NXT TakeOver: San Antonio
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 Promotional poster featuring Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Roode, Nikki Cross, Asuka, Peyton Royce, and Billie Kay | |||
| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | NXT | ||
| Date | January 28, 2017 | ||
| City | San Antonio, Texas | ||
| Venue | Freeman Coliseum | ||
| Attendance | 9,465 | ||
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NXT TakeOver: San Antonio was a professional wrestling show and WWE Network event that took place on January 28, 2017, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. The event was produced by WWE for its NXT brand division and was streamed live on the WWE Network. It was the 13th NXT TakeOver event and the first to be held in January.
Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Bobby Roode defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to win the NXT Championship. In other prominent matches, The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) defeated DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship and Asuka defeated Billie Kay, Peyton Royce and Nikki Cross in a fatal four-way match to retain the NXT Women's Championship.
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.[1] In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by WWE for all of their NXT live specials. TakeOver: San Antonio was the 13th NXT TakeOver event and was held on January 28, 2017 as a support show for that year's Royal Rumble pay-per-view, which in turn made it the first NXT TakeOver held in January. It was held at the Freeman Coliseum and was named after the venue's city of San Antonio, Texas.[2]
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.[3][4]
On the December 14, 2016 episode of NXT, Bobby Roode defeated Oney Lorcan to qualify for a #1 contender's fatal 4-way match along with Tye Dillinger, Andrade Cien Almas and Roderick Strong.[5] The following week, Roode defeated Dillinger, Almas and Strong to earn a match for the NXT Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura at TakeOver: San Antonio.[6]
At TakeOver: Toronto on November 19, 2016, DIY defeated The Revival in a two-out-of-three falls match to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. Also on that night, The Authors of Pain defeated TM-61 to win Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.[7] A title match between the two teams was scheduled for TakeOver: San Antonio.[6]
On the January 11, 2017 episode of NXT, it was shown that Billie Kay and Peyton Royce had attacked Asuka earlier in the day. After Kay and Royce defeated Sarah Bridges and Macey Evans, Asuka came down and attacked both. However, both Kay and Royce overpowered Asuka. Nikki Cross then seemingly came to Asuka's aide, however, she attacked Asuka after running Kay and Royce off. The following week, a fatal 4-way match for the NXT Women's Championship between the four women was scheduled for TakeOver: San Antonio.[6]
It was announced via WWE's official website on January 25, 2017, the pre-show panel would consist of Charly Caruso, Raw announcer Corey Graves and the recent United Kingdom Championship Tournament commentator Nigel McGuinness.[8] Graves announced on the Pre-Show that this would be his last TakeOver show as an NXT color commentator before he officially set his role as Raw color commentator. They also hosted the 2016 NXT Year-End Awards.
Event
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Tom Phillips |
| Corey Graves | |
| Percy Watson | |
| Ring announcer | Mike Rome |
| Referees | Danilo Anfibio |
| Drake Wuertz | |
| Eddie Orengo | |
| Pre-show panel | Charly Caruso |
| Corey Graves | |
| Nigel McGuinness |
Preliminary matches
The event opened with Eric Young facing Tye Dillinger. Young performed "Youngblood" on Dillinger to win the match.
Next, Roderick Strong faced Andrade Cien Almas. Strong performed a "Sick Kick" on Almas to win the match.
After that, DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) defended the NXT Tag Team Championship against The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar). Akam and Rezar performed "The Last Chapter" on Ciampa to win the title.
Moments before the fatal-four way women's match, Seth Rollins made an appearance, calling out Triple H. Triple H confronted Rollins and ordered security to eject Rollins from the arena. Rollins attacked a few security guards but was eventually taken away by them.
Later, Asuka defended the NXT Women's Championship against Nikki Cross, Billie Kay and Peyton Royce in a fatal-four way match. Kay and Royce performed a double suplex on Cross through a table near the announce table. Royce performed a gory neckbreaker on Asuka for a near-fall. Asuka performed a spin kick on Kay and a roundhouse kick on Royce to retain the title.
Main event
In the main event, Shinsuke Nakamura defended the NXT Championship against Bobby Roode. Roode targeted Nakamura's leg throughout the match which injured him. Nakamura performed a "Kinshasa" on Roode for a near-fall. Nakamura performed a second "Kinshasha" on Roode but was unable to pin him. Roode performed a "Glorious DDT" on Nakamura for a near-fall. Roode performed a second "Glorious DDT" to win the title.
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[9][15] | ||
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| 1 | Ember Moon defeated Aliyah | Singles match[9] | 3:22 | ||
| 2 | Tyler Bate defeated Oney Lorcan | Singles match[9] | 5:00 | ||
| 3 | No Way Jose defeated Elias Samson | Singles match[9] | 6:00 | ||
| 4 | Eric Young (with Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain) defeated Tye Dillinger | Singles match[10] | 10:55 | ||
| 5 | Roderick Strong defeated Andrade "Cien" Almas | Singles match[11] | 11:40 | ||
| 6 | The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) (with Paul Ellering) defeated DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) (c) | Tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship[12] | 14:30 | ||
| 7 | Asuka (c) defeated Billie Kay, Peyton Royce and Nikki Cross | Fatal four-way match for the NXT Women's Championship[13] | 9:55 | ||
| 8 | Bobby Roode defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (c) | Singles match for the NXT Championship[14] | 27:15 | ||
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References
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- ^ a b c Namako, Jason (December 22, 2016). "WWE NXT Results – 12/21/16 (Fatal 4-Way NXT Title #1 Contenders Match in the main event)". Wrestle View. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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- ^ Pappolla, Ryan. "Eric Young def. Tye Dillinger". WWE. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ Pappolla, Ryan. "Roderick Strong def. Andrade "Cien" Almas". WWE. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ Pappolla, Ryan. "The Authors of Pain def. #DIY to become the new NXT Tag Team Champions". WWE. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ Pappolla, Ryan. "NXT Women's Champion Asuka def. Billie Kay, Peyton Royce and Nikki Cross". WWE. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
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- ^ Powell, Jason. "1/28 Powell's NXT Takeover: San Antonio Live Review – Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bobby Roode for the NXT Title, DIY vs. Authors of Pain for the NXT Tag Titles, Asuka vs. Nikki Cross vs. Billie Kay vs. Peyton Royce for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 28, 2017.