NXT TakeOver: New York is going down tonight, April 5th, 2019. We’ve compiled a list of all 23 previous TakeOver events and ranked them from worst
So before the men and women of NXT steal the show at WrestleMania weekend, fire up the WWE Network and relive some of the best WWE-produced pay-per-view events of all time!
NXT TakeOver: San Antonio
Date: January 28, 2017
Main Event: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Bobby Roode for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
Date: September 11, 2014
Main Event: Adrian Neville (c) vs. Tyler Breeze vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Sami Zayn for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
Date: May 20, 2015
Main Event: Kevin Owens (c) vs. Sami Zayn for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: The End
Date: June 8, 2016
Main Event: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Finn Bálor for the NXT Championship in a Steel Cage Match
NXT TakeOver: Rival
Date: February 11, 2015
Main Event: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Kevin Owens for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver
Date: May 29, 2014
Main Event: Adrian Neville (c) vs. Tyson Kidd for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: Respect
Date: October 7, 2015
Main Event: Bayley (c) vs. Sasha Banks in a 30-minute Iron Man Match for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: London
Date: December 16, 2015
Main Event: Finn Bálor (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: Orlando
Date: April 1, 2017
Main Event: Bobby Roode (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II
Date: August 20, 2016
Main Event: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
Date: January 26, 2019
Main Event: Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
Date: August 22, 2015
Main Event: Finn Bálor (c) vs. Kevin Owens in a Ladder Match for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
Date: November 18, 2017
Main Event: SAnitY vs. The Authors of Pain and Roderick Strong vs. Undisputed Era in a WarGames Match
NXT TakeOver: Toronto
Date: November 19, 2016
Main Event: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia
Date: January 27, 2018
Main Event: Andrade “Cien” Almas (c) vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: Chicago II
Date: June 16, 2018
Main Event: Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano in a Street Fight
NXT TakeOver: R Evolution
Date: December 11, 2014
Main Event: Adrian Neville (c) vs. Sami Zayn for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV
Date: August 18, 2018
Main Event: Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Johnny Gargano in a Last Man Standing Match for the NXT Championship
NXT TakeOver: Dallas
Date: April 1, 2016
Main Event: Finn Bálor (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship
TakeOver: Dallas was made even more special by an electric crowd. Sure, all TakeOver events so far have had a hot crowd, but the energy in Dallas hasn’t been matched before or since.
Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe headlined the event, but Shinsuke Nakamura’s debut bout against Sami Zayn easily stole the show (and WrestleMania Weekend 2016).
NXT TakeOver: Chicago
Date: May 20, 2017
Main Event: The Authors of Pain (c) vs. DIY in a Ladder Match for the NXT Tag Team Championships
Most people remember the first TakeOver: Chicago show for what happened in the very last moments, but the rest of the show is worth talking about, too. Tyler Bate vs. Pete Dunne was especially memorable and went a long way in helping launch the NXT UK brand.
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
Date: November 17, 2018
Main Event: Pete Dunne, War Raiders, and Ricochet vs. Undisputed Era in a WarGames Match
From top to bottom, WarGames II was one of the best shows of 2018. The last three matches in particular (Black/Gargano, Ciampa/Dream, and WarGames) stand out above the rest.
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
Date: August 19, 2017
Main Event: Bobby Roode (c) vs. Drew McIntyre for the NXT Championship
The TakeOver: Brooklyn series has been absolutely fantastic. We’ve already gotten four incredible events so far, with this particular show being the best of the bunch (so far).
NXT TakeOver: New Orleans
Date: April 7, 2018
Main Event: Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano in an Unsanctioned Match
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