NXT Takeover: London is in the books and once again, NXT delivered a very strong 2-hour live special, once again in front of over 10,000 fans. NXT Takeovers were among the best events of 2015 and they’re showing no sign of slowing down.
NXT TakeOver: London took place from the SSE Arena, Wembley in England on Wednesday afternoon and aired live on the WWE Network.
The @WWENXT chants rain down in the @ssearena as @TripleH opens #NXTTakeOver: London! pic.twitter.com/hSsKrzK6C0
— WWE (@WWE) December 16, 2015
– Asuka def. Emma via Submission (Asuka Lock) to pick up the win in the opening match, which ran nearly 15 minutes, despite a distraction attempt from Dana Brooke.
UK wrestling legend Johnny Saint is in the house for #NXTTakeover: London! @ssearena pic.twitter.com/9lnzEKx62g
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 16, 2015
– Dash & Dawson def. Enzo & Cass in another 15-minute match to retain the NXT World Tag-Team Championships. Dash & Dawson hit Enzo, who was caught on the top rope, with a super Shatter Machine for the 1-2-3.
AND STILL your @WWENXT Tag Team Champions, @ScottDawsonWWE & @DashWilderWWE! #NXTTakeover #ShatterMachine pic.twitter.com/v6NuDLXnCH
— WWE (@WWE) December 16, 2015
– Baron Corbin def. Apollo Crews in the first male singles match of the evening. This one went a bit over ten minutes and had a lot of good crowd heat and some very cool crowd-pleasing spots.
– A vignette played to hype the NXT TV return of next week. It was noted at the end of the video that Sami Zayn would be back in action at next week’s NXT show.
– Bayley def. Nia Jax in a grueling 13-minute match to retain the NXT Women’s Championship via submission.
The champion is WRENCHING that guillotine in! #NXTTakeover @ItsBayleyWWE pic.twitter.com/hU5vbCGcz4
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 16, 2015
– A vignette aired hyping Blake & Murphy vs. Jason Jordan & Chad Gable for next week’s NXT TV.
– Finn Balor def. Samoa Joe to retain the NXT World Championship in the main event of the NXT TakeOver: London special. The finish saw Balor pick up the win via pinfall after hitting him with the Coup de Grace for the 1-2-3.
What a way to go out from @ssearena in London! AND STILL @WWENXT Champion…@wwebalor! #NXTTakeover pic.twitter.com/15wucaTrXH
— WWE (@WWE) December 16, 2015