It's time to breakdown the card for NXT's second trip to Chicago.
NXT Takeover: Chicago Card
Cedric Alexander vs Drew Gulak vs Mustafa Ali vs Oney Lorcan- Cruiserweight Championship Match
The opening contest should be a doozy, for the vacant Cruiserweight Championship. NXT GM Triple H announced qualifiers for this elimination fatal four-way, and Cedric Alexander was first to qualify, defeating TJP. Drew Gulak tapped out former champion Noam Dar, Mustafa Ali defeated Akira Tozawa, and Oney Lorcan took out the braggadocios Tony Nese.
Hideo Itami vs Velveteen Dream
After weeks of vignettes, the bizarre and intoxicating Velveteen Dream made his debut, He has been dominant since, and shows no respect or humility towards his opponents, earning the wrath of Hideo Itami. Itami has vowed to put the youngster in his place and climb back up the rankings to the NXT Championship.
The Undisputed Era(c) vs The Ascension- NXT Tag Team Championship Match
Following a title defense over Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe of SAnitY, the champions have been even more arrogant than usual, declaring themselves the best tag team and faction NXT has ever seen. Next in line are The Ascension, who have been on a warpath lately in an attempt to finally capture the titles.
Carmella(c) vs ???- NXT Women's Championship Match
With a win in a No DQ match over Nikki Cross, Carmella has now taken complete control of the division with Cross nowhere to be found. Triple H then organized the Mae Young Classic, featuring eight newly signed women to compete in a single elimination tournament, with the winner getting this championship match. The matches have taken place over the past month, but you'll see them all tomorrow, in a special one-off post.
Apollo Crews(c) vs Lars Sullivan- NXT Championship Match
Apollo Crews has put on nothing but incredible matches since becoming NXT Champion, earning back the support of the fans. But he now has a new threat in The Freak, Lars Sullivan, who is currently undefeated. In Takeover's main event, can Crews keep his championship reign alive, or will he be another victim of Sullivan's dominance?
The opening contest should be a doozy, for the vacant Cruiserweight Championship. NXT GM Triple H announced qualifiers for this elimination fatal four-way, and Cedric Alexander was first to qualify, defeating TJP. Drew Gulak tapped out former champion Noam Dar, Mustafa Ali defeated Akira Tozawa, and Oney Lorcan took out the braggadocios Tony Nese.
Hideo Itami vs Velveteen Dream
After weeks of vignettes, the bizarre and intoxicating Velveteen Dream made his debut, He has been dominant since, and shows no respect or humility towards his opponents, earning the wrath of Hideo Itami. Itami has vowed to put the youngster in his place and climb back up the rankings to the NXT Championship.
The Undisputed Era(c) vs The Ascension- NXT Tag Team Championship Match
Following a title defense over Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe of SAnitY, the champions have been even more arrogant than usual, declaring themselves the best tag team and faction NXT has ever seen. Next in line are The Ascension, who have been on a warpath lately in an attempt to finally capture the titles.
Carmella(c) vs ???- NXT Women's Championship Match
With a win in a No DQ match over Nikki Cross, Carmella has now taken complete control of the division with Cross nowhere to be found. Triple H then organized the Mae Young Classic, featuring eight newly signed women to compete in a single elimination tournament, with the winner getting this championship match. The matches have taken place over the past month, but you'll see them all tomorrow, in a special one-off post.
Apollo Crews(c) vs Lars Sullivan- NXT Championship Match
Apollo Crews has put on nothing but incredible matches since becoming NXT Champion, earning back the support of the fans. But he now has a new threat in The Freak, Lars Sullivan, who is currently undefeated. In Takeover's main event, can Crews keep his championship reign alive, or will he be another victim of Sullivan's dominance?
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