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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand | NXT | ||
| Date | August 20, 2016 | ||
| City | Brooklyn,New York | ||
| Venue | Barclays Center | ||
| Attendance | 15,671[1] | ||
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NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II was the 11thNXT TakeOver and second TakeOver: Brooklynprofessional wrestlinglivestreamingevent produced byWWE. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion'sNXTbrand division. The event aired exclusively on theWWE Network and took place on August 20, 2016, at theBarclays Center inBrooklyn,New York as part of that year'sSummerSlam weekend.
Eight matches were contested at the event, including two taped for future episodes ofNXT. In the main event,Shinsuke Nakamura defeatedSamoa Joe to capture theNXT Championship. The event is notable for the in-ring debuts ofEmber Moon andBobby Roode. It was alsoBayley's last match in NXT before she was moved to the main roster on theRaw brand.
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TakeOver was a series ofprofessional wrestling shows that began in May 2014, asWWE's then-developmental leagueNXT held their secondWWE Network-exclusive event, billed asTakeOver.[2] In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by WWE for all of their NXT live specials. In 2015, NXT held an event titledNXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, which took place at theBarclays Center inBrooklyn, New York and was a support show for that year'sSummerSlampay-per-view. Announced on September 28, 2015, a second Brooklyn event, titled Brooklyn II, was scheduled to be held on August 20, 2016, at the same venue and also as a support show for that year'sSummerSlam. Brooklyn II was the 11th NXT TakeOver event and in turn established TakeOver: Brooklyn as an annual subseries of TakeOvers that were held at the Barclays Center as support shows for WWE's annualSummerSlam.[3][4] Tickets went on sale on June 11 throughTicketmaster.[5]
The card included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayedheroes,villains, orless distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television program,NXT.[6][7]
On the July 27 episode ofNXT, NXTGeneral ManagerWilliam Regal namedShinsuke Nakamura the number one contender to faceSamoa Joe for theNXT Championship at TakeOver: Brooklyn II. Joe, unhappy with his opponent, first refused to face Nakamura and requested a different opponent but obliged after Regal threatened to strip him of the title.[8]
AtTakeOver: Dallas,Asuka defeatedBayley for theNXT Women's Championship by submission when Bayley passed out.[9] On the May 18 episode ofNXT,Nia Jax defeated Bayley andkayfabe injured the former.[10] AtTakeOver: The End, Jax, who was replacing Bayley, was defeated by Asuka.[11] Bayley returned on the June 22 episode, where she defeatedDeonna Purrazzo.[12] In the following weeks, tensions between Asuka and Bayley escalated before a match was scheduled between the two at TakeOver Brooklyn II. On the August 3 episode, after Asuka won her match, Bayley, who was sitting at ringside after being offered a chair by Asuka, got in the ring after Asuka kept Aliyah in her signature Asuka Lock.[13] On the August 10 episode, Asuka and Bayley signed their match contract.[14]
On the August 3 episode ofNXT, a vignette aired ofEmber Moon's upcoming debut at TakeOver: Brooklyn II.[13] On the August 17 episode,Billie Kay guilted general manager William Regal into putting her into the match against Ember Moon.[15]
On the August 3 episode ofNXT,Bobby Roode made his NXT TV debut.[13] The following week, afterAndrade Cien Almas defeated Angelo Dawkins, Roode informed Almas that General Manager William Regal scheduled a match between the two at TakeOver: Brooklyn II.[14]
| Role | Name |
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| Commentators | Tom Phillips |
| Corey Graves | |
| Ring announcer | Greg Hamilton |
| Pre-show panel | Renee Young |
| Lita | |
| Mauro Ranallo | |
| Referees | Rod Zapata |
| Eddie Orengo | |
| Danilo Anfibio |
In the first match,No Way Jose facedAustin Aries. Aries forced Jose to submit to the Last Chancery to win the match. After the match, Aries applied the"Last Chancery" on Jose once again until he was interrupted byHideo Itami. Itami attacked Aries with a"Go To Sleep" and walked off.[1]
Next, Billie Kay faced Ember Moon. In the end, Moon executed anEclipse on Kay to win the match.[1]
After that, Bobby Roode faced Andrade Cien Almas. The match ended after Roode performed a"Glorious Bomb" on Almas to win the match.[1]
In the fourth match,The Revival (Scott Dawson andDash Wilder) defended theNXT Tag Team Championship againstJohnny Gargano andTommaso Ciampa. The match ended after Dawson forced Gargano to submit to aninverted figure-four leglock to retain the titles.[1]
In the fifth match, Asuka defended the NXT Women's Championship against Bayley. During the match, Asuka applied the"Asuka Lock" on Bayley, who fought out of the hold. Asuka then performed aspin kick on Bayley to retain the title. After the match, Bayley received a standing ovation from the crowd.[1]
In the main event, Samoa Joe defended the NXT Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura. During the match, Joe executed amuscle buster on Nakamura for a near-fall. Nakamura performed a"Kinshasa" on Joe for a near-fall. In the climax, Nakamura executed another "Kinshasa" off the middle rope on Joe, followed by a third "Kinshasa" to win the title.[1]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[23][1] | ||||
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| 1N | Tye Dillinger defeatedWesley Blake bypinfall | Singles match[16] | 9:12 | ||||
| 2N | Authors of Pain (Akam andRezar) defeatedTM-61 (Nick Miller andShane Thorne) bypinfall | Tag team match[16] | 6:55 | ||||
| 3 | Austin Aries defeatedNo Way Jose bysubmission | Singles match[17] | 10:42 | ||||
| 4 | Ember Moon defeatedBillie Kay bypinfall | Singles match[18] | 4:35 | ||||
| 5 | Bobby Roode defeatedAndrade "Cien" Almas bypinfall | Singles match[19] | 10:22 | ||||
| 6 | The Revival (Dash Wilder andScott Dawson) (c) defeatedDIY (Johnny Gargano andTommaso Ciampa) bysubmission | Tag team match for theNXT Tag Team Championship[20] | 19:10 | ||||
| 7 | Asuka (c) defeatedBayley bypinfall | Singles match for theNXT Women's Championship[21] | 14:07 | ||||
| 8 | Shinsuke Nakamura defeatedSamoa Joe (c) bypinfall | Singles match for theNXT Championship[22] | 21:14 | ||||
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