New Match Added To NXT TakeOver

One NXT star will make their TakeOver debut.

Since before NXT TakeOver XXX, we have seen issues between Kushida and Velveteen Dream. After the North American Title qualifier, Dream attacked Kushida. We have since seen the two interact and brawl including Dream attacking Kushida in the Gauntlet Eliminator match.

WWE has announced that last weekend at TakeOver we will see Kushida take on Velveteen Dream on October 4th.

The Velveteen Dream has shown a new penchant for viciousness since his return. Along the way, he’s made an enemy of Kushida, prompting previously unseen aggression from NXT’s resident Time Splitter in turn.

Will Kushida make Dream regret it when they square off at NXT TakeOver 31?

His Purple Highness made a surprise return to the black-and-gold brand last month but came up short in a Triple Threat Match involving Kushida and Cameron Grimes. Dream took out his frustrations with a post-match assault.

Kushida returned with force, attacking Velveteen Dream weeks later and putting him on the NXT Injury Report thanks to a brutal rope-assisted cross armbreaker. He also showed an all-business attitude while defeating Austin Theory in short order.

Then, Dream took an already flammable situation and dumped gasoline all over it when he cost Kushida a potential NXT Title opportunity. Interfering in the first-ever Gauntlet Eliminator Match, Dream spiked Kushida with a Dream Valley Driver that led to his elimination.

Now, Kushida gets a chance at payback. Will NXT’s Time Splitter seize the opportunity, or will it be Dream over?

BRING. IT. ON. @KUSHIDA_0904 battles @DreamWWE at #NXTTakeOver on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 7 ET/4 PT on the award-winning @WWENetwork! #WWENXT https://t.co/dG1V11Rjws pic.twitter.com/DhUpIp0Jzv

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 26, 2020

This is the fourth match that has been announced for NXT TakeOver 31 on October 4th and live on the WWE Network.

Current NXT TakeOver 31 Card

NXT Championship
Finn Balor(c) vs Kyle O’Reilly

NXT Women’s Championship
Io Shirai(c) vs Candice LaRae

NXT North American Championship
Damian Priest(c) vs Johnny Gargano

Kushida vs Velveteen Dream