NXT Takeover: New York: 5 Superstars who could challenge Tommaso Ciampa
The WWE's 'developmental' brand, NXT, hosted its first Takeover of the year this past weekend, and once again, the brand set a near impossible standard for their main-roster counterparts to live up to.
While the show may not have been as excellent as some of last year's incredible offerings, it still featured an early match of the year contender in the way of Johnny Gargano vs Ricochet and two excellent matches for the NXT Championship and the NXT Tag Team Championships.
With that now in the history books though, the brand will turn their attention towards WrestleMania weekend and their next big event, NXT Takeover: New York.
NXT Takeover: Phoenix provided us with a few hints as to what the show, which will take place in Brooklyn, may look like, but it still remains unclear as to who will be challenging the reigning NXT Champion, Tommaso Ciampa, for his title belt.
With that in mind, let's take a look at five superstars who could challenge Tommaso Ciampa when NXT takes over New York in April.
#5 Aleister Black
This would be the laziest option for the WWE, especially given the fact that Ciampa has just picked up a clean victory over the former NXT Champion.
It also seems highly likely that Black, given all that he has achieved down in NXT, will be one of the stars to soon make the step up to the main roster.
Regardless of all of that, though, if creative wants to continue the Gargano/Ciampa storyline post WrestleMania, then having Black once again step up as the challenger before finally moving on to pastures new could turn out to be their best decision at this juncture.