NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4
Promotional poster featuring Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, Shayna Baszler and Kairi Sane
Promotion WWE
Brand(s) NXT
Date August 18, 2018
City Brooklyn, New York
Venue Barclays Center
Attendance 14,896
Theme
song(s)		 "Blood // Water" by grandson[1]
"Made an America" by The Fever 333[1]
Sponsor(s) Mayans MC
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NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4[2][3] was a professional wrestling show and WWE Network event that took place on August 18, 2018, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The event was produced by WWE for the NXT brand that was streamed live on the WWE Network.

Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Tommaso Ciampa defeated Johnny Gargano in a Last Man Standing match to retain the NXT Championship. In the penultimate match, Kairi Sane defeated Shayna Baszler to win the NXT Women's Championship and Ricochet defeated Adam Cole to win the NXT North American Championship.

Storylines

The card included matches that had results from scripted storylines and predetermined by WWE. Storylines were produced on the NXT television program.[4][5] NXT TakeOver is a series of professional wrestling shows that began on May 29, 2014, as the WWE developmental league NXT held their second WWE Network exclusive live broadcast billed as NXT TakeOver.[6] In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by WWE for all of their NXT live specials. NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 will be the twenty-second overall show held under the NXT TakeOver banner, and the fourth to be held in 2018. This is the fourth consecutive TakeOver: Brooklyn event at the Barclays Center.

On the July 18 episode of NXT, Kairi Sane defeated Nikki Cross and Candice LeRae in a triple threat match to become the number one contender for the NXT Women's Championship and would face Shayna Baszler for the title at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4.[7]

On the July 25 episode of NXT, Ricochet confronted Adam Cole after his match with Sean Maluta. Ricochet then challenged Cole to a match at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 for the North American Championship, but Cole refused.[8] The following week, a match between Cole and Ricochet for the title was scheduled for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4.[9]

On June 26 at the NXT U.K. Championship event, Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate and Trent Seven) defeated The Undisputed Era's Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong to capture the NXT Tag Team Championship.[10] On the June 27 episode of NXT, The Undisputed Era defeated Moustache Mountain and Ricochet.[11] Two weeks later, a rematch between the two teams for the titles was scheduled, with The Undisputed Era recapturing the titles.[12] On the August 1 episode of NXT, a tag team match between the two teams for the titles was scheduled for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4.[9]

On June 26 at the NXT U.K. Championship, EC3 and Velveteen Dream teamed up and were defeated by Aleister Black and Ricochet after Dream left the ring during the match.[10] On the August 1 episode of NXT, a match between the two was scheduled for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4.[9]

On the July 25 episode of NXT, Tommaso Ciampa defeated Aleister Black to capture the NXT Championship due to interference from Johnny Gargano.[9] The following week, as Black approached the ring to confront Ciampa, Gargano ran past Black and attacked Ciampa. Black then attacked Gargano.[9] The following week, Ciampa attacked Black and Gargano during their scheduled match. A match between the three for the title was scheduled for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4.[13] After the show was over, Black was later found unconscious in the parking lot of Full Sail Live.[14] With Black out of action after a groin injury, the match was changed to a Last Man Standing match between Ciampa and Gargano.[15]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English commentators Mauro Ranallo
Nigel McGuinness
Percy Watson
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Marcelo Rodríguez
Ring announcer Kayla Braxton
Referees Drake Wuertz
Eddie Orengo
Darryl Sharma
Jessika Carr
Pre-show panel Charly Caruso
Sam Roberts
Pat McAfee

Preliminary matches

The event opened with The Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong) defending the NXT Tag Team Championship against Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate and Trent Seven). O’Reilly and Strong performed Total Elimination on Seven to retain the title. After the match, The War Raiders (Hanson and Rowe) attacked Strong and O’Reilly, ending the attack by performing Fallout on O’Reilly.

Next, EC3 faced The Velveteen Dream. In the end, Dream executed a cartwheel Death Valley driver and a Purple Rainmaker on EC3 on the ring apron to win the match.

After that, Adam Cole defended the NXT North American Championship against Ricochet. Ricochet performed a 630° senton on Cole to win the title.

In the penultimate match, Shayna Baszler defended the NXT Women’s Championship against Kairi Sane. The match ended when Baszler attempted the Kirifuda Clutch, but Sane countered into a roll-up to win the title.

Main event

In the main event, Tommaso Ciampa defended the NXT Championship against Johnny Gargano in a Last Man Standing match. Ciampa performed an Air Raid Crash on Gargano through an announce table, who stood at a nine count. Ciampa performed three Project Ciampas on Gargano, however, Gargano stood up at a nine count. Gargano performed a Superkick on Ciampa, who was seated on a chair. Ciampa performed a lifting double underhook facebuster on Gargano onto the steel steps but Gargano stood at a nine count. Gargano performed a slingshot DDT on Ciampa onto the exposed floorboards, but Ciampa stood at a nine count. Ciampa performed a running knee smash using a chair through the barricade on Gargano and buried Gargano under rubble from the timekeeper’s area, only for Gargano to stand up at a nine count once again. Gargano performed a superkick on Ciampa, who fell through two tables on the exposed concrete, however, Ciampa used a crutch to stand at a nine count. On the stage, Gargano threw Ciampa into the LED screen and applied the Garga-No-Escape. Gargano used handcuffs to bind Ciampa to the stage and began to perform superkicks on Ciampa. In the climax, Gargano performed a running knee smash on Ciampa, but fell onto some production equipment; Ciampa stood at a nine count. Gargano could not stand up by a ten count, thus Ciampa retained the title. After the match, medical personnel tended to Gargano as Ciampa silently taunted him with the belt.

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times[16][17]
1N Bianca Belair defeated Deonna Purrazzo Singles match[17] 6:00
2N Pete Dunne (c) defeated Zack Gibson Singles match for the WWE United Kingdom Championship[17] 14:00
3 The Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong) (c) defeated Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) Tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship[18] 18:06
4 Velveteen Dream defeated EC3 Singles match[19] 15:03
5 Ricochet defeated Adam Cole (c) Singles match for the NXT North American Championship[20] 15:19
6 Kairi Sane defeated Shayna Baszler (c) Singles match for the NXT Women's Championship[21] 13:37
7 Tommaso Ciampa (c) defeated Johnny Gargano Last Man Standing match for the NXT Championship[22] 33:42
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • N – indicates the match was taped for broadcast on a future episode of NXT

References

  1. 1 2 "New #NXTLOUD artists announced for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV". WWE. August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "WWE NXT results, July 18, 2018: Incredible Triple Threat Match yields Baszler's next challenger". WWE. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Clapp, John. "NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler vs. Kairi Sane". WWE. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ Howell, Nolan (May 29, 2014). "Neville tops Kidd at NXT Takeover". canoe.ca. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ James, Justin. "7/18 NXT TV REPORT: James's report on Dakota Kai vs. Lacey Evans, Cross vs. Kairi vs. LaRae for no. 1 contenderhsip, hype for Aleister vs. Ciampa, Velveteen promo". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ James, Justin (July 25, 2018). "7/25 NXT TV REPORT: Aleister Black vs. Tomasso Ciampa for the NXT Title, Cole vs. Maluta, Evans vs. Price, Ricochet, War Raiders, William Regal". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Moore, John (August 1, 2018). "Moore's NXT TV Live Review: New NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa addresses the fans, Shayna Baszler vs. Candice LeRae, The Mighty vs. Heavy Machinery, EC3 vs. Kona Reeves, Trent Seven and Tyler Bate vs. State Line". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Counihan, Alan (June 26, 2018). "6/26 WWE UK Championship Tournament – Night 2: Alan4L's detailed report on Black & Ricochet vs. Dream & EC3 plus matches for the NXT Tag Titles, NXT Women's Title, NXT North American Title, UK Title". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  11. ↑ Keller, Wade (June 27, 2018). "6/27 NXT TV REPORT: Keller's rundown and analysis of Undisputed Era vs. Ricochet & Moustache Mountain, Gargano reacts to Takeover loss, Ciampa calls out Black, LeRae vs. Evans". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  12. ↑ James, Justin (July 11, 2018). "7/11 NXT TV REPORT: James's report on Adam Cole vs. Danny Burch, Kairi Sane vs. Vanessa Bourne, Moustache Mountain vs. O'Reilly & Strong". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  13. ↑ James, Justin. "8/8 NXT TV REPORT: Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano, Kassius Ohno vs. Adrian Jade, Nikki Cross vs. Amber Mova, Keith Lee vs. Marcel Barthel". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Aleister Black found unconscious in the Full Sail Live parking lot after WWE NXT". WWE. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  15. ↑ Martin, Adam. "Video: William Regal confirms a new NXT Title main event for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4". WrestleView. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  16. ↑ Moore, John. "8/18 Moore's NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV live review – Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano in a Last Man Standing match for the NXT Title, Shayna Baszler vs. Kairi Sane for the NXT Women's Championship, Adam Cole vs. Ricochet for the NXT North American Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  17. 1 2 3 Powell, Jason. "NXT TV taping spoilers: Results of the matches taped prior to NXT Takeover: Brooklyn for Wednesday's television show (spoilers)". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  18. ↑ Bengino, Anthony. "NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed ERA def. Moustache Mountain". WWE. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  19. ↑ Bengino, Anthony. "Velveteen Dream def. EC3". WWE. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  20. ↑ Bengino, Anthony. "Ricochet def. Adam Cole to become the new NXT North American Champion". WWE. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  21. ↑ Bengino, Anthony. "Kairi Sane def. Shayna Baszler to become the new NXT Women's Champion". WWE. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  22. ↑ Bengino, Anthony. "NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa def. Johnny Gargano (Last Man Standing Match)". WWE. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
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