News broke recently that Aleister Black would be forced to miss NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 4 due to injury. Black was originally scheduled to face Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa in a triple threat match for the NXT Championship. WWE ran an injury angle last night, writing off Black from TV.
We now have a new NXT Championship match for Takeover: Brooklyn.
It will be Johnny Gargano vs Tommaso Ciampa for the NXT Championship in a Last Man Standing match. Here was the official announcement:
EXCLUSIVE: After being updated on @WWEAleister‘s medical condition, @RealKingRegal has decided that it will be #NXTChampion @ProjectCiampa vs. @JohnnyGargano in a #LastManStanding Match at #NXTTakeOver: Brooklyn IV. pic.twitter.com/DKsbQFBg9Z
— WWE (@WWE) August 9, 2018
On a related note, here are the latest injury updates on several NXT stars.