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NXT TakeOver was a series of periodic professional wrestling events produced by the American promotion WWE for its NXT brand division. The first TakeOver was simply titled TakeOver and was held in May 2014 as the brand's second major live event, after Arrival in February.
WarGames. NXT TakeOver 36 was the 36th and final NXT TakeOver professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division. The event took place on August 22, 2021, from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
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Background
TakeOver was a series of professional wrestling shows that began in May 2014, as WWE's NXT brand held their second WWE Network-exclusive event, billed as TakeOver. In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by WWE for all of their NXT live specials. Titled for being the 31st NXT TakeOver event, TakeOver 31 was scheduled to be held on October 4, 2020. While NXT TakeOver events were originally exclusive to the WWE Network, TakeOver 31 was the first TakeOver to also be av...
Storylines
The card included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on their weekly television program, NXT. On the September 23 episode of NXT, Kyle O'Reilly won a gauntlet eliminator match, defeating Bronson Reed, Cameron Grimes,...
Preliminary matches
The pay-per-view opened with Johnny Gargano challenging Damian Priest for Priest's NXT North American Championship. A spot in the match saw Damian Priest use a suicide dive but Johnny Gargano moved out of the way and Priest landed on a cameraman. At the conclusion of a competitive match, Priest managed to reverse Gargano's attempt at his slingshot DDT finisher (known as "One Final Beat") into his own rolling cutter finisher (known as "The Reckoning") which secured him the victory. Next, Kushi...
Main event
Kyle O'Reilly challenged Finn Bálor for the NXT Championship. The match was physically intense, with the two men trading stiff shots at one another for the bulk of it. Late on a kick by Bálor to the face of O'Reilly knocked him off his feet and he sustained legitimate injury. A knee to the gut of Bálor injured him and he started bleeding from the mouth. O'Reilly also sustained a notable shot to his liver, which was referenced in-storyline in the following days. The end featured Bálor using hi...
NXT TakeOver 31 received positive reviews from fans and insiders, with the NXT Championship Match garnering the most praise. Kevin Pantoja of 411Maniagave the show a score of 9 out of 10 stating: "The COVID era TakeOvers have been good but not great. Well, this one gets back to classic TakeOver levels. The worst thing was a good KUSHIDA/Dream match...
Ridge Holland was seriously injured on the October 7 episode of NXT, putting him out of action for an extended period. As announced during TakeOver, NXT was set to revive Halloween Havoc as a special episode of NXT on October 28, hosted by Shotzi Blackheart. On the October 14 episode of the program, Candice LeRae defeated Blackheart to earn another...
Aug 22, 2021 · At an explosive NXT TakeOver 36, Samoa Joe reigned supreme over Karrion Kross to once again take possession of the NXT Title, Ilja Dragunov triumphed over WALTER to end his 870-day reign and win the NXT UK Title, Kyle O’Reilly overcame Adam Cole in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match, NXT Women's Champion Raquel Gonzalez defeated Dakota Kai only to come face-to-face with the arrival of Kay Lee Ray ...
Aug 22, 2021 · NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez overcomes Dakota Kai only to come face-to-face with Kay Lee Ray. Raquel Gonzalez suffered the ultimate betrayal at the hands of Dakota Kai. But the NXT Women’s Champion would crush her former friend’s championship dreams at NXT TakeOver 36 and hang on to her title. Despite the size difference, Kai ...
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day results: Cole shocks Bálor, O’Reilly and the NXT Universe with stunning betrayal. Finn Bálor retained the NXT Championship after a grueling classic with Pete Dunne, but all eyes were on Adam Cole after he floored Bálor and longtime friend Kyle O’Reilly with superkicks. Elsewhere, NXT Women’s Champion Io ...
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Aug 22, 2021 · Following up on a massive WWE SummerSlam, NXT TakeOver 36 had a major hill to climb to steal the weekend. The card for the night had the chance to truly pull that off.
