NXT TakeOver: Portland
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 Promotional poster featuring Johnny Gargano, Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley, Adam Cole, Tommaso Ciampa, and Finn Bálor. | |||
| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | NXT | ||
| Date | February 16, 2020 | ||
| City | Portland, Oregon | ||
| Venue | Moda Center | ||
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NXT TakeOver: Portland was a professional wrestling show and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT brand. It took place on February 16, 2020 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.[1][2][3]
Six matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Adam Cole defeated Tommaso Ciampa to retain the NXT Championship. On the undercard, NXT Women's Champion Rhea Ripley and NXT North American Champion Keith Lee defended the NXT Women's Championship and NXT North American Championship defeating Bianca Belair and Dominik Dijakovic respectively to retain their titles, and The BroserWeights (Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne) defeated The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship.
Production
Background
TakeOver is a series of professional wrestling shows that began on May 29, 2014, as the WWE developmental territory NXT held their second WWE Network exclusive live broadcast billed as TakeOver.[4] In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by WWE for all of their NXT live WWE Network specials. Portland is the 28th NXT TakeOver event and the first held on a Sunday.[3]
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, with results predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines are produced on their weekly television program, NXT.[5][6]
On the January 15 episode of NXT, Bianca Belair won a women's battle royal to earn a NXT Women's Championship match against Rhea Ripley at TakeOver: Portland.[7]
On the December 18, 2019 episode of NXT, it was announced that there would be a Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.[8] The tournament began on the January 8 episode of NXT. At Worlds Collide, it was revealed that the winner of the tournament would receive a NXT Tag Team Championship match at Takeover: Portland.[9] The finals of the tournament took place on the January 29 episode of NXT which saw The BroserWeights (Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne) defeat Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) to earn a title match against The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) for the titles.[10]
During the Women's WarGames match at TakeOver: WarGames, Dakota Kai attacked her teammate Tegan Nox as Kai was coming out of her cage, thus turning heel. As a result, Kai was dismissed while Nox was ruled unable to compete.[11] On the January 15 episode of NXT, Kai would eliminate Nox (who returned after short hiatus due to a storyline injury) during the women's battle royal.[7] Due to the animosity between Kai and Nox, the two faced other in a match on January 29 episode of NXT, which Nox won after attacking Kai with her knee brace.[10] Later, a rematch between the two was scheduled and made as a street fight at TakeOver: Portland.[12]
Event
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Mauro Ranallo |
| Nigel McGuinness | |
| Beth Phoenix | |
| Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
| Jerry Soto | |
| Ring announcer | Alicia Taylor |
| Referees | Drake Wuertz |
| Darryl Sharma | |
| D.A. Brewer | |
| Interviewer | Cathy Kelley |
| Pre-show panel | Charly Caruso |
| Sam Roberts | |
| Mansoor |
Preliminary matches
Main event
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[19] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Lee (c) defeated Dominik Toretto | Singles match for the NXT North American Championship[13] | 20:20 | ||
| 2 | Dakota Kai defeated Megan Fox | Street Fight[14] | 13:24 | ||
| 3 | Finn Bálor defeated Johnny Sins | Singles match[15] | 27:22 | ||
| 4 | Rhea Ripley (c) defeated Bianca Belair | Singles match for the NXT Women's Championship[16] | 13:30 | ||
| 5 | The BroserWeights (Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne) defeated The Undisputed Era (Bobby Pescado and Kyle O'Reilly) (c) | Tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship[17] | 16:58 | ||
| 6 | Adam Cole Bay Bay (c) defeated Tommaso Ciampa | Singles match for the NXT Championship[18] | 33:23 | ||
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Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic bracket
| First Round NXT (January 8, January 15) | Semifinals NXT (January 22) | Final NXT (January 29) | ||||||||||||
| Imperium (NXT UK) (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Forgotten Sons (NXT) (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) | 5:08[20] | |||||||||||||
| Imperium (NXT UK) | 11:23[21] | |||||||||||||
| The BroserWeights (NXT) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The BroserWeights (NXT) (Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster (NXT UK) | 18:20[7] | |||||||||||||
| The BroserWeights (NXT) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Grizzled Young Veterans (NXT UK) | 17:39[10] | |||||||||||||
| Grizzled Young Veterans (NXT UK) (James Drake and Zack Gibson) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Time Splitters (NXT) (Kushida and Alex Shelley) | 12:00[7] | |||||||||||||
| Grizzled Young Veterans (NXT UK) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Undisputed Era (NXT) | 13:00[21] | |||||||||||||
| Gallus (NXT UK) (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) | 8:51[20] | |||||||||||||
| The Undisputed Era (NXT) (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) | Pin | |||||||||||||
References
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- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
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- ^ a b c d Powell, Jason (January 15, 2020). "1/15 NXT TV results: Powell's review of a Battle Royal for a shot at the NXT Women's Championship, Kushida and Alex Shelley vs. Zack Gibson and James Drake and Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne vs. Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster in Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ Moore, John (December 18, 2019). "12/18 NXT TV results: Shayna Baszler vs. Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women's Championship, Adam Cole vs. Finn Balor for the NXT Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ Powell, Jason. "WWE Worlds Collide results: Powell's live review of Undisputed Era vs. Imperium, Rhea Ripley vs. Toni Storm for the NXT Championship, Angel Garza vs. Isaiah Scott vs. Travis Banks vs. Jordan Devlin for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Finn Balor vs. Ilja Dragunov, DIY vs. Moustache Mountain". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ a b c Moore, John (January 29, 2020). "1/29 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne vs. Zack Gibson and James Drake in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament final, Tegan Nox vs. Dakota Kai, Adam Cole's challenger for the NXT Title at Takeover". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 30, 2020. Cite error: The named reference "NXT01292020" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Moore, John (November 23, 2019). "11/23 NXT Takeover: WarGames results – Moore's live review of Undisputed Era vs. Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee, Dominik Dijakovic, a partner in a WarGames match, Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, Tegan Nox, and Mia Yim vs. Shayna Baszler, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair and Kay Lee Ray in a WarGames match, Finn Balor vs. Matt Riddle". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ Mrosko, Geno (February 1, 2020). "Street Fight announced for NXT TakeOver: Portland". Cageside Seats. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ Melok, Bobby (February 5, 2020). "NXT North American Champion Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic". WWE. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ Melok, Bobby (February 1, 2020). "Tegan Nox vs. Dakota Kai (Street Fight)". WWE. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Melok, Bobby (January 15, 2020). "Johnny Gargano vs. Finn Bálor". WWE. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Melok, Bobby (January 15, 2020). "NXT Women's Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair". WWE. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ Melok, Bobby (January 29, 2020). "NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed ERA vs. Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne". WWE. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Melok, Bobby (January 29, 2020). "NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Tommaso Ciampa". WWE. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
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- ^ a b Moore, John (January 22, 2020). "1/22 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Roderick Strong vs. Keith Lee for the NXT North American Championship, Io Shirai vs. Toni Storm, the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament semifinal matches, final Worlds Collide hype". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.