#2 Tommaso Ciampa vs Velveteen Dream- NXT Championship match
The feud began rather abruptly after Tommaso Ciampa successfully defended his title over Johnny Gargano at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV. The NXT Champion was left without a legit challenger to his title. Aleister Black was out with various injuries. Gargano was put to waste by Ciampa. Who would be next to step up to the plate? Enter the Velveteen Dream; NXT's rising sensation.
Before Nikki Cross interrupted Ciampa and Dream, it was clear that Velveteen Dream wanted a shot against Ciampa and the NXT Championship. In the weeks to come, William Regal officially announced the match for NXT TakeOver: War Games II. Ciampa responded in kind on Twitter with the following tweets.
A week later, Velveteen Dream would face the unstoppable monster Lars Sullivan in a match that would solidify Dream's face turn. After the match, Ciampa would take advantage of the beating Dream took at the hands of Sullivan and add insult to injury.
On the latest episode of NXT, we were shown an amazing video highlighting the feud between Tommaso Ciampa and Velveteen Dream.
The match is sure to be a show stealer. Granted, the event may only have four matches in total, but to say this could very well be a "Match of the Night" candidate, even perhaps a "Match of the Year" candidate, is not outside the realm of possibilities. You have two of the very best wrestlers, pound for pound, in NXT fighting over the NXT Championship. Two elements that go together like gasoline to a spark to create a raging inferno that will erupt and engulf the WWE Universe with a raging fire that will be talked about all over social media for weeks, maybe even months to come. This will truly be a very special match. Will Velveteen Dream realize his dream of becoming the next NXT Champion? Will Tommaso Ciampa make Velveteen's Dream go up in smoke and continue his reign of anarchy and chaos as the reigning NXT Champion?