at NXT Takeover: New York in a Two Out of Three Falls match, with the winner becoming the brand new NXT Champion.
We can now say with absolute certainty that the man who will be facing Gargano in the main event in New York will be none other than former NXT North American Champion and the leader of the Undisputed Era, Adam Cole baybay!
Cole defeated Matt Riddle, Ricochet, Aleister Black and NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream in a Fatal 5-Way match on tonight’s episode of WWE NXT, with the bout actually taking up the entirety of the broadcast, with the exception of backstage interviews and Triple H’s original announcement vacating the title.