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 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[...]

As was just announced on tonight's episode of NXT, the vacated NXT Tag Team titles will be on the line at NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver Night One in a triple threat tag team match between MSK, Grizzled Young Veterans, and Legado Del Fantasma  The match was made official by NXT Commissioner William Regal and announced[...]

Last night's NXT New Years Evil was the first episode of NXT of 2021, and the company is already looking to the future by announcing both an upcoming Takeover event for February and a second Dusty Rhodes Classic tag team tournament, this one for women The Takeover event is set to take place on Valentine's[...]

Ahead of NXT Takeover WarGames, Sam Roberts and Wade Barrett hosted a relatively uneventful pre-show, and Cameron Grimes cut a promo. Emanating from the COVID Wrestling Center (CWC) in Orlando, Florida, on December 6th, NXT Takeover WarGames is the final NXT PPV event of 2020 There are just five matches scheduled for the show Timothy Thatcher[...]

Ahead of Sunday's NXT Takeover WarGames PPV, Triple H was interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell on WWE's YouTube channel. Triple H is interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell ahead of NXT Takeover WarGames. Triple H, who sounded like he might have a little cold (uh oh), remembered Pat Patterson and talked about Patterson's effect on the wrestling business surpassing even[...]

On last night's episode of WWE NXT, the card for the upcoming NXT Takeover WarGames card began to solidify The PPV takes place in two weeks on December 6th, and it looks to feature two WarGames matches, one for the men and one for the women In addition, there's a North American Championship triple threat[...]

It seems like NXT Takeover 31 just started less than two hours ago, but here we are, about to start the main event Wait, you mean it really did start less than two hours ago? Can we make all PPVs limited to two and a half hours or less from now on? Who's with me?[...]

NXT Takeover 31 featured several unsurprising outcomes, with no titles changing hands as of this writing (though the main event is happening right now) But fans did get some nice surprises in other ways For example, after fans demanded it for years, WWE announced they're bringing back the Halloween Havoc name But the biggest surprises[...]

NXT Takeover 31 may be halfway over, but some would say the best is yet to come Coming up next is a match for the NXT Women's Championship between Candice LeRea and champion Io Shirai. Welcome to Bleeding Cool's live results and analysis for NXT Takeover 31, emanating from WWE's Capitol Wrestling Center at the newly[...]

But first, it's time for Santos Escobar to defend the Cruiserweight Championship against Isaiah "Swerve" Scott." Welcome to Bleeding Cool's live results and analysis for NXT Takeover 31, emanating from WWE's Capitol Wrestling Center at the newly revamped WWE Performance Center You can scroll down to the bottom for links to our coverage of the other[...]

NXT Takeover 31 has already given us our first glimpse at the new NXT set, which features a really cool look with chain link fence covered plexiglass surrounding the ring, with a real-life crowd on the floor and a virtual crowd on the walls We also got a very good opener between Johnny Gargano and[...]

Welcome to Bleeding Cool's live results and analysis for NXT Takeover 31, emanating from WWE's Capitol Wrestling Center at the newly revamped WWE Performance Center You can scroll down to the bottom for links to our coverage of the other articles tonight. Takeover begins with a video package focused on Jess McMahon's Capitol Wrestling Corporation, which[...]

Welcome to part 3 of our NXT Takeover XXX report. The official logo for NXT. NXT Takeover XXX Report – Part 1 Samoa Joe shills for WWE Supercard, then Drew McIntyre joins the commentary team He says he's gonna kick Randy Orton's ass tomorrow Then he predicts Keith Lee will win against Karrion Kross tonight We see Kross[...]

Now that the pre-show and opening bout is out of the way, it's time for NXT Takeover XXX to get serious The third match of the night is the big ladder match A new North American Champion will be crowned There will be a crapload of crazy spots. The official logo for NXT. NXT Takeover XXX Report[...]

In the very first battle of the Saturday Night Wars, NXT Takeover airs on the WWE Network opposite AEW Dynamite, which was preempted for the NBA Playoffs AEW put on a killer episode of Dynamite that stuck the landing as well as any wrestling show I've seen in the past few years How will NXT[...]

Karrion Kross suffered a separated shoulder during his main event bout against Keith Lee at NXT Takeover XXX last night Triple H revealed the news after the event ended Kross was able to finish the match and even win the NXT Championship after dominating Lee Late Saturday Night, WWE released a press release about the[...]

Thanks to my colleagues for the excellent live coverage of NXT Takeover: In Your House Jeremy, you've done a great job as usual Chad… well, you tried Last up is Charlotte Flair vs Rhea Ripley vs Io Shirai for the NXT Women's Championship. Before the match, Renee Young talked to us from her Watchalong party to[...]

Welcome to live coverage of NXT Takeover: In Your House here at Bleeding Cool My name is Chad McMahon, and I've been seeing all of things you're saying about me, Jude Terror I am not a goober And let me tell you, The Chadster is two and a half white claw seltzers in already tonight,[...]

Welcome to Bleeding Cool's ongoing live coverage of NXT Takeover: In Your House I'm still recovering from the sonic assault of the live music that opened the show Was it a live band? Was it an SNL skit? You gotta warn us about that sort of thing in the future, WWE What if I was[...]

Shawn Michaels appeared on WWE's The Bump livestream ahead of NXT Takeover: In Your House tonight The Heartbreak Kid (can you really still be called the Heartbreak Kid at age 54?) discussed the event, including the preparation that goes into an NXT PPV from the backstage perspective as well as for the performers Michaels also[...]