2021 NXT TAKEOVER 36 PARTICIPANTS’ TAKEOVER HISTORY

Since I do the blogs looking at every Pay-Per-View every month, I thought I would do one looking at NXT Takeover 36. To see the entire history of Takeover, visit the Takeover History HERE. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718). Thanks.

This will be the 1^st Takeover since War Games IV on December 6, 2020 to have only 1 Women’s Match. It will be the 1^st Takeover since War Games III on November 23, 2019 to not have a North American Championship Match. It will be the 1^st Takeover since Vengeance Day on February 14, 2021 to not have a NXT Tag Team Championship Match. This will be the 2^nd Takeover in a row to not have a NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship Match or a NXT Cruiserweight Championship Match. This will be the 1^st Takeover since they debuted that MSK will not be wrestling, the 1^st since she returned at War Games IV on December 6, 2020 that Ember Moon will not be wrestling, & the 1^st since War Games III on November 23, 2019 that Johnny Gargano will not be wrestling, ending his streak at 8 Takeovers, but he is still Mr. Takeover with 23 Takeover events. This was the 1^st Takeover since Takeover 31 on October 4, 2020 to not have a Tag Team Match.

Since no opening match has been announced, here are the facts. If it is the Women’s Championship Match, it will be Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai’s 4^th opener, with their last being at Vengeance Day on February 14, 2021. It would be the 1^st Women’s Match to open Takeover since Vengeance Day on February 14, 2021, but the 1^st ever Women’s Title Match to open Takeover. If it is the Million Dollar Championship Match, it will be both Cameron Grimes & LA Knight’s 1^st ever Takeover opener. If it’s the 2 Out of 3 Falls Match, it will be Kyle O’Reilly’s 6^th Takeover opener, which is the most of All-Time, & 1^st since Toronto on August 10, 2019, & Adam Cole’s 2^nd Takeover opener & 1^st since New Orleans on April 7, 2018 & would be the 1^st ever 2 Out of 3 Falls Match to open Takeover. If the NXT UK Championship Match opens, it will be the 1^st ever UK Championship Match to open Takeover & both Ilja Dragunov & WALTER’s 1^st Takeover opener.

Since no main event has been announced, here are the facts. If it is the NXT Championship Match, it will be the 26^th time that an NXT Championship Match was the main event of Takeover & 2^nd Takeover in a row. It would be Karrion Kross’ 3^rd Takeover main event & 2^nd in a row, making him the 2^nd wrestler in a row after Adam Cole to be in 2 Takeover main events in a row. It would be Samoa Joe’s 6^th Takeover main event & 1^st since Toronto on November 19, 2016, which would tie Finn Balor for 4^th of All-Time after Adam Cole (10), Johnny Gargano (9), Tommaso Ciampa & Kyle O’Reilly (7). If it is the 2 Out of 3 Falls Match, then it will be the 1^st Non-Title Match to main event Takeover since the Unsanctioned Match between Kyle O’Reilly & Adam Cole at Stand & Deliver on April 8 & the 10^th time. It would be Adam Cole & Kyle O’Reilly’s 3^rd Takeover main event in a row, making them the 1^st since Cole at Toronto (8/10/19), War Games III (11/23/19), & Portland (2/16/20) to be in 3 Takeover main events in a row. It would be Cole’s 11^th main event, which is the most of All-Time & O’Reilly’s 8^th main event, which is the 3^rd of All-Time after Cole & Johnny Gargano (9).

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: SAMOA JOE VS NXT CHAMPION KARRION KROSS

Samoa Joe VS Karrion Kross will be the 8^th NXT Championship Match of 2021, the 1^st since NXT on July 13, the 33^rd at Takeover & 4^th in a row. This will be Samoa Joe’s 7^th Takeover, but 8^th match, since he wrestled twice at Respect on October 7, 2015, & 1^st since he defeated Shinsuke Nakamura at Toronto (11/19/16), making the 23 Takeover in between the largest gap between Takeover matches since 16 Takeovers between Finn Balor’s matches. It will be his 1^st match overall since he, Kevin Owens, & The Viking Raiders lost to AOP, Murphy, & Seth Rollins on Raw on February 10, 2020, his 1^st 1-on-1 Match since he wrestled Ricochet to a Double Count Out on Raw on September 2, 2019, & his 1^st on NXT since he lost to Shinsuke Nakamura on November 4, 2017. It will be his 6^th NXT Championship Match at Takeover, tying him with Adam Cole & Johnny Gargano for 2^nd most NXT Championship Matches behind Finn Balor’s 7. Karrion Kross will only be his 3^rd Takeover opponent, after he wrestled Finn Balor 3 times & Shinsuke Nakamura twice. If he wins, he would be the 1^st ever 3-time NXT Champion. This will be Karrion Kross’ 5^th Takeover & 3^rd in a row. He will be the 2^nd NXT Champion in a row after Finn Balor to wrestle in 3 NXT Championship Matches in a row a Takeover. If he wins, he would be the 1^st since Adam Cole at Takeover 25 (6/1/19), Toronto (8/10/19), & Portland (2/16/20) to win the NXT Championship & then defend the title at 2 Takeovers in a row, but Cole didn’t defend at War Games (11/23/19), so he would be the 1^st since Bobby Roode at San Antonio (1/28/17), Orlando (4/1/17), & Chicago (5/20/17) to do it in 3 straight Takeovers. This will be Karrion Kross’ 4^th NXT Championship Defense, so if he would lose, he would be the 1^st since Seth Rollins who lost to Big E Langston on NXT on January 9, 2013 to lose in his 4^th Defense. As of Takeover, Karrion Kross’ NXT Championship Reign has lasted 136 Days, so he would be the 1^st to lose in 136 Days, & it is the 11^th Longest Reign of All-Time. The NXT Championship has changed hands twice in 2021, which the last title change taking place at Stand & Deliver (4/8/21), & has changed hands 12 times at Takeover, with the last title change at Stand & Deliver (4/8/21) & has changed hands 22 times in NXT History.

Samoa Joe (4-3-0)

1. With NXT Champion Finn Balor defeated Dash & Dawson (Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) in a Semi-Final Match of The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (10/7/15 NXT TAKEOVER: RESPECT)
2. With NXT Champion Finn Balor defeated Baron Corbin & Rhyno in the Finals of The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (10/7/15 NXT TAKEOVER: RESPECT)
3. Lost to NXT Champion Finn Balor (12/16/15 NXT TAKEOVER: LONDON)
4. Lost to NXT Champion Finn Balor (4/1/16 NXT TAKEOVER: DALLAS)
5. Defeated Finn Balor in a Steel Cage Match to retain the NXT Championship (6/8/16 NXT TAKEOVER: THE END)
6. Lost the NXT Championship to Shinsuke Nakamura (8/20/16 NXT TAKEOVER: BROOKLYN II)
7. Defeated NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura to win the title (11/19/16 NXT TAKEOVER: TORONTO)

Karrion Kross (4-0-0)

1. Defeated Tommaso Ciampa (6/7/20 NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE)
2. Defeated NXT Champion Keith Lee to win the title (8/22/20 NXT TAKEOVER XXX)
3. Defeated NXT Champion Finn Balor to win the title (4/8/21 NXT TAKEOVER: STAND & DELIVER: NIGHT 2)
4. Defeated Adam Cole, Pete Dunne, Johnny Gargano, & Kyle O’Reilly in a Fatal 5-Way Match to retain the NXT Championship (6/13/21 NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE 2)

NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPION RAQUEL GONZALEZ VS DAKOTA KAI

Raquel Gonzalez VS Dakota Kai will be the 7^th NXT Women’s Championship Match of 2021, the 1^st since NXT on July 20, the 34^th at Takeover, & 4^th in a row. This will be Raquel Gonzalez’s 6^th Takeover & 5^th in a row. If she wins, she will be the 2^nd Women’s Champion in a row after Io Shirai to win the Women’s Championship & then successfully defend it at 2 back-to-back Takeovers. If she loses, she would be the 1^st since Ember Moon at War Games (11/18/17), Philadelphia (1/27/18), & New Orleans (4/7/18) to win, retain, & lose the Women’s Title at 3 Takeovers in a row. She is the only wrestler to wrestle at every Takeover in 2021. This will be Raquel Gonzalez’s 4^th NXT Women’s Championship Defense, so if she would lose, she would be the 1^st since Shayna Baszler who lost to Kairi Sane at Brooklyn IV (8/18/18) to lose in her 4^th Defense. As of Takeover, Raquel Gonzalez’s NXT Women’s Championship Reign has lasted 137 Days, so if she loses, she would be the 1^st to lose in 137 Days & is the 9^th Longest Reign of All-Time. This will be Dakota Kai’s 7^th Takeover & 1^st since Vengeance Day on February 14, her 1^st Singles Match & Women’s Championship Match at Takeover since she lost to Io Shirai at Takeover 30 (8/22/20). If Kai wins, she would be the 3^rd 1^st time Champion in a row, & the 3^rd in a row to be both NXT Women’s & NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion. Gonzalez & Kai will join Charlotte & Bayley, Baron Corbin & Rhyno, Finn Balor & Samoa Joe, Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong, Ricochet & War Raiders, Shayna Baszler & Io Shirai, Tegan Nox & Dakota Kai, Keith Lee & Dominik Dijakovic, Tegan Nox & Candice LeRae, & Kyle O’Reilly & Adam Cole are the only wrestlers to be both opponents & partners at a Takeover. The NXT Women’s Championship has changed hands once in 2021 at Stand & Deliver (4/7/21), has changed hands 9 times at Takeover with the last title change taking place at Stand & Deliver (4/7/21), & has changed hands 12 times in NXT History.

Raquel Gonzalez (4-1-0)

1. With Dakota Kai & Candice LeRae lost to Shotzi Blackheart, Tegan Nox & Mia Yim in a 6-Woman Tag Team Match (6/7/20 NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE)
2. With Dakota Kai, Candice LeRae, & Toni Storm as Team Candice defeated Team Shotzi (Shotzi Blackheart, Ember Moon, Rhea Ripley, & NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai) in an 8-Women War Games Match (12/6/20 NXT TAKEOVER: WAR GAMES IV)
3. With Dakota Kai defeated Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon in the Finals of the 2021 Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2/14/21 NXT TAKEOVER: VENGEANCE DAY)
4. Defeated NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai to win the title (4/7/21 NXT TAKEOVER: STAND & DELIVER: NIGHT 1)
5. Defeated Ember Moon to retain the NXT Women’s Championship (6/13/21 NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE 2)

Dakota Kai (4-2-0)

1. With Candice LeRae, Tegan Nox, & Rhea Ripley as Team Ripley defeated Team Baszler (NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, Bianca Belair, NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray, & Io Shirai) in an 8-Woman War Games Match (11/23/19 NXT TAKEOVER: WAR GAMES III)
2. Defeated Tegan Nox in a Street Fight (2/16/20 NXT TAKEOVER: PORTLAND)
3. With Raquel Gonzalez & Candice LeRae lost to Shotzi Blackheart, Tegan Nox & Mia Yim in a 6-Woman Tag Team Match (6/7/20 NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE)
4. Lost to NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai (8/22/20 NXT TAKEOVER XXX)
5. With Raquel Gonzalez, Candice LeRae, & Toni Storm as Team Candice defeated Team Shotzi (Shotzi Blackheart, Ember Moon, Rhea Ripley, & NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai) in an 8-Women War Games Match (12/6/20 NXT TAKEOVER: WAR GAMES IV)
6. With Raquel Gonzalez defeated Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon in the Finals of the 2021 Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2/14/21 NXT TAKEOVER: VENGEANCE DAY)

NXT UK CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: ILJA DRAGUNOV VS NXT UK CHAMPION WALTER

Ilja Dragunov VS WALTER was the 4^th NXT UK Championship Match of 2021, the 1^st since NXT UK on April 8, the 4^th at Takeover & 1^st since Stand & Deliver (4/8/21). This will be Ilja Dragunov’ Takeover debut, making him the 1^st since WALTER at New York (4/5/19) to make his Takeover debut challenging for the UK Championship. This will be WALTER’s 1^st match overall since he defeated Rampage Brown on NXT UK on April 8, his 3^rd Takeover, & 1^st since Stand & Deliver (4/8). This will be his 3^rd UK Championship Match at Takeover, making him the wrestler with the most UK Championship Matches at Takeover. This will be WALTER’s 9^th UK Championship Defense, giving him the 2^nd most Defenses of All-Time behind Pete Dunne (14) & ahead of Tyler Bate (5). As of Takeover, WALTER’s UK Championship Reign has lasted 870 Days, which is the longest Reign of All-Time ahead of Pete Dunne (5/20/17 – 4/5/19, 685 Days) & Tyler Bate (1/15/17-5/20/17, 125 Days). The NXT UK Championship hasn’t changed hands in 2021, but 3 times at Takeover with the last title change taking place at New York (4/5/19), & has changed hands 3 times in NXT UK History.

Ilja Dragunov (0-0-0)

This will be Ilja Dragunov’s Takeover debut

WALTER (2-0-0)

1. Defeated WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne to win the title (4/5/19 NXT TAKEOVER: NEW YORK)

2. Defeated Tommaso Ciampa to retain the NXT UK Championship (4/7/21 NXT TAKEOVER: STAND & DELIVER: NIGHT 1)

2 OUT OF 3 FALLS MATCH (1^ST FALL: TRADITIONAL RULES (PINFALL OR SUBMISSION), 2^nd FALL: STREET FIGHT, 3^rd FALL (IF NECESSARY): STEEL CAGE MATCH): KYLE O’REILLY VS ADAM COLE

Kyle O’Reilly VS Adam Cole was the 3^rd 2 Out of 3 Falls Match of 2021, the 1^st since Ricochet VS Mustafa Ali on Main Event on May 27, the 1^st for NXT since Kushida VS Santos Escobar on May 10, the 5^th at Takeover, & 1^st since Johnny Gargano VS Adam Cole at Toronto (8/10/19). That match also was held with different stipulations for each fall, therefore this will not count as separate matches, so it won’t be counted as a Street Fight or Steel Cage Match in the Records. This was Kyle O’Reilly’s 16^th Takeover, which is the 3^rd most of All-Time after Johnny Gargano (23) & Adam Cole (17), & 3^rd in a row. It will be his 1^st ever 2 Out of 3 Falls Match in NXT. This will be Adam Cole’s 17^th Takeover match, but 16^th Takeover event as he wrestled twice at New Orleans on April 7, 2018 & 3^rd in a row. This will be his 3^rd 2 Out of 3 Falls Match at Takeover & in his career after he lost to Johnny Gargano at New York (4/5/19) & defeated Gargano at Toronto (8/10/19), giving him a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match Record of 1-1-0. This will be the 19^th or 20^th match to be re-matched at Takeover, the 1^st match to be re-matched at Takeover since Io Shirai VS Candice LeRae at Toronto (8/10/19) & Takeover 31 (10/4/20) & the 1^st time since Aleister Black VS Andrade Almas & Ember Moon VS Shayna Baszler at New Orleans (4/7/18) that 2 matches were Takeover re-matches. This was the 3^rd 1-on-1 Match between them after Stand & Deliver on April 8, 2021 (won by O’Reilly) & NXT on July 6 (won by Cole), so they each have won 1 match.

Kyle O’Reilly (7-8-0)

1. With Adam Cole & Bobby Fish as The Undisputed ERA defeated The Authors Pain (Akam & Rezar) & Roderick Strong & NXT Tag Team Champions SAnitY (Killian Dain, Alexander Wolfe, & Eric Young) in a 6-Man Triple Threat War Games Match (11/18/17 NXT TAKEOVER: WAR GAMES)
2. With Bobby Fish as NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed ERA defeated The Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar) to retain the titles (1/27/18 NXT TAKEOVER: PHILADELPHIA)
3. With Adam Cole as NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed ERA defeated The Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar) & WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne & Roderick Strong in a Triple Threat Match to retain the titles & win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament (4/7/18 NXT TAKEOVER: NEW ORLEANS)
4. With Roderick Strong as NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed ERA defeated Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan to retain the titles (6/16/18 NXT TAKEOVER: CHICAGO II)
5. With Roderick Strong as NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed ERA defeated Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) to retain the titles (8/18/18 NXT TAKEOVER: BROOKLYN 4)
6. With Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & NXT Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong as The Undisputed ERA lost to WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne, NXT North American Champion Ricochet, & War Raiders (Hanson & Rowe) in a 8-Man War Games Match (11/17/18 NXT TAKEOVER: WAR GAMES II)
7. With Roderick Strong as The Undisputed ERA lost the NXT Tag Team Championship to War Raiders (Hanson & Rowe) (1/26/19 NXT TAKEOVER: PHOENIX)
8. With Bobby Fish as The Undisputed ERA lost to The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) along with Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan & The Forgotten Sons (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) in a Fatal 4-Way Ladder Match for the Vacant NXT Tag Team Championship (6/1/19 NXT TAKEOVER XXV)
9. With Bobby Fish as The Undisputed ERA lost to NXT Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (8/10/19 NXT TAKEOVER: TORONTO)
10. With NXT Champion Adam Cole, NXT Tag Team Champion Bobby Fish, & NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong as The Undisputed ERA lost to Team Ciampa (Tommaso Ciampa, Dominik Dijakovic, Keith Lee, & Kevin Owens) in an 8-Man War Games Match (11/23/19 NXT TAKEOVER: WAR GAMES III)
11. With Bobby Fish as The Undisputed ERA lost the NXT Tag Team Championship to The Broserweights (Pete Dunne & Matt Riddle) (2/16/20 NXT TAKEOVER: PORTLAND)
12. Lost to NXT Champion Finn Balor (10/4/20 NXT TAKEOVER 31)
13. With Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, & Roderick Strong as The Undisputed ERA defeated Team McAfee (NXT Tag Team Champions Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan, Pete Dunne, & Pat McAfee) in an 8-Man War Games Match (12/6/20 NXT TAKEOVER: WAR GAMES IV)
14. Defeated Adam Cole in an Unsanctioned Match (4/8/21 NXT TAKEOVER: STAND & DELIVER: NIGHT 2)
15. Lost to NXT Champion Karrion Kross along with Adam Cole, Pete Dunne, & Johnny Gargano, in a Fatal 5-Way Match (6/13/21 NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE 2)

Adam Cole (9-7-0)

1. With Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly as The Undisputed ERA defeated The Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar) & Roderick Strong & NXT Tag Team Champions SAnitY (Killian Dain, Alexander Wolfe, & Eric Young) in a 6-Man Triple Threat War Games Match (11/18/17 NXT TAKEOVER: WAR GAMES)
2. Lost to Aleister Black in an Extreme Rules Match (1/27/18 NXT TAKEOVER: PHILADELPHIA)
3. Defeated Killian Dain, EC3, Ricochet, Lars Sullivan, & The Velveteen Dream in a 6-Way Ladder Match for the Vacant NXT North American Championship (4/7/18 NXT TAKEOVER: NEW ORLEANS)
4. With Kyle O’Reilly as NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed ERA defeated The Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar) & WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne & Roderick Strong in a Triple Threat Match to retain the titles & win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament (4/7/18 NXT TAKEOVER: NEW ORLEANS)
5. Lost the NXT North American Championship to Ricochet (8/18/18 NXT TAKEOVER: BROOKLYN 4)
6. With Bobby Fish & NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong as The Undisputed ERA lost to WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne, NXT North American Champion Ricochet, & War Raiders (Hanson & Rowe) in an 8-Man War Games Match (11/17/18 NXT TAKEOVER: WAR GAMES II)
7. Lost to Johnny Gargano in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match for the Vacant NXT Championship (4/5/19 NXT TAKEOVER: NEW YORK)
8. Defeated NXT Champion Johnny Gargano to win the title (6/1/19 NXT TAKEOVER XXV)
9. Defeated Johnny Gargano in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match to retain the NXT Championship (8/10/19 NXT TAKEOVER: TORONTO)
10. With NXT Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly & NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong as The Undisputed ERA lost to Team Ciampa (Tommaso Ciampa, Dominik Dijakovic, Keith Lee, & Kevin Owens) in an 8-Man War Games Match (11/23/19 NXT TAKEOVER: WAR GAMES III)
11. Defeated Tommaso Ciampa to retain the NXT Championship (2/16/20 NXT TAKEOVER: PORTLAND)
12. Defeated The Velveteen Dream in a Backlot Brawl to retain the NXT Championship (6/7/20 NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE)
13. Defeated Pat McAfee (8/22/20 NXT TAKEOVER XXX)
14. With Bobby Fish, Kyle O’Reilly, & Roderick Strong as The Undisputed ERA defeated Team McAfee (NXT Tag Team Champions Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan, Pete Dunne, & Pat McAfee) in an 8-Man War Games Match (12/6/20 NXT TAKEOVER: WAR GAMES IV)
15. Lost to Kyle O’Reilly in an Unsanctioned Match (4/8/21 NXT TAKEOVER: STAND & DELIVER: NIGHT 2)
16. Lost to NXT Champion Karrion Kross along with Pete Dunne, Johnny Gargano, & Kyle O’Reilly in a Fatal 5-Way Match (6/13/21 NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE 2)

NXT MILLION DOLLAR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: CAMERON GRIMES VS NXT MILLION DOLLAR CHAMPION LA KNIGHT [IF GRIMES LOSES, THEN TED DIBIASE WILL BECOME KNIGHT’S BUTLER]

Cameron Grimes VS LA Knight will be the 3^rd Million Dollar Championship Match of 2021, the 1^st since NXT on July 6, & the 2^nd in a row at Takeover. This will be Cameron Grimes’ 5^th Takeover & 3^rd in a row. This will be LA Knight’s 3^rd Takeover in a row. This will be both Grimes & Knight’s 2^nd Million Dollar Championship Match, making them the only wrestlers to wrestle in Million Dollar Championship Matches at Takeover. This will be the 19^th or 20^th match to be re-matched at Takeover, the 1^st match to be re-matched at Takeover since Io Shirai VS Candice LeRae at Toronto (8/10/19) & Takeover 31 (10/4/20) & the 1^st time since Aleister Black VS Andrade Almas & Ember Moon VS Shayna Baszler at New Orleans (4/7/18) that 2 matches were Takeover re-matches. This will be the 3^rd 1-on-1 Match between them after In Your House (6/13/21) & NXT on July 6, with Knight winning both matches.

Cameron Grimes (0-4-0)

1. Lost to Damian Priest, along with Cameron Grimes, Bronson Reed, & The Velveteen Dream in a Fatal 5-Way Ladder Match for the Vacant NXT North American Championship (8/22/20 NXT TAKEOVER XXX)
2. Lost to Dexter Lumis in a Strap Match (12/6/20 NXT TAKEOVER: WAR GAMES IV)
3. Lost to Bronson Reed along with LA Knight, Dexter Lumis, Leon Ruff, & Isaiah Scott in a Gauntlet Eliminator NXT North American Championship #1 Contender’s Match (4/7/21 NXT TAKEOVER: STAND & DELIVER: NIGHT 1)
4. Lost to LA Knight in a Ladder Match for the Million Dollar Championship (6/13/21 NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE 2)

LA Knight (1-1-0)

1. Lost to Bronson Reed along with Cameron Grimes, Dexter Lumis, Leon Ruff, & Isaiah Scott in a Gauntlet Eliminator NXT North American Championship #1 Contender’s Match (4/7/21 NXT TAKEOVER: STAND & DELIVER: NIGHT 1)
2. Defeated Cameron Grimes in a Ladder Match to win the Million Dollar Championship (6/13/21 NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE 2)

PRE-SHOW MATCH: TREY BAXTER VS RIDGE HOLLAND

This will be the 5^th Pre-Show Match at Takeover & 1^st since Stand & Deliver on April 8. It will be the 1^st 1-on-1 Men’s Singles Match on the Pre-Show since Isaiah Scott VS Angel Garza at War Games III on November 23, 2019. This will be both Trey Baxter & Ridge Holland’s Takeover debut, making them the 1^st since Isaiah Scott & Angel Garza to make their Takeover debut in a Singles Match on a Takeover Pre-Show.

Trey Baxter (0-0-0)

This will be Trey Baxter’s Takeover debut

Ridge Holland (0-0-0)

This will be Ridge Holland’s Takeover debut