NXT Takeover Brooklyn IV: Five Potential Replacements for Aleister Black 

On the latest episode of NXT, William Regal announced that Tommaso Ciampa would defend his title in a triple threat match against Johnny Gargano, and Aleister Black, at the upcoming NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV event.

At the end of the show, however, we saw that Aleister Black had been 'attacked' in the car-park, and as a result, it looks as though he will not be competing for the belt in Brooklyn.

Of course, this was an angle designed to write Black out of the match. The former champion picked up an injury last week and will be unable to compete in the contest.

While there is the possibility that the WWE will just go with Tommaso Ciampa Vs Johnny Gargano as the night's main event, logic would suggest that the company are holding off on their third and final encounter until a later date, which means that the WWE is likely going to replace Black in the match instead.

With less than ten days to go before the event, the company will have to act quickly to replace Black, so with that in mind, let's take a look at the five best options they have available.

1: Keith Lee

Keith Lee made an emphatic debut on NXT recently

Keith Lee made his WWE debut on this week's episode of NXT, defeating Marcel Barthel in fairly convincing fashion.

While Lee may have only wrestled one match in NXT so far, he has arrived in the company with an impressive pedigree and is one of the most capable big men performers in the wrestling industry.

From a storyline perspective, the addition of Lee, who is a face, wouldn't make too much sense, though it wouldn't be unlike the WWE to just put a replacement into a match for no rhyme or reason.

Lee has taken part in several excellent matches outside the WWE, and there is no doubt that he would be able to help Gargano and Ciampa put on a show-stealing encounter.

2: Adam Cole

Could Adam Cole pull double duty again?

Adam Cole will be defending his North American title at Takeover for the first time next Saturday when he goes one on one with Ricochet.

As things stand, the odds lean in the favour of Ricochet winning the title, and many fans suspect that Cole and The Undisputed Era may be on their way up to the main roster fairly soon.

Setting this one up wouldn't prove too difficult either. Cole could simply storm into Regal's office, furious about having lost his title earlier in the night, and demand to be included in the main event.

Cole pulled double duty for NXT back in April at Takeover: New Orleans and the nature of a triple threat means that he could get away with a slightly easier encounter in the night's main event.

3: Kassius Ohno

Kassius Ohno has a history with Ciampa and Gargano

Tommaso Ciampa is the best heel in wrestling right now, and his continued arrogance only adds to that.

At Takeover: Chicago, Ciampa beat Gargano with his hands tied behind his back, and since then he has gone on to win the NXT title from Aleister Black, despite an attempted interference from Johnny Gargano.

Kassius Ohno and Johnny Gargano are good friends on-screen, so having Ciampa overcome both of those men to retain his NXT title belt would put another feather in his cap, and give him one more thing to brag about in the coming months.

Setting this one up would be fairly straightforward. Suspecting that Ciampa was the one to attack Black, William Regal could announce that Johnny Gargano gets to choose the third man in the match, and naturally, Gargano would choose the one man in NXT who had his back in recent months.

4: Lars Sullivan

Lars Sullivan has plenty of reasons to want Black out of the picture

Lars Sullivan tried and failed to dethrone Aleister Black at NXT Takeover: Chicago in June, which in itself, would provide him for a reason to want to take out the former NXT champion.

Sullivan is a reliable main-event guy in NXT, and while he may not be able to keep up with Gargano and Ciampa from a technical standpoint, his power move based arsenal would bring a different dynamic to the match and could bring out something new and interesting from the former DIY team-mates.

Unlike a lot of names on this list, Sullivan is very much a man without any connections, and he would have no qualms treating both Ciampa and Gargano the same way.

His inclusion could even lead to a brief alliance between the two former team-mates, which is something that would no doubt get a huge pop from the Brooklyn crowd.

5: Matt Riddle

Matt Riddle could make his debut in the main event

The recent acquisition of Matt Riddle by the WWE has grabbed headlines throughout the wrestling industry, and what better way to showcase the former UFC star's talents than to put him in a title match with two of NXT's finest performers.

Riddle's place in the match could be kept a secret until the very last minute, with his arrival likely to get a huge pop from the Brooklyn crowd.

The issue would be that the third man is likely to eat the pinfall in this match, with the WWE wanting to save the final showdown between Ciampa and Gargano until a later day.

Having Riddle lose his first match in the company, even if it is in a Takeover main event, is not going to kickstart his career in the way that many fans are expecting.