Former NJPW star Shinsuke Nakamura will make his NXT debut at Takeover: Dallas against Sami Zayn. On this week’s episode of NXT, Zayn was talking about losing to Samoa Joe the previous week and failing to become #1 contender to Finn Balor’s NXT Championship. General Manager William Regal interrupted Zayn and announced that Zayn’s Takeover opponent has been determined.
A pre-taped video played showing Shinsuke Nakamura, who issued the challenge. The crowd knew exactly who Nakamura was and his arrival in WWE has been anticipated since the first week of 2016.
The day has come.#NXTTAKEOVERDALLAS: @iLikeSamiZayn meets debuting @WWENXT Superstar @ShinsukeN… https://t.co/zw6D3KWzTL
— Shinsuke Nakamura (@ShinsukeN) March 17, 2016
It was also announced that Bayley will put the NXT Women’s championship on the line against Asuka.
With those matches set, here’s the updated card for NXT Takeover Dallas, which takes place on Friday night, April 1st from Dallas, Texas at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. The show airs live on the WWE Network.
- NXT Champion Finn Bálor vs. Samoa Joe
- Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
- NXT Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Asuka
- NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival vs. American Alpha
- Austin Aries vs. Baron Corbin
- Apollo Crews vs. Elias Samson