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Tonight the yellow and black brand takes over Phoenix, Arizona and, as is Takeover tradition, four championship's are to be decided and a score is going to be settled. Let's run down what's going on!
Six months ago, Tommaso Ciampa, the root of all evil in NXT, tore the NXT Championship from Aleister Black, courtesy of errant interference from best friend turned arch nemesis Johnny Gargano. Shortly afterward, the three men were to settle the score, and the title's rightful home in a triple threat at the 4th annual Takeover in Brooklyn. Unfortunately Black was assaulted in the car park Full Sail. A months long whodunnit eventually revealed that it was Gargano who perpetrated the attack, obsessed with being the lone hero to correct the mistake that is Ciampa' title reign. Black seemed to settle that debt by kicking "Johnny Wrestling's" head into the fifth row at Takeover: War Games in November. That returned him to the number one contender's position ahead of tonight and the opportunity to regain the title from the man he lost it to in Ciampa.
However, Gargano's corruption has deepened as his obsession with "correcting" Ciampa's rule over NXT becomes muddied with a desire for revenge and championship gold. A few weeks ago he gained the former when, via Ciampa's assistance, he felled Black in a Steel Cage Match. Tonight, he has the chance at the latter as he challenges the human highlight reel Ricochet, for the North American Championship. Will Johnny be able to secure the long elusive single's championship that he's longed for? Will he join the dark side fully and realign with Ciampa? Can Black see off both members of the former DIY and reclaim the top prize? Can this odyssey get any better? Only time will tell.
Meanwhile, the Undisputed Era are defending their NXT Tag Team titles against the monolithic War Raiders in a match which is largely dealing with the fallout of the titular War Games match from the last Takeover in November. Can the modern day viking's seize their first championship's under the WWE banner or will the four man unit that is the UE be simply too much to contend with? The NXT Women's Championship is also on the line too as big, bad Shayna Baszler puts her gold on the line against "The EST" herself, Bianca Belair. Its a battle of calculated mmalice (see what I did there?) versus pure athleticism with a whole lot of bad attitude mixed in. Who will walk away with the top prize in NXT's women's division?
Finally, Kassius Ohno has been on a tear since being stunned by Matt Riddle at War Games. Ohno has discovered a real mean streak slaying the likes of Keith Lee en-route to this highly anticipated rematch. Riddle remains one of the hottest prospects in NXT heading into 2019, and with both men strike master's, expect a hard hitting contest. Will it be another KO for Ohno, or will he prove he's nothing to mess with?
It's all live and in living colour in a matter of hours! Enjoy!
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