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'''NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin''' was a scheduled [[professional wrestling]] show and [[WWE Network]] [[List of WWE Network events|event]] produced by [[WWE]] for their [[NXT UK (WWE brand)|NXT UK]] [[WWE brand extension|brand division]]. It was scheduled to take place on 20 June 2021 at the [[3Arena]] in [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It was to have been the fourth [[NXT UK TakeOver]] event and the first held outside the [[United Kingdom]].
'''NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin''' was a scheduled [[professional wrestling]] [[livestreaming]] event that would have been produced by the American company [[WWE]]. It would have been the fourth [[NXT UK TakeOver]] event held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's [[NXT UK (WWE brand)|NXT UK]] [[WWE brand extension|brand division]]. The event was scheduled to take place at the [[3Arena]] in [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], which would have made it the first NXT UK TakeOver held outside the [[United Kingdom]].


The event was originally to be held on 26 April 2020, but was rescheduled to 25 October due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which began affecting all of WWE's programming in mid-March that year. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, the event was rescheduled once again, this time to 20 June 2021. On 30 April 2021, the event was cancelled.
The event was originally to be held on 26 April 2020, but was rescheduled to 25 October due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland|COVID-19 pandemic]], which began affecting all of WWE's programming in mid-March that year. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, the event was rescheduled once again, this time to 20 June 2021. However, on 30 April, the event was officially cancelled.


==Production==
==Production==
===Background===
===Background===
[[NXT TakeOver|TakeOver]] is a series of [[professional wrestling]] shows that began on 29 May 2014, when [[WWE]]'s [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]] held their [[NXT TakeOver (2014)|second live special]] on the [[WWE Network]].<ref name=Takeover>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_78704.shtml|title=James's WWE NXT TakeOver report 5/29: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live special on WWE Network|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=June 2, 2014}}</ref> The [[NXT UK (WWE brand)|NXT UK brand]] debuted in August 2018 and subsequently adopted the name of their sister brand's live specials, beginning with [[NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool|TakeOver: Blackpool]] in 2019. TakeOver: Dublin will be the fourth [[NXT UK TakeOver]] event. It will be held at the [[3Arena]] and is named after the venue's city of [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It will mark the first NXT UK TakeOver event held outside the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=Dublin>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/nxt-uk-takeover-dublin-announced-april-26|title=NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Announced For April 26|work=Fightful|last=Toro|first=Carlos|date=February 16, 2020|accessdate=February 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name=postponed10252020/><ref name=postponed06202021/>
[[NXT TakeOver|TakeOver]] was a series of [[professional wrestling]] shows that began on 29 May 2014, when [[WWE]]'s [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]] held their [[NXT TakeOver (2014)|second live special]] on the [[WWE Network]].<ref name=Takeover>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_78704.shtml|title=James's WWE NXT TakeOver report 5/29: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live special on WWE Network|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=June 2, 2014}}</ref> The [[NXT UK (WWE brand)|NXT UK brand]] debuted in June 2018 and subsequently adopted the TakeOver name for their live WWE Network specials, beginning with [[NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool]] in January 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yash announces NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2018/11/24/18110187/triple-h-announces-nxt-uk-takeover-blackpool|publisher=Cageside Seats|accessdate=November 24, 2018|date=November 24, 2018}}</ref> TakeOver: Dublin would have been the fourth [[NXT UK TakeOver]] event. It was scheduled to be held at the [[3Arena]] and was named after the venue's city of [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It would have marked the first NXT UK TakeOver event held outside the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=Dublin>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/nxt-uk-takeover-dublin-announced-april-26|title=NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Announced For April 26|work=Fightful|last=Toro|first=Carlos|date=February 16, 2020|accessdate=February 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name=postponed10252020/><ref name=postponed06202021/>


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TakeOver: Dublin was originally scheduled to take place on 26 April 2020.<ref name=Dublin/> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland|COVID-19 pandemic]], however, the event was postponed and rescheduled to occur on 25 October.<ref name=postponed10252020>{{cite web|last=Toro|first=Carlos|title=NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Announced For October 25|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/nxt-uk-takeover-dublin-announced-april-26|work=Fightful|date=February 16, 2020|accessdate=February 16, 2020}}</ref> The ongoing pandemic caused the event to be rescheduled again, this time to 20 June 2021.<ref name=postponed06202021>{{cite web|last=Delelice|first=Robert|title=Report: NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Now Rescheduled For 6/20/2021|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/report-nxt-uk-takeover-dublin-now-rescheduled-6202021|work=Fightful|date=September 25, 2020|accessdate=September 26, 2020}}</ref> However, on 30 April, the event was removed from the 3Arena's scheduled events, with WWE subsequently confirming its cancellation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Officially Canceled By WWE|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/nxt-uk-takeover-dublin-listed-canceled-ticketmaster|work=Fightful|date=April 30, 2021|accessdate=May 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Mike|title=NXT UK TAKEOVER: DUBLIN CANCELED|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/146422/nxt-uk-takeover-dublin-canceled.html|website=[[PWInsider]]|access-date=May 2, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502135128/https://www.pwinsider.com/article/146422/nxt-uk-takeover-dublin-canceled.html|archive-date=May 2, 2021 |date=April 30, 2021}}</ref>
====Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic====
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TakeOver: Dublin was originally scheduled to take place on 26 April 2020.<ref name=Dublin/> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland|COVID-19 pandemic]], however, the event was postponed and rescheduled to occur on 25 October.<ref name=postponed10252020>{{cite web|last=Toro|first=Carlos|title=NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Announced For October 25|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/nxt-uk-takeover-dublin-announced-april-26|work=Fightful|date=February 16, 2020|accessdate=February 16, 2020}}</ref> The ongoing pandemic caused the event to be rescheduled again, this time to 20 June 2021.<ref name=postponed06202021>{{cite web|last=Delelice|first=Robert|title=Report: NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Now Rescheduled For 6/20/2021|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/report-nxt-uk-takeover-dublin-now-rescheduled-6202021|work=Fightful|date=September 25, 2020|accessdate=September 26, 2020}}</ref>

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The card will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]], [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]], or [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Tweener|less distinguishable characters]] to build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT UK brand, while storylines are produced on their weekly television program ''[[NXT UK]]''.<ref name="HSW">{{cite web|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|work=HowStuffWorks|date=13 January 2006|publisher=[[Discovery Communications]]|accessdate=March 5, 2012|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6LDla2zy5?url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archivedate=November 18, 2013}}</ref><ref name=WWEnt>{{cite web|title=Live & Televised Entertainment|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|publisher=WWE|accessdate=March 21, 2012|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5esskNFVE?url=http://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|archivedate=February 26, 2009}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 23:18, 6 October 2024

NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin
NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin logo
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)NXT UK
Date20 June 2021 (cancelled)
CityDublin, Ireland
Venue3Arena

NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin was a scheduled professional wrestling livestreaming event that would have been produced by the American company WWE. It would have been the fourth NXT UK TakeOver event held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT UK brand division. The event was scheduled to take place at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, which would have made it the first NXT UK TakeOver held outside the United Kingdom.

The event was originally to be held on 26 April 2020, but was rescheduled to 25 October due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which began affecting all of WWE's programming in mid-March that year. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, the event was rescheduled once again, this time to 20 June 2021. However, on 30 April, the event was officially cancelled.

Production

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Background

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TakeOver was a series of professional wrestling shows that began on 29 May 2014, when WWE's NXT brand held their second live special on the WWE Network.[1] The NXT UK brand debuted in June 2018 and subsequently adopted the TakeOver name for their live WWE Network specials, beginning with NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool in January 2019.[2] TakeOver: Dublin would have been the fourth NXT UK TakeOver event. It was scheduled to be held at the 3Arena and was named after the venue's city of Dublin, Ireland. It would have marked the first NXT UK TakeOver event held outside the United Kingdom.[3][4][5]

TakeOver: Dublin was originally scheduled to take place on 26 April 2020.[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the event was postponed and rescheduled to occur on 25 October.[4] The ongoing pandemic caused the event to be rescheduled again, this time to 20 June 2021.[5] However, on 30 April, the event was removed from the 3Arena's scheduled events, with WWE subsequently confirming its cancellation.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Yash announces NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool". Cageside Seats. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b Toro, Carlos (16 February 2020). "NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Announced For April 26". Fightful. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b Toro, Carlos (16 February 2020). "NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Announced For October 25". Fightful. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b Delelice, Robert (25 September 2020). "Report: NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Now Rescheduled For 6/20/2021". Fightful. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (30 April 2021). "NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Officially Canceled By WWE". Fightful. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ^ Johnson, Mike (30 April 2021). "NXT UK TAKEOVER: DUBLIN CANCELED". PWInsider. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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