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COMPLETE WWE NXT TAKEOVER XXX REPORT: THREE TITLE MATCHES, COLE VERSUS MCAFEE, BALOR VERSUS THATCHER, CIAMPA IS COMING BACK, NXT UK IS COMING BACK, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2020-08-22 18:29:00

Pat McAfee is in the back and he says he has kicked off Super Bowls and this is years in the making.

Match Number Three:  Adam Cole versus Pat McAfee

They lock up and go to a stalemate.  They lock up again and Cole with a side head lock.  McAfee backs Cole into the corner.  Cole with an Irish whip and McAfee with a float over.  Cole sets for a super kick but McAfee avoids it and he backs into the corner.  McAfee gets some water.  They lock up and Pat with a side head lock.  Pat holds on when Cole tries to send him off the ropes.  Pat with a shoulder tackle.  Cole sets for a bicycle kick but Pat sees it coming and goes to the floor.

McAfee mocks the Undisputed Era with his entourage.  Undisputed Era makes their way out and out comes security.  McAfee goes into the ring and hits a swanton onto everyone on the floor.  Pat rolls Cole into the ring and Pat with a punch.  Pat with punches and kicks.  Pat chokes Cole in the ropes.  McAfee with a punch to send Cole to the mat.  Pat with a slam for a near fall.  McAfee with a reverse chin lock.  Pat argues with the referee.  McAfee with a drop kick.  

Cole slaps McAfee and then they exchange punches.  Cole knocks Pat to the mat and then Cole pulls the shirt over Pat's head and punches him.  Cole with a bicycle kick.  Cole kicks McAfee in the corner. Cole with an Ushigoroshi for a near fall.  Cole misses a running kick and Pat gets a rollup for a near fall.  Cole with a leaping double knee back breaker for a near fall.  Cole goes to the turnbuckles and Pat with an elbow.  Pat sets for a superplex but Cole blocks it.  Cole pushes McAfee off and McAfee lands on his feet.  Pat leaps to the turnbuckles and hits a superplex for a near fall.  

Pat goes to the floor and he sets for a running kick to the chest but Cole plays possum and Pat kicks the ring steps when he misses.  Cole sends Pat back into the ring.  The referee checks Pat's foot.  Cole with a kick to the knees and he applies the figure four leg lock.  Cole gets a number of near falls and McAfee tries to reverse the hold but Cole rolls through.  McAfee gets to the ropes and Cole has to release the hold.  Pat holds his knee and he calls Cole a punk.  Cole with a boot in the corner.  Pat with a kick to the groinal area and a clothesline.

Pat sets for the kick to the chest and hits it and gets a near fall.  Pat goes up top and he removes the shirt.  Pat iwth a double sledge attempt but Cole with a super kick.  Cole tells Pat to get up.  Cole goes to pull down his knee pad but he doesn't do it.  Cole goes to the turnbuckles for the Panama Sunrise.  Cole hits it for the three count.

Winner:  Adam Cole

Drew McIntyre is with Corey and Vic.  He says it is not about him tonight, it is about Takeover.  Vic asks Drew about his match against Randy Orton.  Drew says Randy is a piece of crap but a talented piece of crap.  Corey asks Drew for his pick in the Lee/Kross match and Drew picks Keith Lee.

We see Karrion Kross getting ready in the back while Scarlett's silhouette watches.

Match Number Four:  NXT Women's Championship Match:  Io Shirai versus Dakota Kai (with Raquel Gonzalez)

Shirai with a double leg take down and punches.  Shirai with punches and the Kai with kicks and punches.  Io with a handspring but does not land properly.  Shirai with a leg wringer into the mat and then she chokes Kai in the corner and hits a hesitation kick.  Kai rolls to the floor and Io follows.  Kai has Raquel run interference.  Kai comes up behind Io and sends her into the ring post.  Kai gets a near fall.  Kai with an arm bar and she wraps Io's arm in the ropes.  Kai trips Io and then kicks Io in the head.  Kai with a bicycle kick for a near fall.  Kai works on the wrist.  Kai kicks Io and wraps the arm in the ropes again.  Kai gets a near fall.  Kai kicks Io.

Io gets a near fall and Kai with a clothesline for a near fall.  Kai with a figure four arm bar and Io gets a near fall by getting Kai's shoulders on the mat.  Io with a palm strike and Kai is down.  Io with shoudler tackles and a flap jack.  Io with a springboard drop kick for a near fall.  Io with a waist lock and Kai with a standing switch.  Io with a rollup and double stomp.  Io goes to the apron and so does Kai.  Kai goes for a German suplex off the apron but Io holds on to the ropes.  Kai goes for a power bomb but Io with a double stomp on the apron.

Io gets a near fall and Kai with a wrist lock and she kicks Io in the face.  Kai with another kick and Io is not in a good mood.  She tells Kai to continue to kick her.  Io with forearms.  Kai with a scorpion kick and Io is down.  Kai misses the running boot into the corner.  Io goes for a German suplex into the turnbuckles but Kai reverses and sends Io into the turnbuckles.  Kai misses a kick and then Io with two running boots to the head and a running double knee strike.  Kai with a forearm when Io goes to the turnbuckles.  Kai goes for a superplex but Io blocks it.

Io drops Kai on the turnbuckles and Kai is in the tree of woe.  Io with a double stomp to Kai.  Io gets a near fall.  Kai blocks a Tiger DRiver and Kai with KaiRopractor for a near fall.  Kai with a cross arm breaker.  Io gets to the rope to force a break.  Io with a forearm from the apron.  Kai with a round kick to Io and Io avoids being sent into the turnbuckles.  Io knocks Kai down and then Kai stops Io on the turnbuckles.  Kai with Go 2 Kick but Io gets her foot on the ropes to stop the count.  Kai with an Irish wihp and Io almost hits the referee.  Kai with a Yakuza Kick into the referee.  Io with a German suplex and she goes up top and hits the moonsault but the referee is still down.

Io checks on the referee and Raquel hits Io from behind and choke slams her.  Raquel puts Dakota on top of the referee and the referee wakes up but Io kicks out at two.  Kai gets Io up for Go 2 Kick but Io counters into a Crossface.  Kai is able to escape but Io with a knee to the head.  Io with a moonsault onto Raquel and Dakota on the floor.  Io goes up top and hits a moonsault for the three count.

Winner:  Io Shirai (retains championship)

After the match, Raquel attacks Io and Raquel sets for a power bomb but Rhea Ripley's music plays and Raquel stops her attack.  

Rhea and Raquel face off in the center of the ring.  

Dakota grabs Raquel and tells her to leave the ring.

Io celebrates in the ring and Rhea Ripley stands on the stage watching.

We see that NXT UK is coming back on September 17th.

Tommaso Ciampa is coming back.

We see Cesaro in Bayley and Sasha's seats from earlier in the night.

Damian Priest is leaving and he is ambushed and asked for a comment from McKenzie.  Damian says the new champ is going to celebrate.  He gets into a hot tub in his gear and has champagne poured over him.

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