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Two more matches set for NXT TakeOver: San Antonio

Posted on by Joseph Currier

There are now five matches officially set for NXT TakeOver: San Antonio as WWE may have rounded out the card on the episode of NXT TV that aired on the Network tonight.

Two matches were announced for the Royal Rumble weekend show. Roderick Strong will make his TakeOver debut in a match against Andrade “Cien” Almas, while Eric Young will have his first match on one of NXT’s quarterly specials as he takes on Tye Dillinger.

After cutting a promo on tonight’s episode about the disappointment he’s faced in the ring lately, Dillinger refused Young’s invitation to join SAnitY before being laid out by Big Damo to set up the match. Strong defeated Steve Cutler and then said in an interview that he came to NXT to win the title.

NXT TakeOver: San Antonio will take place on January 28th at the Freeman Coliseum before the city’s Alamodome hosts the Royal Rumble the next night. The updated card for the show is:

  • NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura defending against Bobby Roode
  • NXT Women’s Champion Asuka defending against Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, and Nikki Cross in a fatal four-way match
  • NXT Tag Team Champions DIY defending against The Authors of Pain
  • Roderick Strong vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
  • Eric Young vs. Tye Dillinger

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bobby Roode set for NXT TakeOver: San Antonio

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The next NXT: TakeOver special officially has its main event.

Bobby Roode will challenge Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Championship over Royal Rumble weekend at NXT TakeOver: San Antonio. In a match that aired on Wednesday night’s episode of NXT TV, Roode won a fatal four-way against Roderick Strong, Tye Dillinger, and Andrade “Cien” Almas to earn the title shot. Roode last eliminated Dillinger to win the match.

That four-way was taped on November 30th, which was before Nakamura reclaimed the NXT title in his home country of Japan by defeating Samoa Joe at a live event in Osaka. Nakamura then retained his title against Joe in a cage match in Melbourne, Australia. Both of those matches later aired on TV.

Nakamura vs. Roode is the second match announced for TakeOver: San Antonio, with the Authors of Pain also scheduled to challenge for the tag titles. The show will take place on Saturday, January 28th at the Freeman Coliseum prior to the Royal Rumble being held at the Alamodome the next night.