10 Challengers For NXT Championship After TakeOver: Chicago
3. Tommaso Ciampa
The sour note that ended TakeOver: Chicago should not be taken in vain. The treachery that dissolved the most popular team in NXT has also gifted us one despicable heel, and one hot-as-hell babyface out for retribution.
The storytelling with #DIY has been masterful, and it has truly outgrown the tag division. This feud will heat up to fever pitch and much like in Chicago, their connection with the fans will demand a main-event spot. That means Ciampa and Gargano will, one way or another, find their way into the NXT Title picture.
Clearly a newly-turned Ciampa will not find himself up against our current, equally-detestable NXT Champion. However, with the emotional build-up that eventually led to the #DIY fallout, Ciampa could very well have superseded 'The Glorious One' as top heel in developmental. Should a babyface topple Roode, Ciampa could swoop in and steal the throne for himself. It would certainly capitalise on the disdain the NXT fans currently hold for him.
However, there is a more likely scenario involving his now ex-tag partner.