Date: 08/22	6:00 PM
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NXT TakeOver has come back around and this time it's AFTER a SummerSlam! Karrion Kross will defend the NXT Championship against returning competitor Samoa Joe. Dakota Kai has turned on her friend Raquel González, all for the NXT Women's Title. Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly have their undisputed feud come to a close in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match. Plus, so much more will take place on NXT TakeOver 36! Join us for a live recap of Takeover tonight starting at 8 PM ET on Peacock and the WWE Network, and continuing through the entire broadcast. Hit F5 or refresh as often as you like for the latest updates!

Sam Roberts and McKenzie Mitchell host the preshow. The first match takes place right on the preshow.

* Trey Baxter vs. Ridge Holland

Pete Dunne accompanies Holland to the ring for his match. Baxter dropkicks him at the bell, but Holland quickly shoves him away and delivers an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Holland catches him for another overhead suplex, Baxter kicks him away, hits a discus clothesline in a corner, and a handspring kick to the head. Holland stops his momentum, slams him down, and gets the easy win. WINNER: RIDGE HOLLAND.

Holland grabs a microphone and call this a preview of what happens when people think they have a chance against him. Sam Roberts and McKenzie Mitchell continue the kickoff until the top of the hour.

Wade Barrett, Vic Joseph and Beth Phoenix welcome us to NXT TakeOver 36! Ring announcer Alicia Taylor introduces the opening match. Ted DiBiase heads to the ring with a handful of cash, someone brings out a trash barrel with gold design, and Cameron Grimes comes out to dump his butlet outfit in the trash.

* Million Dollar Championship: Cameron Grimes vs. LA Knight {C}

Knight shouts at the fans, Grimes takes control with a kick to the knee and shoulder, gives him a back drop, Knight blocks the Million Dollar Dream and rolls out the ring. Grimes kicks him from the apron, sends him into the barricade, and DiBiase gives an assist Irish whipping Grimes to dropkick Knight! Grimes kicks him in the jaw, goes up top, Knight trips him up, stomps him down outside the ring, and continues the beatdown in the ring including a catapult under the bottom rope. Grimes comes back with a running crossbody for 2, misses a splash in the corner, blocks a neckbreaker, floats over, Knight counters a hurricanrana with a powerbomb, and gets a near-fall. Grimes escapes the chinlock, Knight powerslams him, Grimes avoids a jumping elbow drop, and ducks a springboard moonsault attempt.

Grimes takes him down with running forearm smashes, hits a dropkick in the corner, goes for the Million Dollar Dream again, hits a German suplex, a hurricanrana, and covers for a near-fall. Knight kicks him away, Grimes clotheslines him, Knight trips him into the bottom rope, covers for 2, hits a diving bulldog, hits the reverse death valley driver, and gets 2.5! Grimes hits a jumping enzuigiri, Knight with a knee, Grimes superkicks him, Knight shoves him over the ropes, Grimes skins the cat, hits the rotation powerslam, makes the cover and Knight kicks out at the last second. Grimes kicks him in the chest repeatedly, Knight drops him on the top turnbuckle, Grimes fights him off, Knight hops up top and delivers a TOP ROPE RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX FOR 1-2-KICKOUT!!

Knight measures him as he gets to his feet, Grimes counters him with a backslide, locks in the Million Dollar Dream, Knight backs him into a corner, Grimes hangs on, Knight rolls him up, Grimes rolls backwards with the hold still locked on, Knight fades to a knee but sends him into the turnbuckle. Knight grabs the championship, DiBiase comes around to complain, Grimes kicks Grimes in the head, DiBiase punches Knight behind the ref's back, tosses the championship into the ring, Grimes picks it up, the referee takes the title, and behind the ref's back DiBIASE LOCKS IN THE PROPER MILLION DOLLAR DREAM! Grimes shouts "TO THE MOON" and hits the CAVE IN for the 3-count! WINNER and NEW MILLION DOLLAR CHAMPION: CAMERON GRIMES!

Ted DiBiase helps Grimes to his feet and hands him the Million Dollar Championship as the new champ.

* NXT Women's Championship: Dakota Kai vs. Raquel González {C}

These two stare each other down for a long time before Dakota takes the first swing. Raquel leapfrogs over her, takes her to a corner to wear her down, Dakota escapes and threatens to kick her in the head but she slides out the ring instead. Raquel pulls her back up, Dakota gives her an armdrag and looks for the armbreaker, but Raquel powers her up. Dakota counters a powerbomb with the scorpion kick and exits the ring again for a break. Raquel clotheslines her in the middle of the ring, delivers a fallaway slam, another fallaway slam, Dakota kicks her away, goes for a diving crossbody, Raquel rolls through and military presses her onto the top turnbuckle.

After some more back and forth (and the stream crapping out, losing my work, and unable to rewind - thanks Peacock), Raquel blocks the Yakuza Kick to hit the CHINGONA BOMB FROM THE MIDDLE ROPES, and gets the 3-count. WINNER and STILL NXT WOMEN'S CHAMPION: RAQUEL GONZALEZ!

KAY LEE RAY IS HERE!!! Raquel González has a staredown with the former NXT UK Women's Champion.

* NXT UK Championship: Ilja Dragunov vs. Walter {C}

Will Walter's 870-day title reign come to an end? The bell dings and we will soon find out! Walter throws him around, goes for the big chop, Dragunov ducks and chops him first, Walter is getting furious, Dragunov picks the leg, both trade front facelocks, Walter hits a couple of knee strikes, Dragunov blocks a German suplex, rolls through, Walter kicks him away, Dragunov hits a hard shoulder block, counters the Thesz Press for a front slam, does a Judo throw and puts him in the headlock. Walter tries to push off, Dragunov holds on, Walter counters with a back suplex, Dragunov holds on, Walter backs him to a corner to break the hold and both trade forearms. Dragunov blocks the big chop, takes him down to the mat and puts him in the short-arm scissors. Walter powers him up, places him on the top turnbuckle, and finally slaps him on the chest!

Walter powerbombs him onto the apron, brings him back in, Dragunov blocks the sleeper hold, Walter slaps his hands off the ropes and delivers a German suplex. Walter applies the Boston crab, switches to the STF, the crossface, kicks him in the back, Dragunov chops him, Walter chops him back then locks in the Sleeper! Dragunov blocks the powerbomb, clotheslines him in the back, Walter throws him off, blocks the Constantine Special, delivers a suplex and gets a 2-count. Walter hits the BIG CHOP, big boot to the side of the face, Dragunov chops and punches him, counters a clothesline with an armbar, knees to the chest, backfists to the neck, slaps, hammerlock with elbows, Walter picks him, and Dragunov hits a knee to the face, but Walter clotheslines him in mid-air!

Dragunov is swinging and punching and chopping with all of his might along with kicks and knee strikes, gets him lifted up for a big slam, and gets a 2-count! Dragunov keeps coming back for more, gets some more near-falls, Walter chops him to hell, but Dragunov keeps fighting! Walter goes to the top rope, Dragunov grabs him for a big SUPERPLEX, and hits a missile dropkick. Walter dropkicks him, delivers a POWERBOMB, covers, and gets the 1-2-KICKOUT!! Walter knees him in the chest, hits another powerbomb, lands a diving splash, and gets another near-fall! Dragunov fights back, hits a springboard headbutt, falling forearm, elbows to the back of the head, and locks in the sleeper hold on the champ! Walter climbs up the ropes with Dragunov on his back, drops down, Dragunov gets right back on his back, not letting go, and the champ is wearing down! Dragunov kicks him in the head, elbows and forearms to the back of the head, puts him back in the sleeper, and WALTER TAPS!! WALTER TAPS OUT!!! WINNER and NEW NXT UK CHAMPION: ILJA DRAGUNOV!!!

Cameron Grimes is interviewed backstage and he's happy to win the Million Dollar Championship. Ted DiBiase shows up and calls Grimes his champion, and hands him some more money for them to party tonight,. Grimes says tonight, tomorrow night, and Tuesday night they will celebrate TO THE MOON.

Samoa Joe is psyching himself up in the locker room for his match later tonight. NXT GM William Regal shows up, says as an official he's supposed to remain impartial, but he hopes that Joe kicks Kross's ass tonight.

* 2 Out of 3 Falls Match: Kyle O'Reilly vs. Adam Cole

1st Fall - Wrestling Match: Both men try to kick each other, but then they go at it with punches and kicks, O'Reilly kicks him and slams his head on the steel steps. Cole knocks him down, flips the steel steps over, O'Reilly reverses a suplex, back in the ring Cole blocks a kick, O'Reilly hits a forearm smash, Cole pump kicks him, O'Reilly takes him down for a 2-count, goes for a cross armbreaker, switches to an ankle lock, Cole kicks him off, ducks a kick, hits the shining sizard, and covers for 2. Cole hits a jumping enzuigiri, O'Reilly bounces off the ropes, hits the discus clothesline, Cole superkicks him in mid-air, O'Reilly counters the Panana Sunrise with a pin cover for 3! Winner of 1st Fall: KYLE O'REILLY!

2nd Fall - Street Fight: The weapons come out right away as Cole hits O'Reilly with a chair. O'Reilly blocks a suplex, puts a trash can over Cole's head as he sits in the chair, and hits a running dropkick from the apron! O'Reilly puts the chair, some kendo sticks and the trash can in the ring, goes after Cole, but Cole kicks him on the turnbuckles making him hurt his ribs on the metal strut. Cole throws him into the announce table ribs-first, back into the ring, hits him in the midsection with the chair, wedges it in the corner, O'Reilly fights back but his ribs hurt too much. O'Reilly tries to avoid the chair in the corner by sliding down but his midsection catches the ringpost on the way down, so Cole goes after him by sending him into the barricade for more damage.

Cole whacks him in the ribs with a kendo stick, lowers his kneepad, O'Reilly covers up, Cole tricks him with a kendo stick to the back, hits a stick-assisted Back Stabber, gets a 2-count, and puts him in the Rings of Saturn. Cole tells him to stay down, O'Reilly fights back, Cole kicks him in the midsection, O'Reilly kicks him back, blocks a German supelx, delivers his own snap German suplex, bounces off the ropes and that hurts him more but still kicks him, does a shinbreaker on the chair, and a dragon screw into the chair. Cole sends him into the wedged chair, both men kick each other, and a simultaneous pump kick takes them both down.

Cole grabs a steel chain from under the ring, wraps it around his fist, and O'Reilly did the same thing on the other side, so they get in the ring and start punching each other with chained fists! Cole connect with the superkick, makes the cover, and gets the 1-2-NO! Cole rolls under the ropes onto the ramp against the ring, O'Reilly follows him, Cole superkicks him in the ribs, O'Reilly counters a suplex with the guillotine, knees him in the chest and throws him into the chain-link barricade! Cole blocks a suplex near the stairs, hits a neckbreaker on the floor, rolls back into the ring, sets up two chairs back-to-back, O'Reilly counters a suplex with the Ushigoroshi, goes up top, but Cole throws him off the top into the two chairs, hits THE LAST SHOT, and gets the 1-2-3!! Winner of 2nd Fall: ADAM COLE!

3rd Fall - Steel Cage Match: Cole doesn't even care that the cage isn't even properly lowered yet as medical personnel was checking on O'Reilly. Cole throws him out the ring, powerbombs him onto the announce table, yells at them to bring him in, goes out the ring to bring O'Reilly back in, and the cage lowers for the stage crew to assemble it. Cole goes on the attack, but O'Reilly comes back with a catapult into the steel cage, and hits a few forearm smashes against the cage wall, then hits the diving kneedrop to the back of the head! Cole avoids the diving kneedrop, O'Reilly avoids The Last Shot, hits his own shining wizard to the back of the head, and gets a near-fall! Cole hits a lowblow to weaken his opponent, climbs up the cage, O'Reilly is right back up, they trade punches on the ropes, O'Reilly drops down, Cole hits the PANAMA SUNRISE from the middle of the ropes, and gets 2.9! Cole grabs a pair of handcuffs, connects O'Reilly to the ropes, superkicks him, yells at him that he was the king of Undisputed Era, O'Reilly blocks another kick, traps him in the heel hook while handcuffed, and Cole taps!! WINNER: KYLE O'REILLY!

The new NXT UK Champion Ilja Dragunov gets a monent to say a few words in an interview. "The Ring General has fallen. Long live the czar."

Legado Del Fantasma talk about Swerve and his "thugs" Hit Row. They claim they will finish the job this Tuesday and "he who lasts laugh, lasts best." This Tuesday it will be a 6-man tag match between Hit Row and Legado Del Fantasma, and also we'll get the finals of the NXT Breakout Tournament.

* NXT Championship: Samoa Joe vs. Karrion Kross {C}

After the title match introductions, our main event is underway! Surprisingly, they don't immediately try to rip each other's heads off. Kross check-kicks Joe's leg, and they pace around while the fans chant Hardy's name directed at Kross. Joe is making a flurry of punches now in a corner, and hits the jumping enzuigiri, snapmare, chop to the back, kick to the chest, and an elbow drop. Kross hits a forearm, Joe puts him in the sleeper, Kross grabs the top rope, delivers the Doomsday Saito dropping Joe on his head, and follows up with the FOREARM SMASH to the back of the head and Joe falls out the ring!

Kross hits a forearm to the back, throws him into the barricade, brings him back into the ring, forearms to the jaw, Joe chops him, headbutt, Kross hits the big boot, delivers a back suplex, gets a 2-count, then puts him in the ankle lock. Joe breaks free, kicks him out the ring, hits the suicide dive, takes a moment to breathe, brings the champ back in, Kross clotheslines him in the covers, hits an exploder suplex, and covers for a near-fall. Kross flips off the referee, Joe goes for the Urinage but Kross counters, so Joe hits the snap powerslam for 2, delivers a powerbomb, gets a 2-count and transitions to the STF, then transitions to the crossface! Kross stretches his powerful long legs to get a rope break, boots him in the face, and hits a DDT for a 2-count.

Joe hits a back elbow, belly-to-belly suplex, and both men are down. Joe strikes with lefts and rights, inverted atomic drop, big boot, senton, 2-count, and another senton. Joe puts him in the Coquina Clutch, but Kross counters and locks in the Kross Jacket, Joe is fading and he's almost out! Joe wakes up, breaks free, but Kross hits the forearm smash to the back of the head. Joe drops him with the Urinage, hits the Pele Kick, and plants him with the MUSCLE BUSTER FOR 1-2-3!!!! WINNER and NEW NXT CHAMPION: SAMOA JOE!!!

The first-ever 2-time NXT Champion has just become the first-ever 3-TIME NXT CHAMPION! Congratulations on overcoming everything just to come back and win the heavyweight title in the main event, Samoa Joe!