WWE NXT TAKEOVER: BROOKLYN III - August 19th, 2017

Matches

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NXT Champion Bobby Roode vs. Drew McIntyre

The undefeated Drew McIntyre has decimated every opponent thrown his way, and tonight at TakeOver: Brooklyn III, the Scottish Superstar will finally get what he’s been in search of: The opportunity to challenge NXT Champion Bobby Roode.

McIntyre has maintained a laser focus on NXT’s top prize since he signed with the brand in April. He earned the title match the old-fashion way, piling up one win after another. With a smash-mouth style, he conquered the likes of Oney Lorcan, Andrade Almas and Killian Dain. McIntyre’s win over the previously undefeated Beast of Belfast secured an opportunity to face Roode.

With such an impressive resume, McIntyre might rightly be considered Roode’s most dangerous challenger to date. However, don’t expect The Glorious One to be intimidated. The resourceful and calculating veteran champion has consistently found ways to keep hold of the NXT Title against the stiffest competition. McIntyre says it’s no longer “Bobby Roode’s NXT,” but Roode will stop at nothing to prove otherwise.

Will Drew McIntyre complete his mission in Brooklyn, or will The Glorious One continue his era atop NXT? Don’t miss this summer’s biggest NXT Championship Match when TakeOver: Brooklyn III streams live on the award-winning WWE Network tonight at 8 ET/5 PT.

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NXT Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Ember Moon

NXT Women’s Champion Asuka is not only faced by a worthy challenger at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III, but one that could spell the end of her historic title reign and undefeated streak. Tonight at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Ember Moon will challenge The Empress of Tomorrow for the NXT Women’s Title in a highly anticipated rematch.

It’s hard to bet against Asuka, who has thwarted every opponent thrown her way since arriving in NXT in 2015. However, there is one competitor who had her on the brink of defeat during their first encounter at TakeOver: Orlando in April. The supremely talented Moon was mere moments away from nailing Asuka with her devastating Eclipse finisher during the match, only for the champion to shove the referee into the ropes and claim victory once again.

The debate continues as to whether Asuka, perhaps fearful that getting hit with Moon’s Eclipse would spell the end of her historic title reign, pushed the referee on purpose. Either way, Moon will get another opportunity to try to hit her acclaimed Eclipse finishing move and end the Empress’ title reign.

It hasn’t been easy for Moon to get back to this point, having been sidelined for more than a month after Asuka, of all people, threw her through the ropes to the floor, injuring Moon’s shoulder and keeping her out of TakeOver: Chicago.

Moon has since returned with a vengeance, looking more determined than ever to capture the NXT Women’s Championship. As for the titleholder, she went on a brief hiatus following her epic title defense against Nikki Cross in a vicious Last Woman Standing Match. The champion made it clear that she wasn’t going to return until a challenger worthy of her time stepped up.

That challenger has since come forward, and her name is Ember Moon. Can Moon do what no other woman has been able to and take the title away from Asuka? Or will the NXT Women’s Champion continue her unprecedented title reign?

Find out tonight when NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III streams live on the award-winning WWE Network.

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NXT Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain vs. SAnitY

The Authors of Pain will face their craziest challengers yet when they put their NXT Tag Team Championship on the line against SAnitY’s Killian Dain & Alexander Wolfe at TakeOver: Brooklyn III.

Led by WWE Hall of Famer manager Paul Ellering, [URL=Akam]http://www.wwe.com/superstars/akam & Rezar have paved a path of destruction through NXT’s tag team division, laying to waste esteemed tandems such as #DIY and The Revival in the process. However, they have yet to face opponents like Dain & Wolfe, who can not only rival their size, but their love for inflicting pain.

Since arriving on the scene at NXT, SAnitY has targeted multiple Superstars, from Tye Dillinger to Drew McIntyre. Each time, the Eric Young-led faction used their strength in numbers to wreak havoc. SAnitY turned their attention toward the NXT Tag Team Champions on the July 12 episode of NXT when they menacingly stood on stage after Akam & Rezar’s successful title defense as pages from a book dropped from the sky.

Two weeks later, after disposing of Akam & Rezar’s opponents, the chaos-seeking tandem of Dain & Wolfe threw down with the titleholders in the middle of the ring. Their brief brawl provided a glimpse of the bedlam that is sure to ensue when these tag teams collide in Brooklyn.

See who walks out of the Barclays Center as the NXT Tag Team Champions when The Authors of Pain battle SAnitY tonight at 8 ET/5 PT at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III, streaming live on the award-winning WWE Network.

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NXT Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain vs. SAnitY

Intent on making a fresh start as a singles Superstar in NXT, Johnny Gargano offered to take on anyone and everyone at TakeOver: Brooklyn III if it meant being part of NXT’s summertime tradition.

Luckily for Gargano, Andrade “Cien” Almas and Zelina Vega were listening and all too happy to oblige.

Vega, the mysterious woman who now appears to be calling the shots for Almas, accepted the open challenge on her associate’s behalf, paving the way to what will surely be a technical masterpiece in Brooklyn.

Though no championship nor title opportunity is on the line, both Gargano and Almas are in a state of reinvention, and both Superstars are searching for a tone-setting victory in what will be a high-stakes bout at TakeOver.

Now that Gargano has returned from injury, he is eager to forge his own path and move past the heart-wrenching betrayal by his former best friend and tag team partner, Tommaso Ciampa, at TakeOver: Chicago last May. The beloved Superstar declared that TakeOver will be the “birth of Johnny Wrestling.”

With the help of Vega, meanwhile, Almas has seemingly refocused his attention on his in-ring career after a series of costly losses.

Will Vega’s influence be the difference-maker in Brooklyn? Or will Johnny Wrestling — vowing to begin anew, on his own — kickstart his singles career with a win against Almas? Don't miss out when these technicians collide tonight at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III.

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Aleister Black vs. Hideo Itami

Knockout blows will not be in short supply when Aleister Black, still undefeated inside the yellow ropes, takes on the increasingly volatile Hideo Itami at TakeOver: Brooklyn III.

The two scary-intense warriors crossed paths on the Aug. 2 edition of NXT when Black, who was entering the ring for a match, interrupted Itami’s mid-ring diatribe. Itami took exception, but Black cleared him from the ring with Black Mass. Later in the evening, after NXT went off the air, Black and Itami got into it again as Itami tried to ambush Black in the parking lot.

It hasn’t taken much to provoke Itami’s temper recently. For weeks, the Japanese Superstar has decried his station and treatment in NXT. His demeanor has turned bitter and his actions unpredictable, such as his post-match attack against onetime ally Kassius Ohno.

If it’s respect that he wants, Itami need not look any further than his showdown against Black in Brooklyn. Itami is in search of a big win that will catapult him back into the main-event picture, and a victory against the tatted terror — who has decimated everybody he has faced so far — might just accomplish that. Black does not seem particularly interested in starting beefs, but he might be all too happy to settle them. The pencak silat master has vanquished mighty competition since making his NXT debut. Black, however, has yet to face a Superstar with the credentials of Itami, making TakeOver’s battle of elite strikers even more compelling.

Can Black make the jaw-jacking Itami “Fade to Black,” or will Itami turn out Black’s lights with his unstoppable Go-To-Sleep? The NXT Universe will find out tonight at TakeOver: Brooklyn III.

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