NXT Super Tuesday
| NXT Super Tuesday | |||
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | NXT | ||
| Date | August 26 and September 8, 2020[1] (aired September 1 and 8, 2020) | ||
| City | Winter Park, Florida | ||
| Venue | Full Sail University | ||
| Attendance | 0 (behind closed doors)[Note 1] | ||
| NXT special episodes chronology | |||
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NXT Super Tuesday was a two-week long professional wrestling television special episode of WWE's weekly television series NXT, broadcast on the USA Network. It took place on September 1 (taped August 26) and September 8, 2020 at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
Production
[edit]Background
[edit]Because of a scheduling conflict with the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs on USA Network in NXT's normal Wednesday night time slot, the show was temporarily moved to Tuesday night for a two-week period. As with WWE's other NXT events during the COVID-19 pandemic since mid-March, the two-week event was presented from a behind closed doors set at NXT's home base of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.[2]
Storylines
[edit]NXT Super Tuesday featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
At NXT TakeOver XXX, Karrion Kross successfully defeated Keith Lee to win the NXT Championship.[4] However, after the match, it was learned that Kross had legitimately separated his shoulder at some point during the bout, forcing Kross to relinquish the championship on the August 26th episode of NXT, due to an inability to be medically cleared to compete.[5][6] Later in the show, NXT general manager William Regal announced a 60 minute Fatal 4-Way iron man match between Johnny Gargano, Finn Bálor, Tommaso Ciampa, and Adam Cole to crown a new champion on Super Tuesday.[7]
Reception
[edit]NXT Super Tuesday averaged 849,000 viewers with a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 key demographic for the first week and 838,000 viewers with a 0.22 rating for the second week. The first week was #10 in the top 10 programs watched on cable, while its position fell to #15 for the second week. These were their best viewership and key demo numbers since their last TV special, The Great American Bash.[8][9]
Results
[edit]| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah "Swerve" Scott & Breezango (Fandango & Tyler Breeze) defeated Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) | Six man tag team street fight | 11:53 |
| 2 | Candice LeRae defeated Kacy Catanzaro (with Kayden Carter) | Singles match | 3:00 |
| 3 | Timothy Thatcher defeated Bronson Reed | Singles match | 4:46 |
| 4 | Tommaso Ciampa vs. Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Finn Bálor ended in a tie between Cole and Bálor at 2-2-1-1 | Fatal 4-Way iron man match for the vacant NXT Championship | 60:00 |
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[11] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finn Bálor defeated Adam Cole | Singles match for the vacant NXT Championship | 23:09 |
| 2 | Velveteen Dream defeated Ashante "Thee" Adonis | Singles match | 1:35 |
| 3 | Bronson Reed defeated Austin Theory | Singles match | 10:48 |
| 4 | Roderick Strong (with Bobby Fish) defeated Killian Dain | Singles match | 4:05 |
| 5 | Rhea Ripley defeated Mercedes Martinez (with Robert Stone) | Steel cage match | 14:21 |
Iron man match
[edit]| Score | Point Winner | Decision | Notes[12] | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–0–0–0 | Finn Bálor | Pinfall | Bálor pinned Cole after a Coup de Grace | 25:29 |
| 1–0–1–0 | Johnny Gargano | Pinfall | Gargano pinned Bálor after a Fairy Tale Ending | 33:19 |
| 1–1–1–0 | Adam Cole | Pinfall | Cole pinned Gargano after a Panama Sunrise | 35:19 |
| 1–1–1–1 | Tommaso Ciampa | Pinfall | Ciampa pinned Cole after a Fairy Tale Ending | 37:15 |
| 2–1–1–1 | Finn Bálor | Pinfall | Bálor pinned Ciampa after a Coup de Grace | 59:41 |
| 2–2–1–1 | Adam Cole | Pinfall | Cole pinned Bálor after a Last Shot | 59:59 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The event was held without a paying audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, though it featured a live crowd of WWE wrestlers and trainees.
References
[edit]- ^ "WWE HALL OF FAMER ON RAW TONIGHT, NXT UPDATE AND MORE | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "NXT to move September 2nd show due to NHL playoffs". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "NXT Takeover: XXX results - Moore's live review of Keith Lee vs. Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship, Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee, Io Shirai vs. Dakota Kai for the NXT Women's Championship, a ladder match for the vacant NXT North American Title, Finn Balor vs. Timothy Thatcher". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Karrion Kross sustains shoulder injury at NXT TakeOver XXX". WWE. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "8/26 NXT TV results: Moore's review of new NXT Champion Karrion Kross and Scarlett, Tommaso Ciampa returns, Santos Escobar vs. Isaiah "Swerve" Scott for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel vs. Tyler Breeze and Fandango for the NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "WWE NXT live results: Iron Man match to crown new champion". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.1.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.8.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "9/1 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Finn Balor vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano in a 60-minute Ironman match for the vacant NXT Championship, Legado Del Fantasma vs. Isaiah Scott, Tyler Breeze, and Fandango in a Street Fight, Bronson Reed vs. Timothy Thatcher". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ "9/8 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Super Tuesday II featuring Finn Balor vs. Adam Cole for the vacant NXT Championship, Rhea Ripley vs. Mercedes Martinez in a cage match, Bronson Reed vs. Austin Theory, Killian Dain vs. Roderick Strong". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ "NXT Super Tuesday results, Sept. 1, 2020: Bálor, Cole set for showdown after unbelievable ending to 4-Way Iron Man Match". WWE. Retrieved 2020-12-19.