Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will be headlined by two title matches.
New NXT North American Champion Leon Ruff will grant Johnny Gargano his rematch after last week’s title change. Also, Io Shirai will defend the NXT Women’s Title against Rhea Ripley.
Tonight’s NXT will also feature an appearance by NXT Champion Finn Balor. Balor will give an update on his status and the title, his first since undergoing jaw surgery several weeks back.
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network airing from the Capitol Wrestling Center will feature NXT Tag Team Championship and NXT North American Championship matches.
* Johnny Gargano will defend his NXT North American Championship
* NXT Tag Team Championship: Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch (c) vs. Breezango
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will feature fallout from last week’s Halloween Havoc episode.
There will be an appearance by new NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano tonight, following last week’s win over Damian Priest. Pat McAfee and NXT Tag Team Champions Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch will also appear to continue their feud with The Undisputed Era.
There will be no WWE NXT involvement in the 2020 WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The news was first reported by Ringside News.
There had been speculation on NXT being involved this year, like they were last year, but the NXT brand will instead start building to the next Takeover special on Sunday, December 6 instead.
Regarding the speculation on NXT and the Survivor Series, a logo for the pay-per-view was shown during WWE Hell In a Cell, and that logo still featured the red, yellow and blue colors for all three brands. However, new Survivor Series promotional material was revealed on the WWE website and social media accounts this week, and the yellow color has been removed.
It’s interesting that WWE is keeping NXT off this year’s Survivor Series event because the involvement made the show last year, and led to an increase in ratings on RAW, SmackDown and NXT TV for the month of November with the build-up.
The Observer notes that there are two explanations for WWE keeping NXT off the event this year. WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon wants to keep the brands separate as much as possible to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19. The second reason is that there is simply a mentality to not portray NXT as a major brand that is on the same level as RAW and SmackDown. This is the same reason why there were no NXT Superstars in the 2020 WWE Draft.
The 2020 WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view will air live on November 22 from The ThunderDome at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
The special Halloween Havoc edition of WWE NXT will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, FL. The show will air until 10:08pm with an 8 minute overrun.
Tonight’s show will be hosted by Shotzi Blackheart, and will be headlined by the return of the “Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal” gimmick in two title matches.
Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal: NXT North American Title Match
Johnny Gargano vs. Damian Priest (c)
Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal: NXT Women’s Title Match
Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai (c)
Haunted House of Terror Match
Cameron Grimes vs. Dexter Lumis
Non-Title Match
NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar vs. Jake Atlas
Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez
* Pat McAfee appears with NXT Tag Team Champions Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch
* Halloween costume contest between announcers Wade Barrett and Vic Joseph
Host: Shotzi Blackheart
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will feature the final build for next week’s Halloween Havoc special.
* Kushida vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. The Velveteen Dream
* Breezango defends the NXT Tag Team Titles against Roderick Strong and Bobby Fish
* Legado del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza, Joaquin Wilde, NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar) vs. Jake Atlas, Isiah “Swerve” Scott and Ashante “Thee” Adonis
* The final build for the Halloween Havoc edition of NXT next week
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode from the Capitol Wrestling Center will be headlined by a NXT North American Title match, with more focus on returning Superstars like Ember Moon, Toni Storm and Dexter Lumis.
WWE has announced that Lumis will challenge NXT North American Champion Damian Priest in tonight’s main event. There will also be new #1 contenders to NXT Tag Team Champions Breezango crowned as Roderick Strong and Bobby Fish take on Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch.
A new promo for tonight’s show teased more from Moon, Storm and Lumis, who have made their returns since the “Takeover: 31” event.
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode will air live on the USA Network from the new Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, formerly known as the WWE Performance Center.
This will be the first episode to air from the renovated CWC. The show will feature fallout from last Sunday’s “Takeover: 31” event.
Triple H held a media call last week and teased a “game changing” look and feel for NXT TakeOver: 31.
“So this Sunday’s TakeOver will have a very unique look and feel, something totally different that hasn’t been done so far,” Triple H said. “You’ll find out more on Sunday, but it will be very unique, and I think hopefully, at least for us, game changing.”
It was later reported WWE was moving all NXT tapings — including tonight’s TakeOver — from the NXT Arena on the campus of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Since RAW and SmackDown headed to the Amway Center (WWE ThunderDome) that left the WWE PC available for NXT.
Sports Illustrated is reporting the Performance Center has a newly remodeled TV set, and will now be known as the Capitol Wrestling Center. This is a tribute the the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, founded by Jess McMahon in 1953 and run by Vincent J. McMahon.
“It’s a historic callback to where this all began,” Triple H said about the new name. “We gutted the Performance Center and it’s now rebuilt, so it feels like we’re going back to the beginning. To me, it feels like we’re going back to 1953. Just like then, we’re doing something different and new, taking the business to a whole new level.
“The Capitol Wrestling Center captures the feel and the vibe of NXT. We will have all the bells and whistles of the ThunderDome, but we’ll keep that NXT feel. It’s edgier, darker and raw — you’re walking into the ultimate heavy metal soundstage.”
Along with the virtual fans, there will be fans in attendance in a limited capacity of around 100 people at tonight’s show.
“There will be a contingent of fans in attendance, some of which will be talent, others will be friends and family and some will be fans,” Triple H stated. “We will take every safety precaution that there is. All of this was signed off by our medical staff. Everybody that walks in the building will be PCR tested, take a questionnaire and be medically screened. There will be plexiglass pods with fans that are in groups, and the groups will vary in size. Everyone will wear masks, and each group will never be near anyone else.”
Triple H also noted there was talk of running NXT at the ThunderDome, but he was resistant as he wanted NXT to keep its own unique feel. The move to the Capitol Wrestling Center does not mean WWE’s relationship with Full Sail has ended.
“We are not severing our relationship with Full Sail,” Triple H confirmed. “I’m very proud of all we’ve done there. This move is the right decision for us from a tech standpoint, but I look forward to returning there soon and the partnership remains strong.”
Source: Wrestling Inc.
