NXT Championship Match announced for NXT Takeover: San Antonio

As seen on this week’s episode of NXT on the WWE Network, Bobby Roode defeated Roderick Strong, Tye Dillinger and Andrade “Cien” Almas in a Fatal 4 Way Elimination Match to become the new #1 contender to the NXT Championship, which is currently held by Shinsuke Nakamura.

WWE has announced that Roode would challenge Nakamura for the NXT Championship at the NXT Takeover: San Antonio event at the Freeman Coliseum on January 28th.

.@REALBobbyRoode is one step closer to making the #NXTChampionship #GLORIOUS as he celebrates becoming the new #1 Contender! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/TRvFejpr0m

— WWE (@WWE) December 22, 2016

.@ShinsukeN vs. @REALBobbyRoode for the @WWENXT Championship at #NXTTakeOver in San Antonio. #YeaOh….it will be #Glorious. pic.twitter.com/rfiNwgIXHn

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 22, 2016