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NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2020)
The 2020 NXT TakeOver: WarGames was the 32nd NXT TakeOver and the fourth annual NXT WarGames professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division. The event took place on December 6, 2020, from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the first WarGames event to air on traditional PPV in addition to the WWE Network. The 2020 event ended the show's tradition of being held as part of Survivor Series weekend. It was also the final WarGames held under the TakeOver series, which was discontinued in late 2021 with WarGames held as its own event that year.
Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Bobby Fish) defeated Team McAfee (Pat McAfee, Pete Dunne, Danny Burch, and Oney Lorcan) in a WarGames match while in the opening bout, Team Candice (Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Raquel González, and Toni Storm) defeated Team Shotzi (Shotzi Blackheart, Ember Moon, Rhea Ripley, and Io Shirai) in the women's WarGames match.
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. While originally exclusive to the WWE Network, NXT TakeOver events also became available on traditional pay-per-view beginning with TakeOver 31 in October 2020. Announced on September 3, 2020, the 32nd NXT TakeOver was held on December 6, 2020. During the November 18 episode of NXT, it was promoted under the name "TakeOver: WarGames", marking the fourth in the WarGames chronology, a subseries of TakeOvers that feature the WarGames match and were originally held as a support show for WWE's annual Survivor Series pay-per-view. Unlike previous years, however, the 2020 WarGames was not held as a support show for that year's Survivor Series; it was instead held two weeks after Survivor Series. It was available for purchase on In Demand.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that began affecting the industry in mid-March, WWE had to present the majority of its programming from a behind closed doors set. NXT's programming was initially held at NXT's home base of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. In October 2020, NXT's events were moved to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, featuring the "Capitol Wrestling Center" setup, an homage to the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the predecessor to WWE. Like the WWE ThunderDome utilized for Raw and SmackDown's programming, LED boards were placed around the Performance Center so that fans could attend virtually, while additionally, friends and family members of the wrestlers were in attendance, along with a limited number of actual live fans, divided from each other by plexiglass walls.
The card included 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.
In July, a feud began between Pat McAfee and The Undisputed Era's Adam Cole. This led to a match at TakeOver XXX, where Cole was victorious. On the October 21 episode of NXT, Undisputed Era members Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly were scheduled to challenge Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) for the NXT Tag Team Championship. However, Fish and Roderick Strong were attacked backstage, leading to O'Reilly choosing Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan. They won the title after interference from Pat McAfee, who aligned with Burch and Lorcan. At NXT: Halloween Havoc, McAfee stated that it was part of a feud between him and The Undisputed Era, and also revealed that he hired Ridge Holland to attack Adam Cole at TakeOver 31. After Holland legitimately got injured during a match against Burch, McAfee hired him and Lorcan to take out Fish and Strong. As a result, O'Reilly gave the Undisputed Era a title match He later came from the back and was joined by Pete Dunne, who turned on O'Reilly and aligned himself with McAfee's stable, called The Kings of NXT. The following week, the stable interrupted a match pitting Drake Maverick and Killian Dain against Ever-Rise (Matt Martel and Chase Parker) before talking about The Undisputed Era's rise in NXT. On the November 11 episode, McAfee and Dunne accompanied Burch and Lorcan for the latter's title defense against Breezango, which they won. After the match, McAfee, Dunne, Burch, and Lorcan laid out both teams. The following week, McAfee interrupted NXT Champion Finn Bálor mid-promo to brag about all his stable had accomplished. McAfee warned Bálor to hand the title to his stable or be attacked. Bálor revealed that he brought friends, which was revealed to be The Undisputed Era, and they brawled with McAfee's stable as the show ended. On November 19, a WarGames match pitting McAfee, Burch, Lorcan, and Dunne against The Undisputed Era was made official for TakeOver: WarGames. On the November 25 episode of NXT, Dunne defeated O'Reilly in a ladder match to earn his team the WarGames advantage.
At NXT: Halloween Havoc on October 28, Johnny Gargano defeated Damian Priest in a Devil's Playground Match to win the NXT North American Championship, becoming the first-ever two-time NXT North American Champion. On the November 11 episode of NXT, Gargano defended the title against Leon Ruff, who was picked as his opponent by a roulette-style spinning wheel. During the match, Priest distracted Gargano and was pinned by Ruff to win the title for the first time. The following week, Ruff retained the championship against Gargano via disqualification when Priest intentionally punched Ruff. On the November 25 episode of NXT, all three competitors were on The KO Show to state their case for why they want the NXT North American Championship, when NXT general manager William Regal appeared to announce the title will be defended in a triple threat match at TakeOver: WarGames.
On the October 7 episode of NXT, Dexter Lumis defeated Austin Theory in a match but was then attacked by Cameron Grimes, saying he felt disrespected by him last week. At NXT: Halloween Havoc, the two met in a Haunted House of Horror match, with Lumis beating him in the ring by submission. They faced each other again in a blindfold match on the November 18 episode of NXT, ending in a no contest after Grimes unknowingly knocked the referee unconscious and eventually ran off. The following week, Grimes defeated Jake Atlas in a match but was soon interrupted by Lumis, who offered him a strap but he refused to wear it. Later that night, Regal met Grimes backstage to set up a strap match between him and Lumis at TakeOver: WarGames.
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NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2020)
The 2020 NXT TakeOver: WarGames was the 32nd NXT TakeOver and the fourth annual NXT WarGames professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division. The event took place on December 6, 2020, from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the first WarGames event to air on traditional PPV in addition to the WWE Network. The 2020 event ended the show's tradition of being held as part of Survivor Series weekend. It was also the final WarGames held under the TakeOver series, which was discontinued in late 2021 with WarGames held as its own event that year.
Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Bobby Fish) defeated Team McAfee (Pat McAfee, Pete Dunne, Danny Burch, and Oney Lorcan) in a WarGames match while in the opening bout, Team Candice (Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Raquel González, and Toni Storm) defeated Team Shotzi (Shotzi Blackheart, Ember Moon, Rhea Ripley, and Io Shirai) in the women's WarGames match.
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. While originally exclusive to the WWE Network, NXT TakeOver events also became available on traditional pay-per-view beginning with TakeOver 31 in October 2020. Announced on September 3, 2020, the 32nd NXT TakeOver was held on December 6, 2020. During the November 18 episode of NXT, it was promoted under the name "TakeOver: WarGames", marking the fourth in the WarGames chronology, a subseries of TakeOvers that feature the WarGames match and were originally held as a support show for WWE's annual Survivor Series pay-per-view. Unlike previous years, however, the 2020 WarGames was not held as a support show for that year's Survivor Series; it was instead held two weeks after Survivor Series. It was available for purchase on In Demand.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that began affecting the industry in mid-March, WWE had to present the majority of its programming from a behind closed doors set. NXT's programming was initially held at NXT's home base of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. In October 2020, NXT's events were moved to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, featuring the "Capitol Wrestling Center" setup, an homage to the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the predecessor to WWE. Like the WWE ThunderDome utilized for Raw and SmackDown's programming, LED boards were placed around the Performance Center so that fans could attend virtually, while additionally, friends and family members of the wrestlers were in attendance, along with a limited number of actual live fans, divided from each other by plexiglass walls.
The card included 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.
In July, a feud began between Pat McAfee and The Undisputed Era's Adam Cole. This led to a match at TakeOver XXX, where Cole was victorious. On the October 21 episode of NXT, Undisputed Era members Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly were scheduled to challenge Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) for the NXT Tag Team Championship. However, Fish and Roderick Strong were attacked backstage, leading to O'Reilly choosing Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan. They won the title after interference from Pat McAfee, who aligned with Burch and Lorcan. At NXT: Halloween Havoc, McAfee stated that it was part of a feud between him and The Undisputed Era, and also revealed that he hired Ridge Holland to attack Adam Cole at TakeOver 31. After Holland legitimately got injured during a match against Burch, McAfee hired him and Lorcan to take out Fish and Strong. As a result, O'Reilly gave the Undisputed Era a title match He later came from the back and was joined by Pete Dunne, who turned on O'Reilly and aligned himself with McAfee's stable, called The Kings of NXT. The following week, the stable interrupted a match pitting Drake Maverick and Killian Dain against Ever-Rise (Matt Martel and Chase Parker) before talking about The Undisputed Era's rise in NXT. On the November 11 episode, McAfee and Dunne accompanied Burch and Lorcan for the latter's title defense against Breezango, which they won. After the match, McAfee, Dunne, Burch, and Lorcan laid out both teams. The following week, McAfee interrupted NXT Champion Finn Bálor mid-promo to brag about all his stable had accomplished. McAfee warned Bálor to hand the title to his stable or be attacked. Bálor revealed that he brought friends, which was revealed to be The Undisputed Era, and they brawled with McAfee's stable as the show ended. On November 19, a WarGames match pitting McAfee, Burch, Lorcan, and Dunne against The Undisputed Era was made official for TakeOver: WarGames. On the November 25 episode of NXT, Dunne defeated O'Reilly in a ladder match to earn his team the WarGames advantage.
At NXT: Halloween Havoc on October 28, Johnny Gargano defeated Damian Priest in a Devil's Playground Match to win the NXT North American Championship, becoming the first-ever two-time NXT North American Champion. On the November 11 episode of NXT, Gargano defended the title against Leon Ruff, who was picked as his opponent by a roulette-style spinning wheel. During the match, Priest distracted Gargano and was pinned by Ruff to win the title for the first time. The following week, Ruff retained the championship against Gargano via disqualification when Priest intentionally punched Ruff. On the November 25 episode of NXT, all three competitors were on The KO Show to state their case for why they want the NXT North American Championship, when NXT general manager William Regal appeared to announce the title will be defended in a triple threat match at TakeOver: WarGames.
On the October 7 episode of NXT, Dexter Lumis defeated Austin Theory in a match but was then attacked by Cameron Grimes, saying he felt disrespected by him last week. At NXT: Halloween Havoc, the two met in a Haunted House of Horror match, with Lumis beating him in the ring by submission. They faced each other again in a blindfold match on the November 18 episode of NXT, ending in a no contest after Grimes unknowingly knocked the referee unconscious and eventually ran off. The following week, Grimes defeated Jake Atlas in a match but was soon interrupted by Lumis, who offered him a strap but he refused to wear it. Later that night, Regal met Grimes backstage to set up a strap match between him and Lumis at TakeOver: WarGames.