NXT TakeOver: Orlando

NXT TakeOver: Orlando was a professional wrestling show and WWE Network event in the NXT TakeOver series that took place on April 1, 2017, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida,[1] as part of the WrestleMania 33 weekend festivities. The event was produced by WWE for its NXT brand division and was streamed live on the WWE Network.

NXT TakeOver: Orlando
Promotional poster featuring Asuka, Ember Moon, Bobby Roode, and Shinsuke Nakamura
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)NXT
DateApril 1, 2017
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueAmway Center
Attendance14,975
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Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Bobby Roode defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to retain the NXT Championship. On the undercard, Asuka retained the NXT Women's Championship against Ember Moon and Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) retained the NXT Tag Team Championship against #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) and The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder). All of the championships were given new belt designs. This was also the final NXT event for Shinsuke Nakamura, Tye Dillinger, and The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder), who were called up to the main rosters of SmackDown and Raw respectively. This event is also notable for the debut of Aleister Black and the return of Drew Galloway (now under the name Drew McIntyre he previously used in WWE), who was sitting in the front rows, until ESPN confirmed that Galloway had re-signed with WWE and will perform under the NXT brand.

Production

Background

TakeOver is a series of professional wrestling shows that began on May 29, 2014, as WWE's then developmental league NXT held their second WWE Network exclusive live broadcast billed as TakeOver.[2] In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by WWE for all of their NXT live specials. Orlando was the 14th NXT TakeOver event.

Storylines

The card comprised five matches. The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less 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.[3][4]

Event
Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Tom Phillips
Nigel McGuinness
Percy Watson
Ring announcer Mike Rome
Referees Darryl Sharma
Drake Wuertz
Eddie Orengo
Pre-show panel Charly Caruso
Sam Roberts
Nigel McGuinness

Preliminary matches

The event opened with Sanity (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain, and Nikki Cross) facing Tye Dillinger, Ruby Riott, Roderick Strong, and Kassius Ohno (who was a replacement for No Way Jose) in an eight-person mixed tag team match. Dain performed an "Ulster Plantation" on Dillinger to win the match.

Next, Aleister Black faced Andrade Cien Almas. Black performed "Black Mass" on Almas for the win.

After that, The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) defended the NXT Tag Team Championship against DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) and The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) in a triple threat elimination match. Akam and Rezar performed "The Last Chapter" on Ciampa to eliminate DIY. Akam and Rezar performed the "Super Collider" on Dash and Dawson to retain the title.

Later, Asuka defended the NXT Women's Championship against Ember Moon. In the end, Ember attempted the "Eclipse" on Asuka but Asuka pushed the referee into the ring ropes, causing Moon to fall. Asuka performed a roundhouse kick on Moon to retain the title.

Main event

In the main event, Bobby Roode defended the NXT Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura. During the match, Roode targeted Nakamura's leg. Roode performed a "Glorious DDT" on Nakamura for a near-fall. Roode then retrieved the ring bell but the referee prevented Roode from using it, allowing Nakamura to perform an inverted exploder suplex on Roode. Nakamura attempted a "Kinshasa" but Roode countered into a spinebuster on Nakamura for a near-fall. Roode performed a rotating "Glorious DDT" on Nakamura to retain the title.

Results
No. Results Stipulations Times[5][6]
1N Peyton Royce (with Billie Kay) defeated Aliyah Singles match[5] 02:53
2N Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic) defeated The Bollywood Boys (Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra) Tag team match[5] 03:22
3N Oney Lorcan defeated El Vagabundo Singles match[5] 02:50
4 Sanity (Alexander Wolfe, Eric Young, Killian Dain, and Nikki Cross) defeated Kassius Ohno1, Roderick Strong, Ruby Riott, and Tye Dillinger Eight-person mixed tag team match[7] 12:23
5 Aleister Black defeated Andrade "Cien" Almas Singles match[8] 09:35
6 The Authors of Pain (Rezar and Akam) (c) (with Paul Ellering) defeated DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) and The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) Triple threat elimination match for the NXT Tag Team Championship[9] 23:50
7 Asuka (c) defeated Ember Moon Singles match for the NXT Women's Championship[10] 12:10
8 Bobby Roode (c) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura Singles match for the NXT Championship[11] 28:20
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • N – indicates the match was taped for broadcast on a future episode of NXT

1 Kassius Ohno replaced No Way Jose, who was unable to compete after an attack by SAnitY.

Tag Team elimination match
Elimination Wrestler Team Eliminated by Elimination move Time
1 Tommaso Ciampà DIY Akam Pinned after The Last Chapter 20:00
2 Scott Dawson The Revival Akam Pinned after a Super Collider 23:50
Winners: The Authors of Pain (Still NXT Tag Team Champions)

References
  1. "NXT TakeOver: Orlando to take place on the eve of WrestleMania 33". WWE. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  2. Howell, Nolan (May 29, 2014). "Neville tops Kidd at NXT Takeover". canoe.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  3. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  4. "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  5. Moore, John (April 5, 2017). "4/5 Moore's WWE NXT TV Review: Drew McIntyre and Bobby Roode post NXT Takeover: Orlando promos, Oney Lorcan vs. El Vagabundo, Aliyah vs. Peyton Royce, Heavy Machinery vs. The Bollywood Boys". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  6. Powell, Jason. "4/1 Powell's NXT Takeover: Orlando Live Review – Bobby Roode vs.Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Title, Authors of Pain vs. DIY vs. The Revival for the NXT Tag Titles, Asuka vs. Ember Moon for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  7. Benigno, Anthony. "Tye SAni†Y def. Tye Dillinger, Kassius Ohno, Ruby Riott & Roderick Strong". WWE. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  8. Benigno, Anthony. "Aleister Black def. Andrade "Cien" Almas". WWE. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  9. Benigno, Anthony. "NXT Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain def. #DIY and The Revival". WWE. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  10. Benigno, Anthony. "NXT Women's Champion Asuka def. Ember Moon". WWE. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  11. Benigno, Anthony. "NXT Champion Bobby Roode def. Shinsuke Nakamura". WWE. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
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