NXT TakeOver: XXV
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NXT TakeOver: XXV was the 25th
Seven matches were contested at the event, including two taped for the following week's episode of
Production
Background
Storylines
The event included matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television program, NXT.[4][5]
At
On the February 6 episode of NXT,
During the
Since the April 24 episode of NXT, Matt Riddle had been engaging in a feud with The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Kyle O'Reilly, and Bobby Fish).[10] This led to a match between Cole and Riddle for the May 8 episode,[11] where Riddle won due to an untimely assist from Strong. After the match, Cole blamed Strong for the loss.[12] The following week, The Undisputed Era were being interviewed, and Cole reassured that the group was better when they were on the same page.[7] On the May 22 episode, Riddle joined forces with Johnny Gargano to lay out The Undisputed Era. Afterwards, William Regal announced that Riddle would face Strong at TakeOver: XXV.[14]
On the May 22 episode of NXT,
Event
Role: | Name: |
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English commentators | Mauro Ranallo |
Nigel McGuinness | |
Beth Phoenix | |
Ring announcer | Alicia Taylor
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Referees | Drake Wuertz
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Eddie Orengo | |
Darryl Sharma | |
Pre-show panel | Charly Caruso |
Sam Roberts | |
Pat McAfee |
Taped matches
Before the event went live on the WWE Network, two matches took place that were taped for the June 5 episode of NXT. In the first match, Keith Lee took on Kona Reeves. After a long stretch of domination from Lee, Reeves performed a uranage for a nearfall. In the end, Lee performed a Big Bang Catastrophe on Reeves to win the match.[15]
In the second match, Mia Yim took on Bianca Belair. In the end, Yim performed a Super Protect Ya Neck on Belair to win the match.[15]
Preliminary matches
The actual event began with Matt Riddle facing Roderick Strong. Riddle performed a Cradle Belly to Back Inverted Mat Slam on Strong to win.[16]
Next, The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly), The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch, and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) competed in a fatal four-way ladder match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship. Ford retrieved the belts to win the titles.[16]
After that, The Velveteen Dream defended the NXT North American Championship against Tyler Breeze. Dream performed a Purple Rainmaker on Breeze to retain the title. Following the match, the two would earn each other's respect and take a selfie together.[16]
In the penultimate match, Shayna Baszler defended the NXT Women's Championship against Io Shirai. During the match, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir appeared, but Candice LeRae attacked both with a kendo stick. Shirai attempted a Moonsault, but Baszler avoided it and applied the Kirifuda Clutch, only for Shirai to counter into a pinning combination for a nearfall. Shirai attempted another pinning combination, but Baszler kicked out and applied the Kirifuda Clutch again, and Shirai eventually submitted, thus Baszler retained the title. After the match, Shirai struck Baszler with a kendo stick and performed a Moonsault on Baszler. Shirai then performed a Moonsault with a chair on Baszler.[16]
Main event
In the main event, Johnny Gargano defended the NXT Championship against Adam Cole. Gargano performed a Slingshot DDT on Cole for a near-fall. Cole performed a
Reception
NXT TakeOver: XXV was met with highly positive reviews among fans and wrestling journalists. Larry Csonka of
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter also praised the event with all the matches getting positive ratings. Rating out of a possible 5 stars, he awarded Matt Riddle vs. Roderick Strong and the NXT Tag Team Championship ladder matches 4.5 stars, the NXT North American Championship match of Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Breeze 3.75 stars, the NXT Women's Championship match of Shayna Baszler vs. Io Shirai 4 stars and the NXT Championship match of Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole 5.25 stars, making it only the second WWE match Meltzer has given more than 5 stars.[18]
Aftermath
On the June 12 episode of NXT, it was announced that Shayna Baszler would defend the NXT Women's Championship against Io Shirai in a
The Undisputed Era (NXT Champion Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong) opened the June 19 episode of NXT to talk about Cole's title win, but were interrupted by Velveteen Dream. Matt Riddle and Tyler Breeze joined the proceedings, leading to a
A non-title match between new NXT Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) was also scheduled for the June 26 episode of NXT,[22] which The Street Profits won by disqualification when Jaxson Ryker interfered. After the match, The Forgotten Sons attacked The Street Profits until Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan made the save.[20] This led to a title match pitting Lorcan and Burch against The Street Profits on the July 10 episode,[24] where The Street Profits retained. After the match, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly stared them down.[25] The Street Profits were then scheduled to defend the NXT Tag Team Championship against O'Reilly and Fish at TakeOver: Toronto.[26]
Results
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