The next WWE NXT TakeOver event has been confirmed for the SummerSlam 2021 Weekend. It was announced during this week’s NXT episode that the 36th edition of TakeOver will take place on Sunday, August 22. This will be the day after the WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, which will take place on Saturday, August 21 from the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It’s been reported that this TakeOver will be held at the Capitol Wrestling Center inside the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida although nothing has been officially noted on this. WWE NXT head honcho Triple H tweeted on the “Takeover: 36” event and wrote, “#GetReady #NXTTakeOver #WeAreNXT” to hype it up.
#GetReady #NXTTakeOver #WeAreNXT https://t.co/Rm0x7cLcwL
— Triple H (@TripleH) July 21, 2021
#NXTTakeOver 36 ➡️ Sunday, August 22
See you there, #WWENXT Universe! https://t.co/r7wiWav2Ry
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 21, 2021
It was also confirmed during this week’s WWE NXT episode that the next two episodes will be airing on Syfy instead of the USA Network. Per the reports, NXT is being taped this week and moved from the USA Network to Syfy because of NBCUniversal airing The Olympics from Tokyo, Japan. As of now, the July 27 and the August 3 NXT episodes are scheduled to air on Syfy.
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New matches announced for next week’s WWE NXT
Three matches for the next Tuesday’s WWE NXT show have been confirmed as the lineup stands Pete Dunne and Oney Lorcan vs. Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa, Josh Briggs vs. Carmelo Hayes in a Breakout Tournament first-round matchup, and Bronson Reed vs. Adam Cole in the main event.
Imperium’s Lorcan and Dunne laid down a challenge for Thatcher and Ciampa to set up the tag team match while Reed appeared in an interview with WWE NXT commentator Wade Barrett to confirm his next big match against Cole. As for the third encounter, the Breakout Tournament will continue and it appears that the August 3 NXT show will likely feature the final first-round bout – Joe Gacy vs. Trey Baxter.
The first round of the 2021 WWE NXT Breakout Tournament continued during this week’s show as Odyssey Jones (fka Omari Palmer) defeated Andre Chase (fka Harlem Bravado) to advance to the next round. Last week’s tournament opener saw Duke Hudson defeat Ikemen Jiro to advance.
The first round continues next week with Carmelo Hayes vs. Josh Briggs matchup. After that, only one more first-round match – Joe Gacy vs. Trey Baxter will remain that should take place on the August 3 episode. The winner of the WWE NXT Breakout Tournament will receive a title shot of his choosing.
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels tweeted to hype the NXT episode on Syfy as he wrote, “[revolving light emoji] Don’t miss #WWENXT for the next two weeks on @SYFY!!! [revolving light emoji]”
