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Could we see an NXT title change just before the next TakeOver in Houston? WWE announced NXT Champion Drew McIntyre will defend his title against The Undisputed ERA’s Adam Cole on Friday, November 17th, during a non-televised live event in San Antonio. Fans attending the November 17 live event will also get to see a WWE Hall of Famer serve as special guest referee of the match: “The Heartbreak Kid” (HBK) Shawn Michaels. Tickets for the show are currently available and is just one day before NXT TakeOver: WarGames in Houston.
Following the announcement, Cole tweeted that the match is quite a way to meet HBK.
What a way to meet HBK…beating Drew senseless and winning the NXT Championship. Couldn’t ask for a better story folks #AdamColeBayBay https://t.co/yfyMnnJdU2
— Adam Cole (@AdamColePro) October 19, 2017
Minutes later, McIntyre tweeted:
Welcome to 2017 everyone. Where anything can & will happen. I strongly suggest you start praying for mercy @AdamColePro #WarGamesWeekend https://t.co/AQ8HZALXJZ
— Drew McIntyre (@DMcIntyreWWE) October 19, 2017
The NXT TakeOver: War Games event will include the War Games stipulation made famous in NWA and WCW. The War Games match includes teams fighting in two rings while enclosed in a steel cage. The first War Games match took place 30 years ago at NWA’s Great American Bash tour in 1987.
NXT TakeOver: War Games will also crown the new NXT Women’s Champion following Asuka relinquishing the title last month and moving to the RAW brand. The new women’s champion will be decided in a Fatal Four-Way match, although currently three competitors have been confirmed and aired on broadcast: Kairi Sane, Peyton Royce, and Ember Moon. The fourth competitor will be the winner of a Battle Royal airing next Wednesday, October 25, on the WWE Network.
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