NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia
NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia | |||
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Promotion WWE | | ||
Brand(s) | NXT | ||
Date | January 27, 2018 | ||
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
Venue | Wells Fargo Center | ||
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NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia was the 18th
Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event,
Production
Background
TakeOver was a series of professional wrestling shows that began in May 2014, as WWE's then-developmental league NXT held their second WWE Network-exclusive event, billed as TakeOver.[1] In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by WWE for all of their NXT live specials. TakeOver: Philadelphia was scheduled as the 18th NXT TakeOver event and was held on January 27, 2018, as a support show for that year's Royal Rumble pay-per-view. It was held at the Wells Fargo Center and was named after the venue's city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[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 6 episode of NXT, NXT General Manager
On the December 6 episode of NXT, Aleister Black defeated Adam Cole to earn a spot in the fatal-four way number one contender's match.
On the January 10 episode of NXT,
During a January 24 conference call promoting TakeOver, Triple H confirmed that a matchup between Velveteen Dream and Kassius Ohno would take place at TakeOver: Philadelphia.
Event
Role: | Name: |
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Commentators | Mauro Ranallo |
Percy Watson | |
Ring announcer | Mike Rome |
Referees | Tom Castor |
Drake Wuertz
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Eddie Orengo | |
Darryl Sharma | |
Pre-show panel | Charly Caruso |
Sam Roberts | |
Samoa Joe |
Preliminary matches
The event opened with The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) defending the NXT Tag Team Championship against The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar). After Akam collided with Rezar, O'Reilly pinned Akam with a roll up to retain the titles.[11]
Next, The Velveteen Dream faced Kassius Ohno. Near the end of the match, Ohno hit Dream with a
After that, Ember Moon defended the NXT Women's Championship against Shayna Baszler. As Baszler applied a cross armbreaker, Moon countered into a pin to retain the title. After the match, Baszler attacked Moon and applied the "Kirifuda Clutch" on Moon, who passed out.[11]
In the fourth match, Aleister Black faced Adam Cole in an Extreme Rules match. Cole performed a
Main event
In the main event, Andrade "Cien" Almas, accompanied by Zelina Vega, defended the NXT Championship against Johnny Gargano. Gargano performed a
Reception
The match between Johnny Gargano and Andrade "Cien" Almas received widespread acclaim, being rated five stars by Wrestling Observer Newsletter journalist Dave Meltzer, making it the first match in NXT history to receive such a rating, WWE's sixth overall, and the first one since John Cena vs. CM Punk at the 2011 Money in the Bank pay-per view.
Results
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References
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- ^ Taylor, Scott (January 27, 2018). "Velveteen Dream def. Kassius Ohno". WWE. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Taylor, Scott (January 27, 2018). "NXT Women's Champion Ember Moon def. Shayna Baszler". WWE. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Taylor, Scott (January 27, 2018). "Aleister Black def. Adam Cole in an Extreme Rules Match". WWE. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Taylor, Scott (January 27, 2018). "NXT Champion Andrade "Cien" Almas def. Johnny Gargano". WWE. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Moore, John (January 31, 2018). "1/31 NXT TV Live Review: Tyler Bate vs. Roderick Strong for a future shot at the WWE UK Championship, Nikki Cross vs. Lacey Evans, TM-61 returns to face the Ealy Brothers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 26, 2018.