{"id":19978,"date":"2016-05-25T22:09:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T03:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=19978"},"modified":"2016-05-26T01:28:55","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T06:28:55","slug":"nxt-spoilers-two-big-matches-added-nxt-takeover-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/25\/nxt-spoilers-two-big-matches-added-nxt-takeover-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Two big matches announced for NXT Takeover, including Aries vs. Nakamura"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1338793210\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE announced two big matches for the &#8220;NXT Takeover&#8221; special <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/25\/525-wwe-nxt-results-jamess-report-aries-nakamura-promo-1-contender-womens-main-event-tmdk-vs-gargano-ciampa\/\">on this week&#8217;s NXT episode<\/a>, taped last Thursday at\u00a0Full Sail University in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Shinsuke Nakamura will face Austin Aries on the June 8 Takeover special.<\/p>\n<p>The match is not officially a #1 contender match to the NXT Title, but the basis of the match is both wrestlers wanting an NXT Title shot down the road.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Asuka will defend the Women&#8217;s Title against Nia Jax at Takeover. 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