Dolph Ziggler becomes number one contender to WWE NXT Championship

Dolph Ziggler defeated Tommaso Ciampa on tonight’s WWE NXT 2.0 to become the number one contender to Bron Breakker’s NXT Championship. 

Ziggler’s Dirty Dawgs tag partner Robert Roode was disguised as a camera operator during the match, then hit Ciampa with a camera to allow Ziggler to pick up the pinfall victory.

It has not been announced when Ziggler will receive his title shot, but it was hinted during a show-opening promo exchange between Ziggler and Breakker that the match could take place at NXT Stand & Deliver on Saturday, April 2. 

Breakker has held the NXT title since defeating Ciampa for the belt at the New Year’s Evil episode of NXT 2.0 on January 4. His first defense came on last week’s Vengeance Day episode, where he defeated Santos Escobar to retain. 

The April 2 date for Stand & Deliver was confirmed on tonight’s episode. With night one of WWE WrestleMania 38 scheduled for the same day, an afternoon start time for the NXT event is probable.