NXT TakeOver (2014)

NXT TakeOver was a professional wrestling and WWE Network event produced by WWE, under their NXT brand division. It was the first event bearing the NXT TakeOver series name, and was broadcast live on the WWE Network, available to subscribers. NXT TakeOver took place on May 29, 2014 at NXT's "home" arena, Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

NXT TakeOver
Promotional poster featuring various NXT wrestlers
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)NXT
DateMay 29, 2014
CityWinter Park, Florida
VenueFull Sail University
Attendance400+
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Five matches were contested during the main broadcast and one match prior to the televised portion of the show. The main event was the first high-profile NXT Championship defense in Adrian Neville's title reign after winning the championship at NXT Arrival as he wrestled Tyson Kidd. In another prominent match, the tournament finals for the vacant NXT Women's Championship was contested as Charlotte defeated Natalya to win the title.

Production

Background

WWE's then developmental league NXT held its first live event, Arrival, in February 2014, broadcast on the WWE Network. TakeOver was subsequently the second live event for NXT, also broadcast on the Network. The "TakeOver" name would subsequently be used as the brand name for NXT's live shows held several times each year.

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.[1][2]

Event

The commentators were Tom Phillips, William Regal and Byron Saxton.[3] The pre-show panel consisted of Christian, Paul Heyman and Renee Young.[4]

Preliminary matches

The first match saw Adam Rose face Camacho. Rose executed a "Party Foul" on Camacho to win the match.

Next, The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) defended the NXT Tag Team Championship against Kalisto and El Local. Viktor pinned El Local after the "Fall of Man" to retain the title.

After that, Sami Zayn faced Tyler Breeze to determine the #1 contender to the NXT Championship. During the match, Zayn executed a "Blue Thunder Bomb" on Breeze for a near-fall. Breeze executed a "Supermodel Kick" on Zayn for a near-fall. In the end, as Zayn attempted a "Helluva Kick" on Breeze, Breeze executed a "Beauty Shot" to win the match.

There was a segment with Mojo Rawley confronting Rusev and Lana; Rusev dominated the resultant brawl.

In the fourth match, Charlotte faced Natalya for the vacant NXT Women's Championship. During the match, Natalya applied the sharpshooter on Charlotte, who countered into the "Figure-Eight Leglock", which Natalya would counter. Charlotte applied the sharpshooter on Natalya but Natalya escaped. Charlotte pinned Natalya after "Natural Selection" to win the title.

Main event

In the main event, Adrian Neville defended the NXT Championship against Tyson Kidd. During the match, Neville executed a pop-up sitout powerbomb on Kidd for a near-fall. Kidd performed a springboard "Blockbuster" on Neville for a near-fall. Kidd applied the sharpshooter on Neville and transitioned into the "Dungeon Lock", with Neville touching the ropes to break the hold. In the end, Neville executed a super hurricanrana and a "Red Arrow" on Kidd to retain the title.

Results
No. Results[3] Stipulations Times[5]
1 Adam Rose defeated Camacho Singles match 5:07
2 The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) (c) defeated El Local and Kalisto Tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship 6:18
3 Tyler Breeze defeated Sami Zayn Singles match to determine the #1 contender to the NXT Championship 15:55
4 Charlotte (with Ric Flair) defeated Natalya (with Bret Hart) Singles match for the vacant NXT Women's Championship 16:49
5 Adrian Neville (c) defeated Tyson Kidd Singles match for the NXT Championship 20:55
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

NXT Women's Championship Tournament (2014)

On April 24, 2014, Paige was stripped of the NXT Women's Championship, by NXT's commissioner John Bradshaw Layfield, because she couldn't defend both the NXT Women's and WWE Divas Championship, ending her reign at 308 days. Right after, during the tapings for the May shows, a tournament was announced to take place to determine the next champion. Charlotte defeated Natalya at NXT Takeover on May 29, 2014 to become the new champion.[6]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Sasha Banks 4/30
Bayley 3:58
Sasha Banks 4:06
Natalya 5/21
Layla 3:30
Natalya 4/30
Natalya 16:49
Charlotte NXT TakeOver
Emma 3:50
Charlotte 5/7
Charlotte 5/14
Alexa Bliss 5:01
Alexa Bliss 5/7
Alicia Fox 3:08

References
  1. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  2. "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  3. "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.
  4. Howell, Nolan. "Neville tops Kidd at NXT Takeover". canoe.ca. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. "WWE NXT Takeover - Results". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  6. "Charlotte's first reign". WWE. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
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