Brand(s) NXT City Winter Park, Florida NXT TakeOver Respect NXT TakeOver London Venue Full Sail University | Attendance 400+ NXT TakeOver Respect Hell in a Cell (2015) Date 7 October 2015 Promotion WWE | |
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Theme
song(s) "Throne" by Bring Me the Horizon
"Happy Song" by Bring Me the Horizon Location Full Sail University, Florida, United States Other Instances NXT TakeOver: San Anto, NXT TakeOver: Toronto, NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II, NXT TakeOver: The End, NXT TakeOver: Dallas | ||
Wwe nxt bayley izzy sasha banks before after nxt takeover respect oct 2015
NXT TakeOver: Respect was a professional wrestling show in the NXT TakeOver series that took place on October 7, 2015, which was produced by WWE on its NXT developmental brand and streamed live on the WWE Network. It was held at the Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
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- Wwe nxt bayley izzy sasha banks before after nxt takeover respect oct 2015
- Background
- Preliminary matches
- Main event
- Reception
- Aftermath
- References
In the main event NXT Women's Champion Bayley defended her title against Sasha Banks in a 30–minute Iron Man match, in what was the first women's match to headline a major WWE event, the first time in WWE history that a women's match had this stipulation, and the longest women's match in WWE history. The event also included the semi-finals and final of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament.
Background
The NXT TakeOver show comprised professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines that play out on the NXT television program prior to the TakeOver show itself. Wrestlers portray faces or heels as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a match.
At TakeOver: Brooklyn, Bayley defeated Sasha Banks to win her first NXT Women's Championship. On the September 16 episode of NXT, NXT General Manager William Regal scheduled Bayley to defend her title against Banks in the 30-minute Iron Man match, to which the NXT fans chanted "Iron Woman". In addition, for the first time in NXT history, the NXT Women were put in the main event of a TakeOver special.
At TakeOver: Brooklyn, Regal also revealed that NXT would hold a tag team tournament billed as the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic in honour of WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, a longtime NXT trainer and producer, with the finals scheduled for NXT TakeOver: Respect. The Dusty Rhodes Tag Tag Team Classic tournament started on the September 2, 2015 episode of NXT, with the first two matches out of the 16 team tournament with Corbin and Rhyno, and Jordan and Gable moving on. The next four matches took place at several NXT live events between August 28 to September 4, however, the matches were not revealed until September 9 on WWE's YouTube channel with Amore and Cassady, The Mechanics, The Hype Bros, and The Vaudevillains moving on. The final two first round matches took place on the September 9 episode of NXT, with Bálor and Joe, and Gargano and Ciampa to advance in the tournament.
Preliminary matches
The event opened with the Semifinals in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament. In the first semi-final, NXT Champion Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe faced The Mechanics. In the end, Joe executed a Muscle Buster on Wilder and Balor executed a Coup De Grace on Wilder for a pinfall to advance to the final.
Next, Baron Corbin and Rhyno and Jason Jordan and Chad Gable competed in the second semi-final. The end came when Rhyno executed a Gore on Jordan. Corbin executed End of Days on Gable for a pinfall to advance to the final.
After that, Asuka faced Dana Brooke. Asuka forced Dana to submit to the Asuka Lock to win the match.
In the fourth match, Apollo Crews faced Tyler Breeze. Crews executed a Delayed Spin Out Powerbomb on Breeze to win the match.
Next, Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe faced Baron Corbin and Rhyno in the final of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament involving. During the match, Rhyno executed a Gore on Joe, but Balor broke up the pinfall. In the end, Joe executed a Muscle Buster on Rhyno and Balor executed a Coup De Grace on Rhyno for a pinfall to win the tournament.
Main event
In the main event, Bayley defended the NXT Women's Championship against Sasha Banks in an Iron Man match. Banks scored the first pinfall after rollin-up Bayley but Bayley evened the score at 1-1 after a Bayley-to-Belly suplex. Sasha pushed Bayley into the electronic board on the entrance stage, causing her to be counted out, making the score 2-1. Again, Bayley evened the score at 2-2 after a Rana. Bayley came close to another pinfall after a Bayley-to-Belly suplex, after which Sasha kicked out, and a Bayley-to-Belly suplex off the top rope, after which Sasha put her foot was on the bottom rope, voiding the pinfall. Sasha then executed a Belly-to-Belly Suplex on Bayley for a near-fall. In the end, Sasha applied the Banks Statement but Bayley escaped the hold. When Sasha tried to re-apply the hold, Bayley countered the attempt and forced Sasha to submit to a modified armbar. Seconds later, the match ended at a score of 3-2, resulting in Bayley winning the match and retaining the title.
Reception
NXT TakeOver: Respect received critical acclaim. LaToya Ferguson of The A.V. Club praised the event, saying that the show shows examples of what the general audience does not get in traditional WWE pay-per-view events. There was also much praise to the main event for the NXT Women's Championship. The main event received the Meltzer rating of 4 and a quarter out of 5 stars.
Aftermath
After the event Apollo Crews won a battle royal to face Finn Bálor for the NXT Championship by last eliminating Baron Corbin. On the October 22 episode of NXT, Crews won the match via disqualification when he was attacked by Corbin. However, Bálor retained his title due to the disqualification.
Tyler Breeze moved to the main roster; he debuted on the October 22 episode of SmackDown, affiliating with Summer Rae and attacking Dolph Ziggler.