The long-awaited secondary singles title is coming to NXT.
During the last set NXT TV tapings from Full Sail University which aired , NXT GM William Regal came out and revealed that there would be a new singles title introduced to the brand. The title is called the 'North American Championship' and a competitor will be crowned the new North American Champion at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans on April 7th.
Former TNA Champion EC3 appeared on the show and threw his hat into the ring for the chance to win the title, actually requesting that he be awarded the title.
To crown the champion, there will be a Ladder match at TakeOver: New Orleans featuring six men. The six men are: Ricochet, EC3, Adam Cole, Velveteen Dream, Lars Sullivan and Killian Dane.
During the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly interrupted the match between the Authors of Pain and the team of Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne. The match ended in a no contest and Regal announced the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic trophy and the NXT Tag Team Championship will be on the line in a triple threat match at NXT Takeover: New Orleans. The Undisputed Era versus Authors of Pain versus Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne.
To see the full spoilers from the NXT TV tapings, head over to our spoilers/results article.
