NXT TakeOver: The End
NXT TakeOver: The End
Main page

NXT TakeOver: The End

logo
Community Hub0 subscribers

NXT TakeOver: The End

logo
Community Hub0 subscribers
What are your thoughts?
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
NXT TakeOver: The End

NXT TakeOver: The End (also called NXT TakeOver: The End... of the Beginning) was the 10th NXT TakeOver professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's developmental territory, NXT. The event aired exclusively on the WWE Network and took place on June 8, 2016. The name "The End" stemmed from this being the final TakeOver event to take place at NXT's long-time home of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, although due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, all NXT events were held at Full Sail until October that year when NXT events were moved to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

TakeOver was a series of professional wrestling events that began in May 2014, as WWE's NXT brand held its second WWE Network-exclusive event, billed as TakeOver. In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by WWE for all of its major NXT events. The End was scheduled as the 10th NXT TakeOver event and was also called "The End... of the Beginning". It was held on June 8, 2016. The name "The End" stemmed from this being the final TakeOver event to take place at NXT's long-time home of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

The event comprised five matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television program, NXT.

On April 21, at a house show in Lowell, Massachusetts, Samoa Joe defeated Finn Bálor to win the NXT Championship. On the May 11 episode of NXT, NXT General Manager William Regal scheduled a rematch at TakeOver: The End. Throughout various house shows, the duo were unable to refrain from engaging in all out brawls, and on May 17, during a contract signing at WWE Performance Center, the match was made a Steel Cage match. This marked the first ever Steel Cage match in NXT history.

At TakeOver: Dallas, American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) defeated The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) to capture the NXT Tag Team Championship. On the May 18 episode of NXT, William Regal made the rematch official at TakeOver: The End.

On the May 18 episode of NXT, Nia Jax defeated former NXT Women's Champion Bayley. Following Bayley's loss and her inability to perform at 100%, on the May 25 episode, Jax defeated Carmella and Alexa Bliss in a triple threat #1 contender match, and would face reigning champion, Asuka, at TakeOver: The End.

On the May 25 episode of NXT, Austin Aries declared his intention to become the next NXT Champion, which prompted a response from Shinsuke Nakamura. William Regal would then schedule a match between Nakamura and Aries at TakeOver: The End.

On June 2, William Regal announced that Tye Dillinger would face Andrade Cien Almas at TakeOver: The End.

See all
User Avatar
No comments yet.