Pre-Show:
We are at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. The panel for the Pre Show for Takeover: The End is Renee Young, Lita, and Corey Graves.
Renee asks what does ‘The End’ mean. Corey says that he hopes it isn’t the end because he is unemployable. He says that something feels different and something is coming to the end. He says one thing won’t be coming to an end and that is Samoa Joe’s title reign.
Renee mentions the first ever steel cage match in NXT history. Corey reminds us about the Women’s Title Match with Asuka defending against Asuka. Lita mentions the Tag Title Match with American Alpha defending against The Revival. Corey talks about the debut of Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas and Renee mentions the match between Shinsuke Nakamura and Austin Aries. Corey talks more about Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas and his match against Tye Dillinger.
Renee talks about being able to see the in ring debut of the wrestlers. Corey mentions Baron Corbin, Kevin Owens, and Nakamura making their debuts at Takeover. Lita mentions that we have seen some of these people in other rings, but not in an NXT ring.
Cathy Kelley and Mike Rome are outside with the fans.
It is time to talk about the Women’s Title Match and we have a video package.
Renee mentions the damage that Asuka has caused as champion, but what does this opportunity mean for Nia Jax? Lita says this is a match she has wanted to see since her debut. She says these are the two biggest superstars on the show. Corey says he is excited because it reminds her of Alyundra Blayze and Bull Nakano. Corey wonders if Asuka not being able to intimidate Nia will affect her. Lita mentions it will be tough for Bayley to have to watch this match since she cannot be in the ring.
Renee asks for predictions and Corey goes with Nia while Lita says Asuka will retain.
Renee asks about Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas. Corey mentions his success around the world, but he is new to NXT. He has a big challenge against Tye Dillinger and Corey wonders if Andrade can win. Lita says that she has a soft spot for Andrade because she started in Mexico.
Renee mentions comments from Tye Dillinger from earlier in the day.
We look at a video package for Austin Aries versus Shinsuke Nakamura.
Renee comments on how this is a dream match and we get to see it tonight. Lita says these are two huge global superstars. She mentions that Nakamura proved himself in Dallas. Renee asks about the NXT Title picture. Corey says the winner moves up the rankings. Corey says that Austin calls himself the Greatest Man to Ever Live, but he has to prove himself tonight.
Corey and Lita both pick Nakamura.
We see Samoa Joe arriving at Full Sail earlier today.
We are back and it is time to talk about the Tag Title Match.
Corey says the Revival are as much responsible for the resurgence in the tag team division in NXT as much as anyone. Lita mentions that American Alpha have been dominant and it showed when they won the title in Dallas. Corey talks about how American Alpha ran through the tag team division and then were able to win the titles in Dallas. This is their first title defense so they will have to come into this with a different mindset. Lita says American Alpha rose quickly but there is a lot of hard work that we saw in Gable and Jordan’s reaction.
Corey is going with the Revival.
Andrea Demarco is wtih Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder in the interview area and she asks about their rematch. Dawson says Dash is in a fragile state, look at the tears in his eyes. Scott says they are great amateur athletes but they have never been in a real fight. They will hit hard tonight and it will be the end of American Alpha’s reign as they become two time champions.
Corey says he is changing his pick because of the way the Revival acted.
We have a video package for the NXT Heavyweight Title Match.
Renee mentions it is escape, pinfall, or submission for the steel cage match. She wonders how can someone prepare.
Corey says that Finn mentions that he had survived Joe but then he lost in Lowell. Now Finn is getting inside a steel cage and it will not end well for him. Lita says that Finn is possessed with becoming a two time champion. She says Finn never being in a cage match could be an advantage. Joe knows the pressure being in the cage, but Finn does not know that pressure. The longer the match, the better the advantage for Joe.
Corey talks about how the sit down interview was uncomfortable. It was a friendship that disintegrated.
Renee asks about The End and this cage match.
Lita says there is a lot of symbolism. Both men will feel the match for a while.
Renee asks for predictions. Corey says tonight is the end of Finn Balor, but it won’t be a good thing. Lita says it will be the end of Samoa Joe’s title reign. That’s all for the pre-show.
NXT Takeover: The End Opener:
We start off the show with a video package recapping the history of NXT in Full Sail. Your announcers are Corey Graves and Tom Phillips.
Tye Dillinger vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
Dillinger with a waist lock take down and Almas with a reversal but Dillinger with an escape. Dillinger with a take down and a near fall. Dillinger with a cartwheel and he gives himself a ten. Dillinger with a wrist lock. Dillinger with an Irish whip but Almas with a float over. Almas with a drop kick to Dillinger when he drops down.
Almas with a head scissors and Dillinger goes to the floor. Almas teases a dive and when Dillinger moves, Almas gets himself into the ropes. Almas goes for an O’Connor roll but Dillinger holds on to the ropes. Dillinger with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall.
Dillinger with a hard Irish whip and a chop. Dillinger puts Almas on the turnbuckles and Dillinger sets for a belly-to-back superplex, but Almas with elbows and Dillinger goes to the mat. Almas goes for a moonsault but Dilliniger moves so Almas lands on his feet and hits a standing moonsault for a near fall. Almas with forearms and then he does a headstand on the turnbuckles and Dillinger with a super kick and he gets a near fall. Dillinger pulls down the knee pad but Almas escapes. Dillinger with an elbow. Almas with a handspring double knee strike followed by a bulldog and a running knee strike in the corner for the three count.
Winner: Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas
– Tom mentions that Triple H will be interviewed on Facebook Live after Takeover.
– We see Nia Jax getting ready in the back for her match against Asuka.
– Still to come, American Alpha defends their gold. We go to a video package.
NXT Tag Team Title Match
(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) The Revival vs. American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)
Gable and Dawson start things off. They try to get the leverage advantage and Wilder tags in. They lock up and Wilder wtih a top wrist lock and Gable with a bridge. Gable gets back to a vertical base but Wilder pulls the hair and Dawson is tagged in and Wilder with a kick and Dawson with a chop and forearm. Gable and Dawson exchange forearms. Gable floats over and Dawson with a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Dawson with another shoudler tackle and he gets a near fall. Gable with an arm drag and head scissors followed by a take down. Jorgdan tags in and drop kicks Dawson and then Wilder as Jordan gets a near fall on Dawson.
Jordan with an arm bar on Dawson. Dawson with a forearm across the chest and Wilder tags in but all four men get in the ring and we have a stand off. All four men go at it in the ring and then Dawson and Wilder go to the floor. Dawson and Wilder go back into the ring and Jordan and Gable go after them. Gable and Jordan avoid belly-to-back suplexes and then Gable and Jordan with stereo ankle locks. Dawson and Wilder go to the floor to regroup.
Wilder goes after Jordan but Jordan with a waist lock and take down for a near fall. Jordan with an arm bar and Gable tags in. Jordan with a fireman’s carry and Gable with a knee drop to the arm for a near fall. Gable wtih an arm bar. Wilder with a rake of the eyes while the referee deals with Dawson. Dawson tags in and Gable tries for a back slide and he gets a naer fall. Gable wtih a rollup for a near fall. Dawson with an elbow and Gable goes to the floor and then Dawson attacks Jordan. Gable with a double flying clothesline followed by a double drop kick and then Dawson and Wilder are clotheslined over the top rope to the floor.
Gable with an atomic drop to Dawson but Gable is hot shot onto the top rope and Dawson gets a near fall. Wilder tags in and they work over Gable in the corner. Dawson is tagged in and Wilder with a drop toe hold and Dawson with an elbow drop for a near fall. Dawson with a key lock. Gable tries to get to his corner but Dawson with a slam but he misses elbow drops. Gable goes to the floor and he punches Dawson. Wilder is stopped by Gable. Gable with a sunset flip for a near fall. Dawson stops Gable from making the tag and then Dawson with a spinebuster for a near fall.
Dawson gets Gable on his shoulders and then he drops Gable onto Wilder’s knee for a near fall. Wilder with a European uppercut and an arm bar. Gable with forearms but he cannot make the tag. Wilder wtih a shoulder and he puts Gable on the turnbuckles and chops him. Gable with a cross arm breaker in the ropes and both men go to the floor. Dawson sends Wilder back into the ring and he makes the tag. Gable is prevented from making the tag and Gable kicks Jordan to teh floor. Wilder holds Gable and Dawson hits a leg drop from the turnbuckles for a near fall. Gable with punches but Dawson sends Gable back into his corner. Wilder tags in and Gable makes the tag to Jordan and Jordan with clotheslines to Dawson and Wilder.
The straps are down and Jordan with a running shoulder to Wilder follwoed by an exploder for a near fall. Jordan gets Wilder up for a slam but Wilder gets to his feet and then Wilder goes for a suplex but Jordan blocks it. Dawson tags in and goes for a sunset flip from the top for a near fall. Dawson with European uppercuts to Jordan as he taunts Gable on the apron. Gable tags in while Jordan tries for a backslide. Jordan with a drop kick to assist the German suplex from Gable for a near fall.
Wilder pulls Jordan off the apron and then Dawson tries for a DDT but Gable holds on to the ropes. Gable with an ankle lock but Dawson kicks Gable away. Wilder hits Gable on the floor wtih an uppercut but Dawson gets a near fall with a rollup. Wilder tags in and he picks up Gable for a bulldog but Gable counters with a belly-to-belly suplex and Gable gets a near fall that is broken up by Wilder. Wilder goes for an O’Connor roll but Jordan tags in. Dawson makes the save on Grand Amplitude but The Revival hit Shatter Machine on Jordan for the three count.
Winners and NEW NXT Tag Team Champions: The Revival
Gable and Jordan are in the ring as they figure out what happened and they are attack from behind by two men in black . They work over Jordan and Gable in the corners. They send Gable and Jordan into each other and then they hit splashes on Gable in the corner. They have Gable up in the air and they hit Gable with a running boot to the head. They hit a side Russian leg sweep and clothesline combination on Jordan. Paul Ellering emerges from the back and he appears to be their manager.
– We see Asuka in the back getting ready for her match and Bayley stops by and they shake hands.
– We have a video package for the Shinsuke Nakamura versus Austin Aries match.
Austin Aries vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
We go to the ring and out comes Austin Aries with his ribs taped up. Shinsuke Nakamura is out next to a pop.
They stare each other down and circle each other before locking up. Nakamura with a front face lock and Aries goes for the leg. Nakamura with a take down and Aries with a front face lock. Aries wtih a wrist lock, but Nakamura with a reversal. Aries tries to reverse and he succeeds. Nakamura with a head scissors and Aries tries for a drop kick after escaping, but Nakamura watched Aries’ tapes so he moved out of the way.
Nakamura backs Aries into the ropes and Nakamura rubs Aries’ taped ribs. Aries with an arm drag and hits a drop kick, Aries tries for the Last Chancery but Nakamura gets out of the hold. Nakamura with knees and a cravate. Nakamura with a knee drop. Nakamura with boots in the corner and he does it a second time but when he goes for a third one, Aries grabs the leg and hits an atomic drop on the knee. Aries punches Nakamura.
Aries sends Nakamura into the turnbuckles and then Aries with a drop kick in the corner. Aries goes to the turnbuckles and he connects with an elbow to the back and he gets a near fall. Aries with a chin lock. Aries with a knee to the midsection. Aries goes to the apron for a slingshot sent but Nakamura gets his knees up to counter Aries. Nakamura with elbows but he runs into an elbow from Aries. Aries with an elbow drop from the turnbuckles for a near fall.
Aries with a knee to the back and a chin lock. Aries with more knees to the back and a forearm for a near fall. Aries kicks Nakamura in the leg to get him on the mat and Aries with a cravate and he bends Nakamura back. Nakamura with a knee to the midsection and an enzuigiri. Aries with a forearm but Nakamura with forearms and kicks. Nakamura with knees in the corner and then he puts Aries on the turnbuckles and connects with a running knee to the midsection for a near fall. Nakamura with a waist lock but Aries holds on to the ropes and connects with elbows. Aries with a chop. Nakamura wtih a knee to the midsection and Aries with a rollup for a near fall. Aries with knees to the head but Nakamura gets to his feet.
Aries goes for a back slide but then he connects with a forearm to the throat. Nakamura goes to the floor and Aries with a suicide dive onto Nakamura. Aries gets a near fall. Aries pulls Nakamura towards the corner but Nakamura pulls Aries down by the wrap and Nakamura with a triangle choke. Aries gets to the ropes and Nakamura has to release the hold. Nakamura with knees to the head and then Nakamura with a gourdbuster and Nakamura sets for a Shining Wizard but Aries moves. Aries with an atomic drop to the knee and German suplex into the Last Chancery. Nakamura is able to get to the ropes.
Aries hits the running drop kick into the corner and then Aries goes up top for the 450 splash but Nakamura moves. Aries rolls through but Nakamura puts Aries on the turnbuckles. Aries avoids the knee and boxes the ears. Aries and Nakamura fight to the apron and they exchange forearms. Nakamura wtih kicks and an enzuigiri.
Aries gets Nakamura on his shoulders and hits a Death Valley Driver onto the apron. The referee starts his count. Aries misses a suicide dive and hits the guardrails. Nakamura goes to the turnbuckles for a knee to the back from the turnbuckles and then he hits a reverse exploder. Nakamura hits Kinshasa for the three count.
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura
After the match, Nakamura stands tall and plays to the crowd as we go to replays.
– We go to a video package for Asuka versus Nia Jax.
NXT Women’s Title Match
Nia Jax vs. Asuka
We go to the ring and out first comes Nia Jax. NXT Women’s Champion Asuka is out next.
Nia grabs Asuka and Asuka goes for the legs. Asuka with a waist lock and Nia misses an elbow to escape. Asuka continues to avoid Nia and Asuka kicks Nia. Asuka with a wrist lock but Nia with a head butt and biel across the ring by the hair. Nia runs Asuka into the turnbuckles and connects with a shoulder and then hits a splash into the corner. Nia runs her forearm across the face.
Asuka with an octopus on Nia but Nia escapes. Asuka with a kick but Nia with a back breaker for a near fall. Nia stretches Asuka in the ropes. Nia continues to work on Asuka in the ropes. Nia with a forearm to the back and a back breaker and she stretches Asuka over her knee. Asuka wtih a guillotine but Nia turns it into a suplex and she gets a near fall. Nia kicks Asuka in the back. Nia misses a clothesline and Asuka goes for the cross arm breaker but she turns it into a triangle. Nia tosses Asuka into the turnbuckles and gets out of the hold. Nia with a running butt splash into the corner and then she applies a bow and arrow using the ring post.
Nia with a bear hug on Asuka. Asuka rolls through and applies a knee bar. Nia gets to the ropes and Asuka releases the hold. Asuka with a kick to the head but Nia with a spinebuster. Nia misses the leg drop and Asuka with a sliding knee strike and both women are down. Asuka with a kick to the arm and Asuka with a missile drop kick. Asuka with a series of back fists and a running hip strike for a near fall. Nia blocks a round kick and Nia with a power bomb for a near fall. Asuka with a cross arm breaker into a Fujiwara arm bar.
Nia gets to her feet but Asuka with the Asuka Lock. Nia gets Asuka off her feet but Asuka gets to her feet and Asuka with a round kick and back heel kick. Asuka with more kicks to the head and she gets the three count.
Winner: Asuka
After the match, Jax recovers and Asuka gets her gold as we go to replays. We see a trainer checking on Jax in the corner as Asuka makes her exit.
Earlier Today:
We see footage from earlier tonight when William Regal was talking about the main event of Takeover in a Steel Cage. Regal talks about Full Sail and Bobby Roode walks past him and Regal goes to talk to him.
– We are back with the video package for the Samoa Joe versus Finn Balor match.
Steel Cage Match for the NXT Title
Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe
Neville is ringside for tonight’s main event. We go to the cage and out first comes Demon Finn Balor to a pop. NXT Champion Samoa Joe is out next. We get formal introductions from Hamilton.
They feel each other out to try to get the early advantage. Joe goes for the door and Finn stops him. Joe wtih jabs and a head butt. Joe tries to send Finn into the cage but Finn stops Joe and kicks Joe. Finn tries to send Joe into the cage but Joe blocks it. Joe with knees to the midsection. Joe with a chop. Finn punches Joe but Joe with a knee to the midsection. Joe with an Irish whip but Finn with boots and a forearm. Finn with a running chop and running forearm.
Finn with an Irish whip and running chop into teh corner. Joe with a boot and Finn with an enzuigiri and both men are down. Finn climbs the cage but Joe stops Finn and pulls him back to the mat. Joe with a biel into the cage. Joe wtih a second biel followed by an Irish whip and enzuigiri. Joe with a forearm to the back of the head. Joe wtih a forearm and he face washes Finn in the corner and Joe with a running boot to the head. Joe with a snap mare and he gets a near fall. Joe wtih forearms but Finn with punches. Joe biels Finn into the cage again. Joe calls for the door to be opened and Finn grabs the leg.
Joe and Finn with forearms in the corner and Finn with a kick and he goes out the door but Joe holds Finn and keeps Finn from getting outside the cage. Joe with a German suplex for a near fall. Joe tries to climb the cage and Finn gets up and stops Joe and Finn chops Joe in the back of the knee. Finn with punches to the head and Finn sends Joe’s head into the top of the cage. Both men fall to the mat after Joe hits an enzuigiri. Joe gets a near fall.
Joe wtih a chop and forearms against the ropes. Joe goes for a running shoulder but Finn moves and Joe hits the cage. Finn with forearms and a running chop with Joe against the cage. Finn with a second chop. Joe ducks and then he applies the choke. Finn with a running drop kick to Joe against the cage.
Finn climbs over Joe and he gets to the top of the cage, but Joe grabs the foot. Finn kicks Joe in the head while on the top rope but Joe forces Finn to the mat when Joe falls on the top rope. Joe with an STJoe and then Joe puts Finn on the turnbuckles for the muscle buster but Finn counters with a sunset flip for a near fall. Finn and Joe with forearms. Finn with a Pele Kick and both men are down. Finn goes up top and Joe follows. They fight on the top rope and they exchange chops and forearms. Finn sends Joe into the cage and Finn with Slingblade.
Finn gets a near fall. Finn with another Slingblade but he misses the running drop kick. Joe with a back senton and Joe with the musclebuster and Finn kicks out at two. Joe with kicks to Finn and then Joe tries for Splash Mountain into the cage but Finn gets to his feet. Finn with Slingblade and a running drop kick into the turnbuckles. Finn with a second running drop kick into the corner and Joe goes down. Finn goes up top and hits Coup de Grace but Joe kicks out at two. Finn picks up Joe and sets for Bloody Sunday but Joe escapes and applies the Choke.
Finn gets a second wind and he uses the turnbuckles to roll through and Finn with a double stomp and both men are down. Finn looks up top and he climbs the cage but Joe stops Finn momentarily. Finn kicks Joe down and Finn gets to the top of the cage and Finn thinks about climbinb out but Joe stops him again. Joe with elbows and Finn hangs over the outside of the cage but Joe stops Finn and Joe wtih a super muscle buster for the three count.
Winner: Samoa Joe
After the match, Joe’s music hits but both men are laid out. We go to replays. We come back and Joe clutches his title as the cage is raised. Joe gets to his feet and raises the belt as officials and trainers check on Balor. Joe makes his exit and looks back at the cage as we go to more replays. Joe stops and raises the title at the entrance as Balor is still being checked on by trainers. Takeover goes off the air with Joe heading backstage with his title as Balor tries to recover in the ring.
