Saturday august 20th, 2016 nxt takesover the barclays center again, when its nxt takeover. Selling out a crowd of,000 for a show thats just developmental is a huge deal. This could shape up for an interesting show in brooklyn in august. Perkins replaced hideo itami, who was injured before his tournament match. Selling out in less than an hour, this marks the second year in a row that wwe has filled the barclays center to capacity on three straight nights, invading brooklyn for takeover, summerslam and monday night raw.
Johnny gargano and tommaso ciampa nxt takeover brooklyn ii. Nxt spent the evening taping television leading into its next wwe network special, nxt takeover. Brooklyn was everything hardcore and casual nxt fans were looking for. On august 22, 2015, in brooklyn, new york at the barclays center, nxt arrived. Proving that wrestling fans will buy into character development, payoffs that take longer than just the four, three, two weeks until the next payperview is a huge deal. The 1st nxt special was called nxt arrival on february 27, 2014. Brooklyn iii was a professional wrestling event in the nxt takeover series which took place on august 19, 2017 at the barclays center in brooklyn, new york. The event will take place in the barclays center of brooklyn, new york city, new york.
Nxt takeover is a series of periodic specials produced by wwe featuring its nxt brand, which. Since 2016, the majority of takeover events have been scheduled as a support event. As the raw and smackdown rosters build towards wwe summerslam 2016, nxt general manager william regal leads the superstars from full sail university towards takeover. Regardless of the future business ramifications, takeover. The event was produced by wwe, showcasing its nxt brand, and streamed live on the wwe network. Brooklyn won the 2015 show of the year award and sasha banks vs bayley won match of the year at the inaugural nxt yearend awards on january, 2016. The nxt takeover series of professional wrestling shows started on may 29, 2014, as the wwe developmental league nxt held their second wwe network exclusive live broadcast billed as nxt takeover. That was the story, so not much of one was told in the ring, hence the low rating here. Brooklyn ii, shinsuke nakamura captured the nxt title from samoa joe, bayley made another heroic attempt to claim the nxt womens title from asuka and ember moon and bobby roode each made a memorable debut. Nothing has been made official about this years nxt event in the barclays center except that it will be named nxt. Brooklyn august 22, 2015 summerslam august 23, 2015 raw august 24, 2015 nxt august 26, 2015 superstars august 27, 2015 raw december 28, 2015 superstars december 31, 2015 raw march 28, 2016 main event march 29, 2016 superstars march 31, 2016 smackdown march 31, 2016 nxt takeover. After drew mcintyre defeated bobby roode to become nxt champion, cole hit. The stars of nxt once again rose to the occasion saturday night, taking to the squared circle in front of 15,000 fans in the barclays center in brooklyn for their biggest and most important show. Shinsuke nakamura epic entry nxt takeover brooklyn ii.
The cruiserweight classic trophy is presented to triple h at nxt takeover. On the august 17, 2016 episode of nxt, asuka and bayley signed their match contract. The tournament started on the october 5, 2016 episode of nxt. Since i have sections for every wwe payperview, i thought i do one for the nxt takeover shows, since they have become a staple of the wwe network since the network debuted in 2014. Takeoversummerslam raw tripleheaders at barclays center in 2016. Back to brooklyn presented by jolly rancher august 20, 2016 barclays center. Release dates 1 also known as aka 2 release dates usa 20 august 2016. Returning to the site of her careers defining moment, bayley hoped. Wwe nxt takeover and wwe nxt uk takeover a list of 34 titles created 30 apr 2017 wwe a list of 743 titles created 9 months ago 7 wwe specials a list of 54 titles. Brooklyn event will be produced by wwe, showcasing its nxt developmental brand, and streamed live on the wwe network.
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It featured the likes of samoa joe, asuka, nia jax, finn balor, austin aries, and shinsuke nakamura director. Joenakamura interview breaks down en route to takeover. The first nxt live special was uniquely titled arrival in february 2014. Wwe nxt debut saturday night at the conclusion of nxt takeover. Nxt takeover brooklyn ii live match recaps and ratings wwe. Sit back and enjoy this epic entrance of the rising star form the land of rising sun shinsuke nakamura.
Wwe wwe home home wrestlemania 36 wrestlemania 36 schedule schedule wrestler. Brooklyn 2016 is an upcoming professional wrestling show in the nxt takeover series is scheduled to take place on august 20, 2016. If the folks in the back were listening, maybe they will be soon. The event was produced by wwe, showcasing its nxt developmental brand, and streamed live on the wwe network. Brooklyn ii, nxt champion samoa joe went facetoface with his challenger, shinsuke nakamura, in a sitdown interview that left the fiery titleholder needing to be restrained. Nxt returned to cable on december 20, 2017, airing a 1 hour special on usa network. The samoan submission machine must face the king of strong style for the nxt championship. The end was a wrestling ppv that aired on the wwe network june 8, 2016. Check out some match predictions for nxt s event in brooklyn. Back to brooklyn and that tickets sold out in less than one hour. That meant the card for the show would be filled out by the time the night was over. Nxt takeover history darrens winloss records, facts. The august 24, 2016 edition of nxt is a professional wrestling television show of the wwe, which took place at the barclays center in brooklyn, new york on august 20, 2016 before nxt takeover.
Nakamura defeats samoa joe to become the new nxt champion. Back to brooklyn 2016 daniel solwold and levis valenzuela jr. Brooklyn ii was the 11th nxt takeover event and the second in the. Eight matches were contested at the event, including two matches taped for future episodes of nxt. On the final stop before this saturdays nxt takeover. Wesley blakes continued quest to prove he can make it on his own without buddy murphy hit another stumbling block. Blake nearly triumphed over tye dillinger behind an. Brooklyn was the first takeover show held outside of full sail. However, after the debut takeover in may, the takeover name has been used for subsequent nxt live specials. Nxt takeover is a series of periodic specials produced by wwe featuring its nxt brand, which are streamed live on the wwe network. However, given the current storylines and the upcoming wwe draft, the following matches seem likely for the august 20. Published on jul 28, 2016 saturday august 20th, 2016 nxt takesover the barclays center again, when its nxt takeover.
Follow along here for spoilers and information on the events card, lineup of matches and news regarding the payperview. Wwe nxt results 2016 dates and venues event date aired city venue nxt january 6, 2016 winter park, florida full sail university nxt january, 2016 winter park, florida full sail university nxt january 20, 2016 winter park, florida full sail university nxt january 27, 2016 winter park, florida full sail university nxt february 3, 2016 winter park, florida full sail university nxt february 10. Itami gets back not only the busaiku knee kick but the go to goddamn sleep. Brooklyn ii was a professional wrestling show and wwe network event in the nxt takeover series that took place on august 20, 2016 at barclays center in brooklyn, new york. To that end, shinsuke nakamura had a match with wesley blake, regal announced his choice for samoa joes opponents at nxt takeover, and the nxt champion. Brooklyn ii was a professional wrestling show in the nxt takeover series that took place on august 20, 2016 at barclays center in brooklyn, new york. Wwe nxt results bayley requests final nxt match at. Bayley returned on the june 22 episode of nxt, where she defeated deonna purrazzo.
While, the rest of the card has wrestlers trying hard to outdo the previous year show with their grudge matches. Brooklyn iv, one of the biggest takeover events of. Brooklyn ii payperview will take place on august 20, 2016 at the barclays center in brooklyn, new york. Brooklyn is merely the breakout for the brand or the pinnacle remains to be seen.