WWE NXT TakeOver 36
August 22, 2021
WWE Performance Center (Capitol Wrestling Center)
Orlando, FL
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Pre-Show
Trey Baxter vs. Ridge Holland
This was a squash. Holland won in less than a minute.
Holland grabbed the mic after the match and he said that this is what Timothy Thatcher has to look forward to.
Main Card
Million Dollar Championship
LA Knight vs. Cameron Grimes
Per the stipulation, if Knight won the match then DiBiase would have to be his butler. DiBiase was in Grimes’ corner for the match and Grimes wore new gear with dollar signs on it.
Grimes got in the first offense with chops, knees, and kicks to the body. DiBiase got involved early by launching/assisting Grimes into Knight in the corner at ringside. Knight hit his own offense for a few minutes until Grimes came back with a kick in the corner and an attempt to lock in the million dollar dream. Knight kicked out but Grimes was able to execute a hurricanrana into a pin attempt.
Later in the match, there was a very close near fall after Grimes fell on Knight after both men collided in the air. It’s unclear how it happened but Grimes was busted open near his nose. Knight hit Grimes with an overhead German suplex off the top rope but Grimes was able to kick out of the pin attempt.
Knight tried to use the belt but his plan backfired. DiBiase punched Knight and then tossed the belt in the ring to distract the referee while he applied the million dollar dream. Grimes pinned Knight after hitting the double stomp.
They showed Kyle O’Reilly and Adam Cole arriving earlier today.
WWE NXT Women’s Championship
Raquel Gonzalez vs. Dakota Kai
Kai started out by slapping Gonzalez in the face. It was back and forth for a couple of minutes until Gonzalez took control of the match with some fallaway slams. Kai tried a crossbody off the top but Gonzalez rolled through it and then pressed and dropped Kai onto the top turnbuckle. Gonzalez started favoring her right arm after the press slam.
Gonzalez was rocked by a corner kick to the face that knocked her out of the ring. Gonzalez was almost counted out but Kai brought her in the ring for a pin attempt. Kai hit a flurry of offense for a couple of minutes here but Gonzalez fought back with clotheslines, a boot and an overhead slam that dropped Kai on her face. Gonzalez followed up with an elbow off the middle rope into a pin attempt.
Kai worked on Gonzalez’s arm but Gonzalez countered with a powerbomb into a pin attempt. Kai came back at Gonzalez but then Gonzalez picked her up and dropped her on the top rope, knocking Kai to the ramp outside of the ring. Back in the ring, Gonzalez no-sold a kick to the jaw but Kai followed up with the Kairopractor (a version of the Backstabber) into a pin attempt.
Gonzalez tried a chokeslam but Kai tried to counter but something was messed up and Gonzalez slipped through the ropes. Back in the ring, Kai hit a double stomp off the top rope into a pin attempt. Gonzalez recovered and picked up Kai and rammed her stomach first into the top turnbuckle. Gonzalez tied a move off the top but Kai slipped out and kicked Gonzalez in the jaw. Kai tried a running Yakuza kick but Gonzalez hit the Chingona Bomb off the top. That was enough for the pin. Gonzalez retained.
After the match, former NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray walked out so it looks like she is next in line to challenge Gonzalez.
WWE NXT United Kingdom Championship
WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov
Dragunov landed the first two chops on WALTER to start the match. WALTER landed some knees to the ribs and some hard forearms to the head. Dragunov came back with a submission attempt and a slam. Dragunov followed up with a headlock and some hard forearms. About 5 minutes in and WALTER was not yet able to land a chop.
WALTER was finally able to land a vicious palm to the chest after he placed Dravunoz on the top turnbuckle. WALTER followed up with a powerbomb on the ring apron and a sleeper attempt. Dragunov broke free by getting to the ropes but WALTER executed a German suplex. WALTER locked in a Boston Crab submission in the middle of the ring and then he transitioned into the STF submission.
WALTER followed up with a kick to the back. Both men traded chops and WALTER locked in another sleeper but Dragunov was able to break free and flip WALTER onto his back. Dragunov came back with a flurry of offense but WALTER countered with a t-bone suplex. WALTER landed a nasty sounding chop that rocked, followed by a boot to the face. They traded blows and Dragunov hit some knees to the chest along with open hand backhand slaps to the neck and face. WALTER picked up Dragunov but Dragunov broke free and hit a hard knee to the head. WALTER came back with two consecutive lariats and almost pinned Dragunov.
Dragunov’s adrenaline kicked in and he hit a German suplex. Moments later, Dragunov picked up and dropped WALTER and then he went for a pin attempt. Dragunov hit a double dropkick off the top and he followed up with senton from the other top turnbuckle on the other side of the ring. He followed up with a running uppercut but WALTER caught him in a sleeper but Dragunov slipped out and WALTER landed on his neck. Dragunov hit a running uppercut to the back and to the front. This was a very close near fall.
More back and forth chops, WALTER went to the top but Dragunov caught him to hit a superplex. Dragunov hit a dropkick off the top. WALTER hit a dropkick and a powerbomb into the cover but Dragunov kicked out. WALTER hit two slaps to the face, a knee to the face and another powerbomb. WALTER hit a splash off the top but Dragunov kicked out of the cover. Dragunov hit a headbutt off the top and then followed with elbows and a sleeper but WALTER broke out. Dragunov hit more elbows to the back and locked in the sleeper again. Dragunov followed up with more kicks and strikes to the head and then he forced WALTER to tap out. New champion.
Backstage interview with Ted DiBiase and Cameron Grimes. They cut to another backstage segment showing William Regal telling Samoa Joe to kick Karrion Kross’ a**.
Two-out-of-three-falls match
Fall 1: Traditional match, Fall 2: Street Fight, Fall 3: Steel Cage
Kyle O’Reilly vs. Adam Cole
Fall 1: Traditional Match
The first fall lasted about 3 minutes. Cole tried a Panama Sunrise but O’Reilly countered into a sunset flip and pin.
Fall 2: Street Fight
Cole started the Street Fight by using a chair to the stomach but O’Reilly fought back and then did a double stomp with a trash can that was on Cole’s head. Back in the ring, Cole recovered and landed a kick that knocked O’Reilly to the floor. Cole continued to work over O’Reilly’s rib with chair shots and shots with a kendo stick. After several minutes of offense from Cole, O’Reilly hit his own flurry of offense with the chair being used in different ways but a charge in the corner led to Cole moving out of the way and O’Reilly crashing into a chair wedged in the corner of the ring. Both men knocked each other out with a double boot. Both Cole and O’Reilly traded punches with chains wrapped around their wrists. O’Reilly won the exchange but Cole hit a superkick and then went for the cover but O’Reilly kicked out. The fight continued onto the ramp that leads to the ring and Cole was thrown off of it into the barricade. Cole recovered and then he hit a neckbreaker outside of the ring. Back in the ring, O’Reilly recovered and then he went for a move off the top but Cole caught him and slammed him onto two chairs. Cole hit the Last Shot and pinned O’Reilly.
Fall 3: Steel Cage Match
The trainers ran in to check on O’Reilly but Cole did not care and he attacked O’Reilly by slamming him onto the announcer’s table. As the cage lowered, Cole pushed O’Reilly into the ring as the announcers worried about O’Reilly not moving. Cole beat on O’Reilly but O’Reilly fought back and he hit a flurry of offense until Cole stopped him with a low blow. Cole tried to climb the cage but O’Reilly caught up to him and they both traded blows on the top rope. Cole knocked O’Reilly off and Cole hit a Panama Sunrise off the top rope but O’Reilly kicked out. Cole handcuffed O’Reilly to the top rope and then he hit him with two superkickes but O’Reilly caught the third superkick and locked in the heel hook to make him tap out. The steel cage portion of the match lasted about 5 minutes.
The loss doesn’t necessarily mean Cole is leaving but there’s a good chance that we’ll see him soon in AEW. If Cole signed a new deal with WWE then the main roster is his likely destination.
Backstage interiview with Dragunov. Then they cut to a backstage promo segment with Legado Del Fantasma.
WWE NXT Championship
Karrion Kross vs. Samoa Joe
Joe started with body shots and chops in the corner. Kross tried to fight back but Joe locked in the sleeper. Kross made it to the top rope to break the hold and then he hit a Doomsday Saito suplex. He followed up by knocking Joe to the floor.
Kross dominated for another couple of minutes until Joe hit Kross with a powerslam. Joe followed up with a powerbomb and the STF crossface submission but Kross got his foot on the bottom rope.
Kross dominated on offense for a few minutes but Joe fought back and he hit the Muscle Buster to pin Kross and win the title.
