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NXT WarGames
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PromotionWWE
Brand(s)NXT
DateDecember 5, 2021
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueWWE Performance Center
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The 2021 NXT WarGames is the ongoing fifth annual WarGames professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It is held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division. The event air on pay-per-view (PPV) worldwide and available to stream through Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network elsewhere, which will make it the first WarGames to air on Peacock. It takes place on December 5, 2021, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

This will be NXT's first WarGames event to not carry the NXT TakeOver name, as the events from 2017 to 2020 were held as a subseries of TakeOvers titled "TakeOver: WarGames". It will in turn be NXT's first PPV event following the discontinuation of the TakeOver series, and subsequently NXT's first event to not be promoted under the TakeOver name since Halftime Heat in February 2019. It will also be the brand's first PPV event held following its restructuring as NXT 2.0 in September.

Production

Background

From 2017 to 2020, WWE's NXT brand held an annual subseries of events under the TakeOver series titled WarGames, based around the WarGames match. In September 2021, the NXT brand went through a restructuring, being rebranded as "NXT 2.0", reverting to a developmental territory for WWE.[1] In October, it was speculated that the company may end the TakeOver series as another TakeOver event was not scheduled for 2021 after August's TakeOver 36.[2][3]

On November 9, 2021, NXT's fifth WarGames event was announced to be held on December 5, 2021, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The announcement confirmed that the event would not be a TakeOver event, thus marking NXT's first event to air on pay-per-view (PPV) and Peacock/WWE Network following TakeOver's discontinuation, as well as the first non-TakeOver to air on any of these broadcast outlets since Halftime Heat in February 2019, as well as the brand's first PPV event held following its rebranding as NXT 2.0.[4][5] It will also be the first WarGames to air on Peacock after the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock in March.[6] On the day of the event's announcement, WWE had originally made a post on Twitter that had the event titled as "TakeOver: WarGames"; however, the Tweet was quickly deleted and WWE reposted the announcement with the "TakeOver" title removed.[7]

Storylines

The card will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters to build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines are produced on their weekly television program, NXT 2.0.[8][9]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Vic Joseph
Wade Barrett
Beth Phoenix
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Marcelo Rodríguez
Ring announcer Alicia Taylor
Referees
Pre-show panel Sam Roberts
McKenzie Mitchell
Denise Salcedo

Preliminary matches

Main event

Results

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Raquel González, Io Shirai, Cora Jade, and Kay Lee Ray vs. Dakota Kai and Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dolin, and Jacy Jayne)Women's WarGames match[10]
2Cameron Grimes vs. Duke HudsonHair vs. Hair match[11]
3Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) (c) vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Von WagnerTag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship[12]
4Roderick Strong (c) (with The Diamond Mine) vs. Joe Gacy (with Harland)Singles match for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship[13]
5Team Black & Gold (Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne, and LA Knight) vs. Team 2.0 (Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes, Grayson Waller, and Tony D'Angelo) (with Trick Williams)Men's WarGames match[14]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

References

  1. ^ Wrestlenomics Staff (October 4, 2021). "The future of WWE NXT 2.0 on the USA Network". Wrestlenomics. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Aguilar, Matthew (October 22, 2021). "NXT TakeOver is a No Show on WWE's Updated Calendar". ComicBook.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Johnson, Mike (October 21, 2021). "WWE PPV CALENDAR UPDATES". PWInsider. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (November 9, 2021). "NXT WarGames 2021 Announced During 11/9 Episode Of NXT 2.0". Fightful. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  5. ^ WWE [@WWENXT] (November 9, 2021). "LFG!!!!! #WWENXT #WarGames RETURNS Sunday, December 5!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ WWE.com Staff (March 8, 2021). "WWE Network to launch on Peacock March 18". WWE. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  7. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (November 9, 2021). "UPDATED: NXT WarGames Set For December, Takeover Name Removed". 411mania. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  9. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  10. ^ Bryant, Nathan (November 24, 2021). "Gonzalez, Shirai, Jade and Ray go to war with Toxic Attraction and Kai at NXT WarGames". WWE. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  11. ^ Bryant, Nathan (November 24, 2021). "Duke Hudson looks to finish the job in Hair vs. Hair Match with Cameron Grimes". WWE. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  12. ^ Bryant, Nathan (December 1, 2021). "Kyle O'Reilly & Von Wagner look to end Imperium's reign before it starts". WWE. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  13. ^ Bryant, Nathan (November 24, 2021). "Roderick Strong opens Cruiserweight Championship opportunity to Joe Gacy". WWE. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  14. ^ Bryant, Nathan (November 24, 2021). "The new generation looks to stake claim of NXT 2.0 at NXT WarGames". WWE. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  15. ^ Moore, John (December 5, 2021). "NXT WarGames results: Moore's live review of two WarGames matches, Roderick Strong vs. Joe Gacy for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner for the NXT Tag Titles, Cameron Grimes vs. Duke Hudson in a hair vs. hair match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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