NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III was a professional wrestling event in the NXT TakeOver series which took place on August 19, 2017 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Background[]
The NXT TakeOver series of professional wrestling shows started on May 29, 2014, as the WWE developmental league NXT held their second WWE Network exclusive live broadcast billed as NXT TakeOver. In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by NXT and WWE for all of their NXT live specials including NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way, NXT TakeOver: R Evolution, NXT TakeOver: Rival, NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, and NXT TakeOver: Respect. NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn was the first TakeOver show held outside of Full Sail University. NXT TakeOver: London was the first TakeOver show held outside of the United States. NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III is the seventeenth overall show held under the NXT TakeOver banner, the fourth held in 2017.
The card will include matches that result from scripted storylines with results predetermined by WWE. Storylines that are produced on the NXT television program.
Match Preview[]
Bobby Roode vs. Drew McIntyre | Preview |
Asuka vs. Ember Moon | Preview |
The Authors of Pain vs. Sanity | Preview |
Aleister Black vs. Hideo Itami | Preview |
Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade Almas | Preview |
Matches[]
- Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
- Andrade Almas (w/ Zelina Vega) defeated Johnny Gargano (13:16)
- SAnitY (Alexander Wolfe & Eric Young) (w/ Killian Dain & Nikki Cross) defeated The Authors Of Pain (Akam & Rezar) (w/ Paul Ellering) (c) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship (11:57)
- Aleister Black defeated Hideo Itami (12:24)
- Asuka (c) defeated Ember Moon by submission to retain the NXT Women's Championship (14:46)
- Drew McIntyre defeated Bobby Roode (c) to win the NXT Championship (22:22)
Other on-screen talent[]
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See also[]
External links[]
- TakeOver: Brooklyn III at WWE.com
- TakeOver: Brooklyn III Pre-Show on WWE Network
- TakeOver: Brooklyn III on WWE Network
- TakeOver: Brooklyn III at CAGEMATCH.net
NXT Takeover |
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Takeover • Fatal 4-Way • R Evolution • Rival • Unstoppable • Brooklyn • Respect • Dallas • The End • Back to Brooklyn • Toronto • San Antonio • Orlando • NXT TakeOver: Chicago • Brooklyn III • WarGames • Philadelphia • New Orleans • Chicago II • Brooklyn IV • WarGames II • Phoenix • New York • XXV • Toronto II • WarGames III • Portland • Tampa Bay • TakeOver: In Your House • XXX • XXXI • WarGames IV • XXXIII • Vengeance Day • Stand & Deliver • NXT TakeOver 36 • WarGames V • Stand & Deliver • |
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III previews |
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Bobby Roode v Drew McIntyre • Asuka vs. Ember Moon • The Authors of Pain vs. Sanity • Aleister Black vs. Hideo Itami • Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade Almas |
2017 World Wrestling Entertainment NXT pay-per-views |
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San Antonio • Orlando • Chicago • Brooklyn III • WarGames |
2017 World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-views |
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NXT TakeOver: San Antonio • Royal Rumble • Elimination Chamber • Fastlane • NXT TakeOver: Orlando • WrestleMania • Payback • NXT TakeOver: Chicago • Backlash • Extreme Rules • Money in the Bank • Great Balls of Fire • Battleground • NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III • SummerSlam • No Mercy • Hell in a Cell • TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs • NXT TakeOver: WarGames • Survivor Series • Clash of Champions |