It was announced at Wednesday’s NXT TV tapings in Winter Park, FL at Full Sail University that Shinsuke Nakamura will be wrestling Sami Zayn at NXT Takeover: Dallas.
NXT’s Twitter account posted the following:
BREAKING NEWS: #WWENXT General Manager @RealKingRegal just announced @ShinsukeN is coming to #NXTTakeOver: Dallas! pic.twitter.com/C8EcX3HzEI
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 28, 2016
Shinsuke Nakamura formally announced his departure from NJPW at a press conference on Monday. Nakamura will work the January 29th and 30th NJPW shows. Those will be his last two shows with the promotion. He is expected to start training at the WWE Performance Center in early February.
NXT Takeover: Dallas will take place on April 1st, 2016, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas Texas. The event will air live on the WWE Network.