NXT Tag Team Title match is official for TakeOver: New York.
On tonight's episode of NXT, the duo of Ricochet & Aleister Black defeated The Forgotten Sons in the Finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. As a result of their victory, they will go on to challenge The War Raiders next Friday for the NXT Tag Team Titles. Ricochet & Black defeated Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel in the first round of the tournament before knocking off DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) in the semi-finals.
Turn out the lights, the party's over... @WWEAleister right on the money!
— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) March 28, 2019
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NXT TakeOver: New York is scheduled for Apr. 5 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Here's a look at the announced card:
Vacant NXT Championship - Two Out Of Three Falls
Johnny Gargano vs. Adam ColeNXT North American Championship
Velveteen Dream (c) vs. Matt RiddleNXT Tag Team Championships
War Raiders (c) vs. Aleister Black & RicochetWWE United Kingdom Championship
Pete Dunne (c) vs. WALTERNXT Women's Championship - Fatal 4-Way
Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Io Shirai vs. Bianca Belair vs. Kairi Sane