WWE is bringing back War Games for an upcoming NXT TakeOver special.
On Monday afternoon (July 16, 2018), the company announced that the NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2 event is slated to go down on Saturday, November 17, 2018 from Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center. It was also revealed that tickets will be available starting this Friday, July 20, at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT, at nxttickets.com.
WWE decided to bring the match back for NXT TakeOver event that took place on November 18, 2017 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and aired on the WWE Network.
Sanity vs. Undisputed Era vs. Authors Of Pain & Roderick Strong served as the main event in the gimmick match at the event. Other matches that were featured on the card included Drew McIntyre vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas for the NXT Title, Kairi Sane vs. Peyton Royce vs. Ember Moon vs. Nikki Cross in a Fatal 4-Way NXT Women’s Title Match, Aleister Black vs. The Velveteen Dream and Lars Sullivan vs. Kassius Ohno. In the 2017 version for WarGames, the cages were roofless.
For those who may not know, the gimmick match was originally used in the NWA and later held annually in WCW.
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