New Title Match Added To NXT TakeOver: New York

NXT General Manager William Regal has announced on Twitter that Matt Riddle will challenge Velveteen Dream for the North American Championship at TakeOver: New York on April 5:

Last night, @SuperKingofBros nearly had @VelveteenWWE beat in the Fatal 5-Way. While Riddle came up short, I want to see what happens when Riddle and Dream compete one-on-one, for the NXT North American Title… at #NXTTakeover: New York!

— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) March 21, 2019

On the March 6 edition of NXT, Riddle came onto the stage to get a “closer look” at the championship during a Dream promo, planting the seeds for this here match.

Last night, both men were part of a five-way to determine who would face Johnny Gargano for the vacant NXT Championship at TakeOver, which was won by Adam Cole.

The card for TakeOver looks like a blinder, as usual:

• Pete Dunne (c) vs. WALTER – WWE UK Title
• Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole – Two-out-of-three falls – NXT Title
• Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Io Shirai vs. Kairi Sane vs. Bianca Belair – NXT Women’s Title
• War Raiders (c) vs. Forgotten Sons or Ricochet/Aleister Black – NXT Tag Team Titles
• Velveteen Dream (c) vs. Matt Riddle – North American Title

• TakeOver New York
• Velveteen Dream
• Matt Riddle
• nxt

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