It’s Sunday, August 22nd and tonight is NXT TakeOver 36! And we at Ringside News have you covered with live play-by-play results coverage. Start time for TakeOver is 7:30 PM EST with the hour-long Kick-Off Show. Match-by-match highlights and results from the show will take place on this very page. Feel free to leave any reactions in the comment section below.
After an eventful SummerSlam last night, NXT TakeOver 36 has the potential to steal alll the headlines and mindshare. And that’s because of the incredible line-up of matches we have in store. Our main event sees NXT Champion Karrion Kross defend against the returning Samoa Joe. This intense feud has been fantastic and Joe is the favourite to dethrone Kross who has been a frequent on RAW as of late.
Two other matches tonight will be vying for the match of the weekend, and those are Walter Vs. Ilja Dragunov II for the United Kingdom Championship, and Adam Cole Vs. Kyle O’Reilly in a Two-Out-of-Three Falls match. Both of these matches are guaranteed to be barn-burners, with the latter being the end of a very personal feud and the former potentially ending a historic title reign.
The rest of the card is no less exciting as Dakota Kai challenges her former friend Raquel Gonzalez for the NXT Women’s Championshp, and Cameron Grimes gets one last shot against L.A Knight for the Million Dollar Championship. Before any of that though, the Kick-Off Show will feature Ridge Holland Vs. Trey Baxter. And that’s the preview for TakeOver36. You can read all the live results right here by clicking the refresh link below. Enjoy!
Kick-Off Show
Sam Roberts and McKenzie Mitchell welcome us to the show and runs down the entire card for tonight’s TakeOver.
A lengthy video package airs to hype Kyle O’Reilly Vs. Adam Cole III. We see both men arriving at the arena earlier today. Roberts says Cole wants to win 2-0 and he’s going to do everything he can to make sure he doesn’t end up inside a cage. They understand O’Reilly’s anger because Cole is taking credit for his entire career. No matter who wins, this feud ends tonight.
Rob Armstrong from BT Sports joins Sam and McKenzie to talk about Walter and Ilkja Dragunov. Armstrongs says Ilja winning would change the entire landscape of NXT U.K. He continues that he was on hand for the first match and he never heard or saw a match so physical before. Walter’s been Champion for three years and he always has wars with guys like Pete Dunne, Tommaso Ciampa etc. The only way to win is to outlast Walter and Dragunov could be the person to do it.
Ridge Holland W/Pete Dunne Vs. Trey Baxter
Baxter rushes Holland in the corner and attacks him but Ridge shoulder tackles him across the ring. Ridge hits an arm-trap suplex and taunts Trey before hitting an overhead suplex. Holland forearms Baxter but the smaller guy lands some quick offence and looks for a springboard but gets grabbed and headbutted. Holland lifts Baxter up for Northern Grit.
Winner: Ridge Holland
The final match up for discussion is the main event between Samoa Joe and Karrion Kross. Roberts wonders if Joe understands what Kross has done to NXT, how much chaos he has inflicted. Joe’s been gone a long time and we don’t know if he’s on the level he used to be. Karrion Kross is the hardest fight for Joe and tonight we find out who is the better man. And that’s it for the Kick-Off Show!
NXT TakeOver 36
NXT TakeOver 36 Opens with Wade Barrett, Beth Phoenix and Vic Joseph at ringside welcoming us to the show. The trio explain their hype for tonight’s show and Beth says she took a red-eye from Las Vegas to be here and she can’t wait for this.
WWE Hall of Famer, Ted Dibiase, makes his way onto the stage where an official brings a trash can out with a gold rim and Dibiase hands him some money. Cameron Grimes comes out dressed in his butler outfit, then Dibiase instructs him in dumping it all in the trash and Grimes is wearing sparkly black gear with dollar signs on it.
Million Dollar Championship
(C) L.A Knight Vs. Cameron Grimes W/Ted Dibiase
The match gets underway and the fans chant “to the moon” so Knight gets on the ropes to berate them. They lock-up and Knight forces Grimes to the corner and mocks him but Grimes slaps his face. Cameron chops Knight and hits a kitchen sink knee. Grimes kicks the chest and hits a back drop, then Knight rolls to the outside. Grimes goes to the apron and hits a Penalty Kick and Dibiase cackles nearby.
Grimse runs Knight into the barricade, then sets him on the steel steps and Dibiase Irish whips Grimes at him so he can hit a dropkick! Knight hits a cheap shot, then he tosses Grimes into the barricade for some revenge. Knight gets Grimes inside but gets kicked in the chest as he comes through the ropes. Grimes boots Knight in the face and goes to the top rope but takes too much time and Knight swipes him off to the floor. Knight beats Grimes on the outside before putting him back in the ring.
Knight hits a catapult into the bottom rope and hits some ground-and-pound. Grimes starts to make a comeback, dodges Knight and looks for a Frankensteiner but gets powerbombed. Knight applies a rear chinlock for a minute before Grimes slings him off. Knight catches Grimes with a tilt-a-whirl slam and taunts Dibiase. Knight looks for a springboard moonsault but nobody’s home. Grimes hits a flying forearm, and another, followed by a boot in the corner.
Grimes wants the Millio Dollar Dream but gets elbowed away. Grimes hits a German suplex and a Frankensteiner for a near-fall. Grimes runs but Knight kicks his knee and Cameron hits the bottom rope. Grimes lands some forearms but Knight counters him and hits a Death Valley Driver for a near-fall. Knight wants the BLT but Grimes shoves him off and hits a knee. Knight lands a knee of his own but Grimes fires back with a superkick.
Knight shoves Grimes over the ropes but he holds on and comes back in for a spinning crossbody and a near-fall. Grimes kicks Knight’s chest in the corner and he seems to be bleeding from the eye. Knight manages to lift Grimes onto the top rope and climbs up behind him for some forearms to the back and a massive release German superplex. Knight crawls to the pin but Grimes kicks out. Grimes counters the BLT and gets the Million Dollar Dream locked-in! Knight fights it and kicks off the ropes to roll into a pin attempt but Grimes flips out still holding the submission.
With a last gasp Knight is able to fling Grimes off and face-first into the buckles. Knight rolls from the ring and grabs the Million Dollar Championship and gets in the ring with it. He argues with Dibiase and the referee but Grimes superkicks him and he rolls outsdie where Dibiase punches him behind the referee’s back, then applies the Million Dollar Dream before rolling him back in. Grimes hits the Cave-In for the win!
Winner and New Million Dollar Champion: Cameron Grimes
NXT WOmen’s Championship
(C) Raquel Gonzalez Vs. Dakota Kai
The bell rings and neither woman moves. They slowly walk to the middle of the ring and Kai slaps Raquel in the face! Kai avoids Gonzalez but eventually gets picked-up and run into the corner. Raquel hits shoulder tackles but Kai turns it around and looks for the Kaio Kick but Gonzalez sends her to the outside. Raquel brings Dakota back in by the head and looks to powerbomb her but Dakota hits a scorpion kick and rolls outside to regroup.
As Dakota tries to get back inside, Gonzalez grabs and throws her. Raquel hits a fallaway slam, then catches Kai and hits a military press into the corner. Raquel hits another fallway slam and looks for a Vader Bomb but Kai avoids it and hits the Kaio Kick but Raquel falls from the ring. Dakota tries to drag her back into the ring but she can’t lift her. Eventually she gets her inside at the count of nine and pins for a two-count.