Updated TakeOver XXX Card After Last Night's WWE NXT
Last night's show brought a couple of notable TakeOver additions.
WWE's next big NXT TakeOver event, XXX, goes down this Saturday night (22 August). An important piece of the SummerSlam weekend puzzle, its lineup was handed a couple of new additions on last night's show.
The most notable developments are Johnny Gargano and the Velveteen Dream's addition to the ladder match for the vacant North American Championship. Gargano earned his spot by defeating Ridge Holland in a second chance qualifying bout, taking advantage of Candice LeRae's interference and the referee's distraction by hitting a low blow, then One Final Beat for the fall.
Dream's spot came from beating Finn Balor in the night's main event. It was another screwy finish, as multiple ladder match participants interfered, as well as Timothy Thatcher, before Dream pinned Balor following his Purple Rainmaker.
A pre-show match has also been added to the card, with Legado del Fantasma, Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch, and Breezango fighting for the right to challenge NXT Tag Team Champions Imperium at a later date.
Here's how the TakeOver XXX card looks following the changes and additions:-
NXT Championship: Keith Lee (c) vs. Karrion Kross
Women's Championship: Io Shirai (c) vs. Dakota Kai
Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee
North American Championship Ladder Match: Bronson Reed vs. Damian Priest vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Velveteen Dream
Tag Team Titles Number One Contenders Match: Breezango vs. Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch vs. Legado del Fantasma