NXT TakeOver: Toronto (2019)
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | NXT | ||
| Date | August 10, 2019 | ||
| City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Venue | Scotiabank Arena | ||
| Attendance | 13,735[1] | ||
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NXT TakeOver: Toronto was a professional wrestling show and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT brand division. It took place on August 10, 2019, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the 26th NXT TakeOver event and specifically the second, as well as the last, in the TakeOver: Toronto chronology, a subseries of TakeOvers.
Seven matches were contested at the event, including two taped for the following week's episode of NXT. In the main event, Adam Cole defeated Johnny Gargano in a two-out-of-three falls match to retain the NXT Championship. The undercard saw NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler, NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream and NXT Tag Team Champions Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) retain their titles.
Production
Background
TakeOver is a series of professional wrestling shows that began on May 29, 2014, as WWE's then-developmental league NXT held their second WWE Network exclusive live broadcast, billed as TakeOver.[2] In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by WWE for all of their NXT live specials. The 2019 TakeOver: Toronto was the 26th NXT TakeOver event and was held on August 10 at the Scotiabank Arena as a support show for that year's SummerSlam pay-per-view. It was the second, as well as the last, in the Toronto chronology, a subseries of TakeOvers that were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was also the last NXT TakeOver held before the NXT brand became one of WWE's three main brands in September.[3]
Storylines
The card comprised five matches. The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on their weekly television program, NXT.[4][5]
At TakeOver: XXV, Adam Cole defeated Johnny Gargano to win the NXT Championship.[6] On the July 17 episode of NXT, Cole and Gargano confronted each other and a brawl ensued.[7] NXT General Manager William Regal then scheduled the two in a two-out-of-three falls match for the title at TakeOver: Toronto with Cole and Gargano respectively choosing the stipulations for the first two falls; however, Regal would decide the final stipulation if a tie occurred.[8] On the July 24 episode of NXT, Gargano and Cole chose their stipulations. Gargano chose a street fight, while Cole chose a singles match.[9]
Event
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Mauro Ranallo |
| Nigel McGuinness | |
| Beth Phoenix | |
| Ring announcer | Alicia Taylor |
| Referees | Drake Wuertz |
| Eddie Orengo | |
| Darryl Sharma | |
| Jessika Carr | |
| Pre-show panel | Charly Caruso |
| Sam Roberts | |
| Pat McAfee |
Preliminary matches
The event opened with The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) defending the NXT Tag Team Championship against The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly). Ford performed a Frog Splash on O'Reilly to retain the title.
Next, Io Shirai faced Candice LeRae. Shirai forced LeRae to pass out to a Grounded Koji Clutch to win the match by submission.
After that, The Velveteen Dream defended the NXT North American Championship against Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne. Strong performed the End of Heartache on Dunne but Dream performed a Purple Rainmaker on Strong and Dunne. Dream pinned Dunne to retain the title.
In the penultimate bout, Shayna Baszler defended the NXT Women's Championship against Mia Yim. Baszler forced Yim to submit to a Figure Four Headscissors to retain the title.
Main event
In the main event, Adam Cole defended the NXT Championship against Johnny Gargano in a 2 out of 3 Falls match. The first fall was a singles match. Gargano was disqualified for striking Cole with a chair, meaning Cole won the first fall. The second fall was a Street Fight. Gargano forced Cole to submit to the Garga-No-Escape to win the second fall. The third fall was a Barbed Wire Steel Cage match. Cole performed a Panama Sunrise on Gargano for a near-fall. Cole performed a Panama Sunrise off a ladder on Gargano for a near-fall. Gargano performed an Avalanche Front Flip Piledriver on Cole for a two count. Atop the cage, Cole and Gargano fell through a table. Cole pinned Gargano to retain the title 2-1.
Results
- ^ There was a stipulation for each fall. The stipulation for the first fall was a singles match (chosen by Cole), the second fall was a street fight (chosen by Gargano), and the third fall was a barbed wire steel cage match (chosen by NXT General Manager William Regal).
References
- ^ Toro, Carlos. "Fight-Size Update: Matt Riddle, TakeOver Attendance, RUSH, Hulk Hogan Birthday". Fightful Wrestling. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ Howell, Nolan (May 29, 2014). "Neville tops Kidd at NXT Takeover". canoe.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ "Toronto to host SummerSlam in 2019". WWE. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ Powell, Jason (June 1, 2019). "6/1 Powell's NXT Takeover: XXV live review – Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole for the NXT Championship, Shayna Baszler vs. Io Shirai for the NXT Women's Championship, Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Breeze for the NXT North American Title, four-way ladder match for the vacant NXT Tag Titles, Matt Riddle vs. Roderick Strong". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ Moore, John (July 17, 2019). "7/17 NXT TV results: Moore's live review of Adam Cole advertised for an NXT Title defense, Apollo Crews vs. Kushida, Bronson Reed (f/k/a Jonah Rock) vs. Dexter Lumis (f/k/a Sam Shaw) in a Breakout Tournament match, Matt Riddle vs. Arturo Ruas". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "William Regal announces massive NXT Title Match for TakeOver: Toronto". WWE. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ Wells, Kelly (July 24, 2019). "7/24 NXT TV Report: Lee vs. Priest, Myles vs. Garza, Shirai, Belair, Gargano and Cole choose Stipulations". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (August 10, 2019). "NXT TV taping spoilers: Breakout Tournament finals and full results of the matches taped prior to NXT Takeover: Toronto for Wednesday's TV show (spoilers)". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ Melok, Bobby (August 10, 2019). "NXT Tag Team Champions The Street Profits def. The Undisputed ERA". WWE. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ Melok, Bobby (August 10, 2019). "Io Shirai def. Candice LeRae". WWE. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ Melok, Bobby (August 10, 2019). "NXT North American Champion The Velveteen Dream def. Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne (Triple Threat Match)". WWE. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ Melok, Bobby (August 10, 2019). "NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler def. Mia Yim". WWE. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ Melok, Bobby (August 10, 2019). "NXT Champion Adam Cole def. Johnny Gargano (2-out-of-3 Falls Match)". WWE. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ Moore, John (August 10, 2019). "08/10 Moore's NXT Takeover: Toronto live review – Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano in a best of three falls match for the NXT Championship, Shayna Baszler vs. Mia Yim for the NXT Women's Championship, The Street Profits vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong for the NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 10, 2019.