NXT UK TakeOver

NXT UK TakeOver was a series of professional wrestling livestreaming shows by WWE, produced for their NXT UK brand in 2019 and 2020. They were the counterparts to the NXT TakeOver events for the NXT brand, which mostly took place in the US. British wrestlers who have not made it to one of WWE's two main weekly TV shows, Raw or SmackDown performed on NXT UK. NXT UK TakeOver shows were the biggest shows for the NXT UK brand. They were only streamed on the WWE Network and were not available via traditional pay-per-view channels.

Three UK TakeOver shows happened, two in England and one in Wales. A fourth one was schedudled to take place at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland but was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The series was confirmed to be over in November 2021.[2] The NXT UK brand and TV show was also cancelled in September 2022 [3]

Events

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# Event Date Venue Location Main event Ref.
1 Blackpool 12 January 2019 Empress Ballroom Blackpool, Lancashire, England Pete Dunne (c) vs. Joe Coffey for the WWE United Kingdom Championship [4]
2 Cardiff 31 August 2019 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales Walter (c) vs. Tyler Bate for the WWE United Kingdom Championship [5]
3 Blackpool II 12 January 2020 Empress Ballroom Blackpool, Lancashire, England Walter (c) vs. Joe Coffey for the WWE United Kingdom Championship [6]
(c) – is the champion heading into the match

References

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  1. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (April 30, 2021). "NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Officially Canceled By WWE". Fightful. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Jeremy (November 9, 2021). "UPDATED: NXT WarGames Set For December, Takeover Name Removed". 411mania. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ Kilbane, Lyle (August 22, 2023). "WWE Still Planning For NXT Europe". TJR Wrestling. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ Powell, Jason (12 January 2019). "1/12 Powell's NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool live review – Rhea Ripley vs. Tony Storm for the NXT UK Women's Championship, Pete Dunne vs. Joe Coffey for the WWE UK Championship, Trent Seven and Tyler Bate vs. Zack Gibson and James Drake to become the first NXT UK Tag Champions". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Mike (June 1, 2019). "NXT UK TAKEOVER ANNOUNCED, AEW STAR RINGSIDE AT TAKEOVER: XXV". PWInsider. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  6. ↑ "NXT UK set to return to The Empress Ballroom for TakeOver: Blackpool II on Sunday, Jan. 12". WWE. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.