Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the following matches will probably take place at NXT Takeover: New Orleans:

* Andrade Almas vs. Aleister Black
* Johny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa
* Sanity (Young, Dain, & Wolfe) vs. Undisputed Era (Cole, Fish, & O’Reilly)
* Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler

NXT Takeover: New Orleans takes place at the Smoothie King Center on Saturday, April 7th, 2018.

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More than a month has passed since Tommaso Ciampa was last seen on WWE programming and it appears fans won’t see him again this year.

Ciampa will reportedly be sidelined until March 2018. According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, Ciampa suffered a torn ACL and underwent surgery. It was initially unknown how long he would be out of action. Many NXT fans have been anticipating Ciampa versus former DIY partner Johnny Gargano for TakeOver: Brooklyn III.

As a result of the rehab process, Ciampa could make a return for WrestleMania season, but he is likely to miss the remainder of 2017.

Speculation of Ciampa’s injury started a couple days before NXT TakeOver: Chicago in May when he had to be checked by medical staff following a match at a house show. On May 20, he took to Twitter to ease rumors he would be removed or replaced in the TakeOver: Chicago card.

Adversity introduces a man to himself…

We have come too far to stop now.#NXTTakeoverChicago #LadderMatch pic.twitter.com/YkunOseEgT

— Tommaso Ciampa (@ProjectCiampa) May 20, 2017

As we know, Ciampa and Gargano continued their TakeOver match against The Authors of Pain in an NXT Tag Team Championship Ladder Match. After the main event, Ciampa turned on Gargano.

"This wasn't our moment…this is my moment"
pic.twitter.com/Lp1t4xuDr8

— Tommaso Ciampa (@ProjectCiampa) May 21, 2017

On the May 31, NXT broadcast, Ciampa, with crutches, explained his reasons to betray Gargano.

In late June, Gargano made his NXT return during the show’s recent tapings, where he spoke about his future and commitment to compete at TakeOver: Brooklyn III. Gargano’s NXT return will air on the WWE Network in July.

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It doesn’t look like Tommaso Ciampa will be returning to action anytime this year.

According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, Ciampa is expected to be out of action until early 2018. The Medical exam given to WWE indicates that he will be out of action until March 2018.

Ciampa was last seen on WWE television on the May 31st episode of NXT when he explained why he turned on Johnny Gargano at Takeover: Chicago. It was reported by PWInsider that he suffered a torn ACL.

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WWE NXT Headed To Pacific Northwest In July

Triple H announced some new WWE NXT tour dates on Tuesday via Twitter. The dates will bring WWE’s developmental brand to the Pacific northwest.

The first date of the tour is a stop in Vancouver on July 13. This is the first-ever NXT show in the city. That show will be followed by a July 14 event in Seattle, and the tour will conclude with a July 15 show in Portland. NXT has previously ran Seattle and Portland, both of which were very successful live gates.

The #NXTRoadTrip hits #NXTVancouver for the first time 7/13
& returns to #NXTSeattle 7/14
& #NXTPortland 7/15
Tickets on sale Fri. at 10am. pic.twitter.com/7m5Tt4MFGm

— Triple H (@TripleH) May 30, 2017

Ciampa Set For Surgery This Week

Tommaso Ciampa is currently in Birmingham, Alabama for surgery that will occur this week on what is reported to be a torn ACL. It’s unknown as of right now how long the injury will keep him out of action. Depending on the severity of the injury, this could be several months. As we had reported, Ciampa suffered some sort of injury at a house show in Kentucky May 18, just two days before NXT TakeOver Chicago. He then reportedly suffered another injury during the match in Chicago.

Ciampa of course concluded TakeOver with an amazing heel turn on Johnny Gargano. Ciampa’s transformation back into the “Psycho Killer” was one of the great moments in WWE this year. If you somehow missed it, check it out below.

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Tommaso Ciampa Injury Update

The impending feud between former DIY partners Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano has the potential to be absolutely fantastic. However, it appears as if we will have to wait a bit for it to actually get going.

As we reported last week, Ciampa suffered an ankle injury last week at the Highland Heights live event. It’s now being reported that the injury is worse than originally feared. And, to make matters worse, Ciampa suffered another injury during Saturday’s ladder match at TakeOver Chicago against The Authors of Pain. WWE sources have him heading to Birmingham, Alabama for further diagnosis. That can’t be good as Birmingham is the home of famed surgeon Dr. James Andrews.

At tonight’s NXT tapings, Ciampa came out on crutches and cut a promo that acknowledged the injury. The storyline explanation for him turning on Gargano will be that he (Ciampa) “knew” Gargano would replace him because of the injury.

“Broken Matt” Trademark Refused

Matt Hardy’s ongoing legal battle with Impact Wrestling hit a speedbump today when his trademark application was given an initial refusal by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The registration application was denied because it “identifies only the name of a particular character/personal name” and doesn’t function in a way to “identify and distinguish applicant’s services from those of others and to indicate the source of applicant’s services.”

In layman’s terms, that means Hardy filed the trademark without naming any services (such as DVD sales, merchandise, and the like) that would be associated with it. Conversely, Impact Wrestling and Anthem filed a trademark request for “Broken Matt” on April 28th that is for “DVDs featuring wrestling performances, interviews with wrestlers, backstage happenings and behind-the-scenes information; wristbands; commemorative photographs; posters; trading cards; clothing, namely, shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, visors and arm sleeves; entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler; entertainment services, namely, ongoing wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live and recorded for the purpose of distribution through broadcast media; and toy action figures and accessories therefor.”

Hardy has 6 months to respond to the refusal and resubmit the application before it is considered abandoned.

Asuka Added To WWE Japan Tour

Asuka has officially been added to the WWE’s upcoming tour of Japan, which obviously makes a lot of sense. On both nights, she will be teaming with Bayley and Sasha Banks against Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax and Emma. Mickie James was initially booked in Asuka’s spot. The rest of the card has remained unchanged from what we first reported.

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Johnny Gargano’s wife, Candice LeRae, issued the flowing statement regarding Tommaso Ciampa’s attack on her husband at Saturday’s NXT Takeover event:

“Johnny is hurting physically, mentally, and we’re drained emotionally. It was a long night and we appreciate everyone’s support and kind words. It’s going to be a process, but my husband is resilient and will back stronger than ever ASAP.

We will try to keep you updated on his progress. For now, this is all I can say on the matter. I have no words for the absolutely selfish acts of this person we believed was apart of our family.

Thank you all for your love and support.”

Update on my husband: pic.twitter.com/bujy3NthJH

— Candice LeRae (@CandiceLeRae) May 21, 2017

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As seen at Saturday’s WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago event, WWE did an angle that saw ‎Tommaso Ciampa attack his partner Johnny Gargano after their loss to Authors of Pain for the NXT Championship.

Dave Meltzer discussed the incident on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio and indicated that the two are headed to the main roster soon. This is the reason they decided to split them as the company didn’t want to bring them to the main roster as a tag team.

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It’s being reported that Tommaso Ciampa, one half of former NXT Tag Team Champions DIY with Johnny Gargano, suffered a knee injury at tonight’s NXT live event in Highland Heights, Kentucky. DIY was facing Sanity, and when Ciampa went to dive off of the apron onto the floor and onto his opponents, he apparently landed wrong and hurt his left knee.

The ref threw up the “X”, and the match was immediately stopped and was ruled a no contest. Fans at ringside quoted Ciampa as being quite upset, saying “Get me the f**k out of here” as he hopped to the back with assistance from trainers at ringside.

Tommaso Ciampa clearly in Pain! #wwe #WWELive #nxthighlandheights pic.twitter.com/K4xA330AS4

— Brian The Guppie (@briantheguppie) May 19, 2017

Tommaso Ciampa helped to the back after the Match was officially Stopped! #nxthighlandheights #wwe #WWELive pic.twitter.com/O16k75i39r

— Brian The Guppie (@briantheguppie) May 19, 2017

DIY and The Authors of Pain are scheduled to have a Ladder Match for the NXT Tag Team Titles Saturday night at NXT TakeOver: Chicago. If Ciampa was legitimately injured tonight, and it’s something that’s can’t be worked through, this could put their match in jeopardy. At this late date, it is unknown what the brand would do as a replacement bout or even if they would have another team challenge the current champions for the titles.

We will have more information on Ciampa and the extent of his injury as more details become available.

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