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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand | NXT | ||
| Date | September 11, 2014 | ||
| City | Winter Park, Florida | ||
| Venue | Full Sail University | ||
| Attendance | 400+ | ||
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NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way was the secondNXT TakeOverprofessional wrestlinglivestreamingevent produced byWWE. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion'sdevelopmental territory,NXT. The event aired exclusively on theWWE Network and took place on September 11, 2014, at NXT's home base,Full Sail University inWinter Park, Florida. It was also the promotion's second event to carry the Fatal 4-Way name, the first of which was WWE'seponymous pay-per-view in June 2010.
The event consisted of six matches. In the main event,Adrian Neville defeatedSami Zayn,Tyler Breeze, andTyson Kidd in the eponymousfatal four-way match to retain theNXT Championship. Also on the show,Charlotte defeatedBayley to retain theNXT Women's Championship, andThe Lucha Dragons (Kailsto andSin Cara) won theNXT Tag Team Championship fromThe Ascension (Konnor andViktor). Japanese wrestlerHideo Itami also made his NXT debut at the show.
In February 2014,WWE held an event titledTakeOver for theirNXTbrand, which at the time was adevelopmental territory for the promotion. The event aired exclusively on theWWE Network.[1] WWE's next NXT event for the WWE Network was titled as NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way. With the announcement of this second TakeOver event, the "TakeOver" name was established as the brand used by WWE for all of their NXT live specials held on the WWE Network. Fatal 4-Way was scheduled to take place on September 11, 2014, at NXT's home arena,Full Sail University inWinter Park, Florida.[2]
WWE previously held apay-per-view (PPV) titledFatal 4-Way in 2010 for theirRaw andSmackDown brands. It was agimmick PPV, with several matches contested asfatal four-way matches.[3] This 2010 event was the only WWE PPV to carry the Fatal 4-Way name, after which, the promotion revived the name for this second NXT TakeOver event. Like the 2010 event, TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way was also a gimmick show, as the main event was contested as the titular match.[2]
The card comprised six matches. The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayedheroes,villains, orless distinguishable characters 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 their weekly television program,NXT.[4][5]
On February 27, 2014, Adrian Neville defeatedBo Dallas to win theNXT Championship atArrival.[6] On the May 8 episode ofNXT a 20-manbattle royal with the winner facing Neville for the NXT Championship ended in a 3-way tie betweenSami Zayn,Tyson Kidd, andTyler Breeze.[7] The next week, Kidd won a Triple Threat match between the three to earn a title match[8] at the first TakeOver, which he lost. That same night, Tyler Breeze cheated his way to victory over Sami Zayn to earn a title match.[9] After this, Neville, Zayn, Breeze and Kidd became involved in a 4-way feud, leading to a fatal four-way match for the title at the event.[10]
In August 2013,Bayley started to team withCharlotte on a regular basis, but they were almost immediately targeted by the BFFs ("Beautiful Fierce Females",Summer Rae andSasha Banks) as they attempted to convince Bayley to join their side.[11] This storyline culminated with Charlotte turning on Bayley during a match, promptly joining the BFFs instead.[12] On May 1, 2014, Bayley failed to advance in a tournament for the vacant NXT Women's Championship after losing to Sasha in the first round.[13] On June 12, Bayley earned a pinfall over Charlotte, the new NXT Women's Champion, in a six-woman tag team match.[14] In August, Bayley defeated Sasha Banks to become the #1 contender for the Women's championship held by Charlotte.
The event opened withThe Ascension (Konnor andViktor) defending theNXT Tag Team Championship againstThe Lucha Dragons (Kalisto andSin Cara). The match ended when Kalisto executed a"Salida Del Sol" on Viktor to win the title.
In the second match,Baron Corbin foughtCJ Parker. Corbin executed the"End of Days" on Parker, scoring a pin after only 29 seconds.
After this,Sylvester Lefort andEnzo Amore faced each other in ahair vs. hair match. Amore pinned Lefort with aroll-up for the win. As Lefort quickly left after the match, his partnerMarcus Louis had his hair cut instead.
NXT General managerWilliam Regal introduced Kenta, who was making his debut. During his introduction, Kenta announced that he would be known as "Hideo Itami" (meaning "Hero of Pain") from that point on.[15] Moments later, they were interrupted byThe Ascension, who were still angry over losing theirNXT Tag Team Championship, and they attacked Itami. Konnor demanded a rematch, but Itami attacked The Ascension and chased them away.[16]
The fourth match sawBull Dempsey wrestleMojo Rawley. Dempsey executed adiving headbutt on Rawley for the win.
In the penultimate match,Charlotte defended theNXT Women's Championship againstBayley. The match ended when Charlotte executed"Natural Selection" on Bayley to retain the title.
In the main event,Adrian Neville defended theNXT Championship againstSami Zayn,Tyler Breeze andTyson Kidd in a fatal-four-way match. During the match, Kidd executed aswinging fisherman's neckbreaker on Zayn for a near-fall. Breeze executed a"Beauty Shot" on Zayn, a"Supermodel Kick" to Kidd and adropkick in mid-air on Neville. After Neville executed ashooting star press on Zayn, Breeze threw Neville out of the ring and pinned Zayn for a near-fall. Zayn executed a"Helluva Kick" on Kidd, but Neville broke up the pinfall attempt by pulling the referee out of the ring. Neville then performed a"Red Arrow" on Kidd to retain the title.
| No. | Results[2] | Stipulations | Times[17] | ||
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| 1 | The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto andSin Cara) defeatedThe Ascension (Konnor andViktor) (c) | Tag team match for theNXT Tag Team Championship | 07:48 | ||
| 2 | Baron Corbin defeatedCJ Parker | Singles match | 00:29 | ||
| 3 | Enzo Amore (withColin Cassady) defeatedSylvester Lefort (withMarcus Louis) | Hair vs. Hair match[a] | 05:38 | ||
| 4 | Bull Dempsey defeatedMojo Rawley | Singles match | 01:10 | ||
| 5 | Charlotte (c) defeatedBayley | Singles match for theNXT Women's Championship | 10:40 | ||
| 6 | Adrian Neville (c) defeatedTyson Kidd,Tyler Breeze, andSami Zayn | Fatal 4-Way match for theNXT Championship | 24:12 | ||
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| 1st Round NXT July 17, 2014 (August 7–14) | Semifinals NXT July 31, 2014 (Aired: August 21) | Final NXT July 31, 2014 (Aired: September 4) | |||||||||
| Lucha Dragons (Kalisto andSin Cara) | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| Blake and Murphy (Buddy Murphy andWesley Blake) | 2:45 | ||||||||||
| Lucha Dragons | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| Adam Rose and Sami Zayn | 8:00 | ||||||||||
| Adam Rose andSami Zayn | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| Justin Gabriel andTyson Kidd | 9:15 | ||||||||||
| Lucha Dragons | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| The Vaudevillains | 5:20 | ||||||||||
| The Vaudevillains (Aiden English andSimon Gotch) | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| Bull Dempsey andMojo Rawley | 3:05 | ||||||||||
| The Vaudevillains | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| Enzo and Cass | 1:45 | ||||||||||
| Enzo and Cass (Enzo Amore andColin Cassady) | Pinfall | ||||||||||
| Jason Jordan andTye Dillinger | 5:15 | ||||||||||