We were awaiting official confirmation when their match was teased on NXT last week, and now we have it. WWE has announced that Finn Balor will take on Johnny Gargano one-on-one at NXT TakeOver: Portland on Sunday, Feb. 16.
On last week's show, Gargano cut a promo on Balor in the ring, calling him a hypocrite for walking away from the black and gold brand as soon as he got the call to move up to Raw. Johnny said he got that same phone-call, but decided to stay put because he actually loves the promotion and wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
At that, "The Prince" hit the ramp and berated Gargano before revealing that he'd asked GM William Regal to book a match for TakeOver: Portland, but Johnny will be lucky if he makes it to the PPV. This obviously implies that Balor is going to attempt to put Gargano on the shelf again at some point in the buildup to the next TakeOver event.
Will the Irishman be true to his word? Tune in to NXT later tonight to find out.