NXT Takeover Archives

 The annual WrestleMania week NXT TakeOver event (last year being the inaugural NXT Stand & Deliver) has always been held on a separate day from WrestleMania as to not draw attention from one another  Last year's event was the first and so far only NXT event to be held over the course of two nights, airing on Wednesday,[...]

WWE announced this week that one of the NXT TakeOver events from the former "black and gold era" of the brand is returning in under a month  NXT Vengeance Day (no more TakeOver, as that has recently joined Pay Per View on Vince McMahon's ever-growing list of banned terms) will return on Tuesday, February 15, this time airing[...]

 But with it now being the NXT 2.0 era and this not being an old-fashioned NXT TakeOver event, could this live up to the year-stealing Pay Per View events of NXT-past?  Well, let's take a look at NXT WarGames to find out! The official logo for the 2021 NXT WarGames event, courtesy of WWE. We have two different WarGames matches[...]

 NXT first introduced the match in 2017 at the NXT TakeOver: WarGames event and then brought it back again in 2019, this time featuring the first-ever all-women version of the match in addition to the men's match. The official logo for the upcoming NXT WarGames event, courtesy of WWE. While the return of WarGames was announced live on NXT[...]

Hey gang!  After a great show Sunday night with NXT TakeOver 36, the word is that tonight will serve as a taste of the changes that are set to come for the NXT brand  With the departure of Adam Cole and former Champion Karrion Kross seemingly gone to the Raw roster full time, it will be interesting to see[...]

Hey gang!  So it was a big weekend for WWE, which of course featured SummerSlam on Saturday night and NXT TakeOver 36 last night  WWE tried to pull out all the stops on Saturday, but personally, I thought it was a pretty forgettable show with some really baffling, if not outright stupid decisions made (poor Bianca Belair…)[...]

 But nothing can get wrestling back on track like a good pay-per-view event, which there is this Sunday night with NXT TakeOver 36 on Peacock  So can the black and gold brand get its shit together enough to make that show a must-see?  Let's find out! The 2021 NXT logo, courtesy of WWE. We start the show with Diamond[...]

Hey gang!  This Sunday night is NXT TakeOver 36 live on Peacock and that means tonight's episode of NXT will be the last chance for the black and gold brand to build towards the event and "put asses in seats" as they say  With that in mind, they've got a pretty packed show for us tonight,[...]

 Kai slams Gonzalez and says she's only found success because of her help and at NXT TakeOver 36, she's going to take her title. Sarray vs Dakota Kai Sarray vs Dakota Kai, courtesy of WWE. A very technical, fast-paced match with lots of reversals and transitions  These two are very evenly matched and have very good chemistry in the[...]

The preview for tonight's NXT, which will see an in-ring face-off between Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly to explain O'Reilly's attack.

The 7/27 NXT recap, which saw Samoa Joe named number one contender for the NXT Championship and Adam Cole vs Bronson Reed in the main event.

Hey gang!  It's TakeOver time and nostalgia time as we get ready to head back to the mid-1990s for one night with NXT TakeOver: In Your House  NXT champion Karrion Kross will have his hands full in tonight's main event, as he will defend his title against four challengers in a Fatal 5-Way Match for[...]

Hey gang!  With NXT TakeOver: In Your House just five days away, tonight's episode of NXT should have plenty of action heading into the show on Sunday night  We've got a couple of grudge matches scheduled, along with a face-off between everyone in the Fatal Five-Way match for the NXT title  Let's not waste any more[...]

 One thing in McMahon's world of tights and suplexes that is looking a bit more settled is the card for the NXT brand's upcoming pay-per-view extravaganza, NXT TakeOver: In Your House  After last night's episode on the USA Network, we now have several matches set for the show, and with 11 days to go, we[...]

 The In Your House branding ran from 1995 until 1999, but now with nostalgia being the big thing, NXT has brought the event branding back again, one year after resurrecting it for last year's June NXT Takeover event. The official logo for NXT: Takeover In Your House, courtesy of WWE. As was first revealed on Barstool Sports' Rasslin[...]

Former NXT Champion Finn Balor did everything he could to hold onto his title at NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, but Karrion Kross would not accept defeat and left with the title  Since being taken to task at the event weeks ago, Balor hasn't been seen on tv or addressed his current status or what's[...]

 NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver left the landscape changed and a lot to be dealt with, so let's see how things look after the big event. NXT's first Tuesday night show on the USA Network, courtesy of WWE. We kick things off with the newly crowned NXT Champion Karrion Kross, accompanied by Scarlett  The new champ tells[...]

Hey gang!  So if you watched NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, you know, we have a new NXT Champion (Karrion Kross), a new NXT Women's Champion (Raquel Gonzalez), and new NXT Tag Team Champions (MSK)  On the first Tuesday show, I'm sure we'll hear from the new champs and maybe see who's stepping up as[...]

Hey gang!  So after last night's barn-burner night one of NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, our expectations are pretty high for what NXT has in store for us for night two on the Peacock app  Luckily for us, the card is stacked, and it should live up to the hype  Now on to the show! Tonight's[...]

If you saw night one of NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver on the USA Network last night, then you know NXT seems pretty deadset on stealing all of the attention from Wrestlemania week  The matches were exciting and hard-hitting and tonight might even surpass that with title matches and an unsanctioned grudge match  Let's take[...]

 And as Wrestlemania has gotten bigger and longer, so has NXT, and that leads us to tonight, where we'll get to see night one of the two-night event that is NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver  NXT has never had an event this packed before, and they promise this will be the biggest event in their history[...]

 And seeing as Wrestlemania has now become a two-night event, NXT has followed suit with their first-ever two-night event, NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, which will kick-off tonight at 8 pm on the USA Network  So what do they have in store for us on Night One of NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver?  Let's take a look! The official[...]

Hey gang!  Tonight we can look forward to the last ever proper Wednesday night episode of NXT on the USA Network as next Wednesday will be night one of NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, and then starting on April 13, NXT will be a Tuesday night program  So how is NXT going out for the[...]

 Now with that in mind, NXT will indeed be going out with a bang on its final two Wednesday night shows, starting tonight with the final episode before NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, the two-night event whose first night will air on the USA Network next Wednesday at 8 pm for NXT's final Wednesday night[...]

Hey gang!  So as we continue on the road to NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, NXT Commissioner William Regal has demanded that both Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly show up tonight so that he can confront them both and figure out how to settle this war between them  Will they show up?  How does Regal plan[...]

NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver will be the brand's biggest event ever, if not in quality, then definitely in quantity  Being held the week of WrestleMania, the event will take place over the two nights of April 7 & 8  And now we know that headling each night will be a big title match for[...]

 NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver will be the brand's first-ever Takeover event to take place over the course of two nights, April 7 and 8  With two nights' worth of NXT action, that's a lot of matches to book  So how's it looking so far?  Let's take a look! The official logo for NXT Takeover: Stand and[...]

NXT Recap for the 3/10/2021 episode, where we get multiple big title matches and some big announcements that change NXT forever.

NXT Commissioner William Regal opened up tonight's episode in the ring to give the first of the promised two bombshell announcements, which is that Wrestlemania weekend, we will be getting the biggest NXT Takeover show ever  Over the course of two nights (April 7 and 8, to be more specific), we will be getting Stand and Deliver, NXT's Wrestlemania[...]

Howdy, folks! The Chadster here, closing off coverage of this week's episode of NXT with an update on the card for Sunday's PPV, NXT Takeover Vengeance Day Without a doubt, NXT Takeover Vengeance Day will be the greatest PPV in the history of wrestling, and probably the best day of The Chadster's entire life But[...]