WWE officially announced that Tommaso Ciampa will defend his NXT Championship against Aleister Black at NXT TakeOver: Phoenix on January 26, the night before the Royal Rumble.
Ciampa won the title from Black on the July 25 episode of NXT.
It's official. @WWEAleister gets his rematch for the #NXTChampionship when he challenges @ProjectCiampa at #NXTTakeOver: Phoenix! https://t.co/nA89CRWxTQ
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 6, 2018
The women’s title match was also determined for TakeOver, but it hasn’t been officially announced yet so it’s still technically a spoiler. Click here to find out.

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