NXT TakeOver

NXT TakeOver was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE, under their NXT brand and was broadcast live on the WWE Network, available to subscribers. NXT TakeOver took place on May 29, 2014 at NXT's "home" arena, Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida and featured five matches as part of the main broadcast and one match prior to the televised portion of the show. The main event of the show was the first high profile NXT Championship defense in Adrian Neville's title reign after winning the championship at NXT Arrival as he wrestled Tyson Kidd. The show also hosted the finals of a tournament for the vacant NXT Women's Championship as Charlotte, accompanied by her father Ric Flair faced off against Natalya accompanied by her uncle Bret Hart.

Production

Background

NXT TakeOver was the second live NXT show broadcast on the WWE Network, following NXT Arrival held in February 2014. The "NXT TakeOver" name would subsequently be used for NXT live shows held several times each year.

Storylines

Event

The commentators were Tom Phillips, William Regal and Byron Saxton.^[3] The pre-show panel consisted of Christian, Paul Heyman and Renee Young.^[4]

The first match saw Adam Rose face Camacho. Rose executed a Party Foul on Camacho to win the match.

Next, The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) defended the NXT Tag Team Championship against El Local and Kalisto. Viktor pinned El Local after the Fall of Man to retain the title.

After that, Sami Zayn faced Tyler Breeze to determine the #1 contender to the NXT Championship. During the match, Zayn executed a Blue Thunder Bomb on Breeze for a near-fall. Breeze executed a Supermodel Kick on Zayn for a near-fall. In the end, Zayn attempted a Helluva kick on Breeze but Breeze avoided the move and executed a Beauty Shot to win the match.

There was a segment with Mojo Rawley confronting Rusev and Lana; Rusev dominated the resultant brawl.

In the fourth match, Charlotte faced Natalya for the vacant NXT Women's Championship. During the match, Natalya applied the Sharpshooter on Charlotte but Charlotte countered the hold into the Figure Eight Leglock, which Natalya would counter. The match ended when Charlotte applied the Sharpshooter on Natalya but Natalya escaped the hold. Charlotte pinned Natalya after Natural Selection to win the title.

In the main event, Adrian Neville defended the NXT Championship against Tyson Kidd. During the match, Neville executed a Pop Up Sitout Powerbomb on Kidd for a near-fall. Kidd performed a Springboard Blockbuster on Neville for a near-fall. In the end, Neville executed a Super Hurricanrana and a Red Arrow on Kidd to retain the title.

Results

No.	Results^[3]	Stipulations	Times^[5]
1	Adam Rose defeated Camacho	Singles match	5:07
2	The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) (c) defeated El Local and Kalisto	Tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship	6:18
3	Tyler Breeze defeated Sami Zayn	Singles match to determine the #1 contender to the NXT Championship	15:55
4	Charlotte (with Ric Flair) defeated Natalya (with Bret Hart)	Singles match for the vacant NXT Women's Championship	16:49
5	Adrian Neville (c) defeated Tyson Kidd	Singles match for the NXT Championship	20:55
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
↑ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
1 2 "James's WWE NXT TakeOver report 5/29: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live special on WWE Network". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
↑ Howell, Nolan. "Neville tops Kidd at NXT Takeover". canoe.ca. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
↑ "WWE NXT Takeover - Results". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

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