WWE NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
August 19, 2017
Barclays Center
Brooklyn, New York

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Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade Cien Almas w/Zelina Vega 

Collar and elbow tie up. Almas lands an arm-ringer to Gargano. Gargano responds with a side headlock takeover. Almas reverses into a head scissors leg lock. Gargano with a bridging cover for a one count. Almas goes back to the side headlock. Almas drops Gargano with a shoulder tackle. Gargano leaps frogs over Almas. Gargano connects with a Hurricanrana. Garago follows that with a deep arm-drag. Gargano with a rolling crucifix for a one count. Gargano floats over into a front face lock. Gargano transitions into a wrist lock. Almas responds with a back elbow strike. Gargano is lighting up Almas chest in the corner. Almas gets Gargano tied in the tree of woe. Almas connects with a Draping Lariat. Almas with a Open Palm Strike across the chest of Gargano. Almas follows that with a running leg lariat for a two count.

Gargano blocks the Hammer Lock DDT. Gargano shoots Almas to the apron. Almas applies a Hanging ArmBar. Almas goes for the cover, but Gargano kicks out at the count of one. Almas applies a Sitting ArmBar in the middle of the ring. Gargano gets back to a vertical base. Gargano fires off a series of bodyshots. Gargano drop toe holds Almas into the middle turnbuckle. Almas kicks Gargano in the gut. Almas goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Gargano counters with a knee strike. Both men are knocked down after landing a double clothesline. Gargano and Almas are trading back and forth shots. Almas slaps Gargano in the face. Gargano responds with a series of running axe handles. Gargano connects with a Rolling Roundhouse Kick. Gargano drops Almas with a SlingShot Spear for a two count.

Almas with a waist lock go-behind to Gargano. Gargano whips Almas into the middle rope. Gargano lands a thrust kick that sends Almas crashing to the outside. Gargano follows that with a Suicide Dive. Gargano rolls Almas back into the ring. Gargano plants Almas with a SlingShot DDT for a two count. Gargano goes for a Running Snake Eyes, but Almas lands back on his feet. Gargano goes for another SlingShot Spear, but Almas counters with a Tornado Inverted DDT for a two count. Almas places Gargano on the top turnbuckle. Almas lands a vicious chop to the chest of Gargano. Almas and Gargano are fighting for position on the top turnbuckle.

Gargano goes for a Sunset Flip PowerBomb, but Almas lands back on his feet. Almas drops Gargano with a Spinning Back Elbow. Gargano responds with a Running Enziguri. Almas hip tosses Gargano into the turnbuckles. Gargano ducks a clothesline from Almas. Gargano locks in the Gargano Escape, but Almas counters with a Buckle Bomb. Almas connects with a Running Double Knee Smash for a two count. Almas follows that with a series of knee strikes. Gargano SuperKicks Almas. Gargano connects with the Running Snake Eyes. Zelina Vega throws a t-shirt at Gargano. Almas dropkicks Gargano into the turnbuckles. Almas plants Gargano with a HammerLock DDT to pickup the victory.

Winner: Andrade Cien Almas via Pinfall 

Second Match: Authors of Pain (c) w/Paul Ellering vs. Sanity (Alexander Wolfe and Eric Young) for the WWE NXT Tag Team Championship 

AOP and Sanity starts brawling in the ring before the bell rings. Akam clotheslines Wolfe over the top rope. AOP kicks Dain out of the ring. Sanity drags AOP to the outside. Eric Young brings out a table from under the ring. Wolfe bounces Akam’s head on the ring apron. The bell has yet to rang. Akam clotheslines Wolfe. Akam rolls Wolfe back into the ring. The bell finally rings. Akam launches Wolfe to the other side of the ring. Akam tags in Rezar. Rezar goes into a ground and pound attack. AOP are cutting the ring in half. Akam drops Wolfe with a big haymaker. Wolfe side steps Akam shoulder first into the top turnbuckle. Wolfe tags in Young. Young tosses Akam out of the ring. Young connects with a Baseball Slide Dropkick. Akam clotheslines Young over the barricade. Rezar lands a clubbing blow to the back of Wolfe. Young drags Akam into the crowd. Akam whips Young back first into the steel guard rail. Akam finally brings Young back to the ringside area. Rezar makes the blind tag. Rezar plants Young with a Canadian Back Breaker Rack for a two count.

Young is trying to fight out of the AOP corner. AOP connects with a Side Walk Slam/Double Stomp Combination for a two count. Akam lands a series of crossfaces to Young. AOP are still controlling the center of the ring. Rezar applies an Arm Triangle Choke. Young gets back to a vertical base. Akam talks smack to the Brooklyn Crowd. Young rams his shoulders to the midsection of Rezar. Rezar responds with a Delayed ChokeSlam. Rezar goes for a elbow drop, but Young ducks out of the way. Young side steps Rezar into the turnbuckles. Young tags in Wolfe. Wolfe with a Big Boot that knocks Akam off the ring apron. Wolfe connects with a series of shoulder blocks. Wolfe drops Rezar with a Bicycle Kick. Wolfe follows that with a Exploder Suplex to Akam. Wolfe plants Rezar with a German Suplex. Wolfe connects with a Flying Clothesline for a two count. Akam tosses Young out of the ring. Rezar tags in Akam. AOP connects with a SitOut PowerBomb/Neck Breaker Combination for a two count.

Akam places Wolfe on the top turnbuckle. Rezar goes for a Flying PowerBomb, but Wolfe counters with a  FrankenSteiner. Wolfe tosses Akam out of the ring. Wolfe tags in Young. Young connects with a leaping neck breaker. Rezar sends Young crashing crotch first on the top turnbuckle. AOP are going for the Tower Of Doom, but Nikki Cross gets in the way. Akam accidentally PowerBombs Rezar. Young lands the Diving Elbow for a two count. Young drops Akam with a Suicide Dive. Wolfe follows that with a SlingShot Pascada to the outside. Nikki Cross has a stand off in the middle of the ring with Paul Ellering. Cross goes for a Flying Crossbody Block behind the referee’s back, but Akam catches her in mid-air. Killian Dain Spears Akam through the table. Young rolls Rezar back into the ring. Sanity plants Rezar with a Belly to Back Suplex/Flying Neck Breaker Combination to pickup the victory. After the match, Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish attacks Sanity from behind

Winner: New WWE NXT Tag Team Champions, Sanity via Pinfall 

Third Match: Hideo Itami vs. Aleister Black 

Black and Itami are trading back and forth buzzsaw kicks immediately after the bell rings. Black lands a elevated kick to the chest that sends Itami crashing to the outside. Black connects with his lightning quick offense for a two count. Black is mauling Itami in the corner. Black drops Itami with a Big Boot. Black goes for a Shoulder Block, but Itami counters with a kick to the chest of Black. Itami has Black hanging on the top rope. Itami connects with a Guillotine Knee Drop. Itami goes into a ground and pound attack. Itami drops Black with a back elbow strike for a one count. Itami is wrenching the neck of Black. Itami connects with a Hip Toss. Itami follows that with a Mule Kick. Itami repeatedly kicks the back of Black. Itami applies a rear chin lock. Itami with a snap mare takeover to Black. Itami lands a series of knee drops in the middle of the ring.

Itami lightly kicks Black in the head. Itami is mocking Black. Black nose is busted open. Itami plants Black with a DDT for a two count. Itami continues to ground Black with the rear chin lock. Black sends Itami sternum first into the turnbuckles. Black follows that with a leg sweep. Black lands a vicious knee strike. Black connects with a SpringBoard MoonSault for a two count. Black goes for Black Mass, but Itami blocks it. Itami and Black are having a stale mate in the corner. Itami goes for a Tornado Neck Snap, but Black blocks it.

Itami connects with a flying lariat for a two count. Itami plants Black with a Fisherman’s Suplex for another two count. Itami lands a big right hand that has Black staggering in the corner. Itami goes for the Hesitation Dropkick, but Black counters with a rollup for a two count. Black drops Itami with a RoundHouse Kick. Black and Itami are fighting for position on the top turnbuckle. Itami connects with an Avalanche Michinoku Driver for a two count. Black and Itami are trading back and forth shots in the middle of the ring. Itami lands a Spinning Back Fist. Black responds with a Bicycle Kick. Itami connects with another Michinoku Driver for a two count. Itami follows that with a Hesitation Dropkick. Itami goes for the GTS, but Black blocks it. Itami wants Black to show him respect. Black ducks a clothesline from Itami. Black connects with the Black Mass to pickup the victory.

Winner: Aleister Black via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: Asuka (c) vs. Ember Moon for the WWE NXT Women’s Championship 

Ember dropkicks Asuka immediately after the bell rings. Ember follows that with a Basement Dropkick for a one count. Ember blocks a leg lariat from Asuka. Ember connects with the Vertical Suplex. Ember goes for the Baseball Slide Dropkick, but Asuka rolls herself out of the ring. Ember and Asuka are trading back and forth shots on the outside. Ember drops Asuka with a Cannonball off the Top Turnbuckle. Asuka whips Ember shoulder first into the steel ring steps. Asuka lands a series of rapid fire kicks across the shoulder of Ember. Asuka suplex’s Ember on the ramp. Asuka rolls Ember back into the ring. Asuka applies a Standing Kimura Lock. Asuka transitions into a hammer lock. Ember dodges another leg lariat from Asuka. Asuka connects with the STO. Asuka repeatedly bounces Ember’s head on the canvas. Asuka applies an Octopus Stretch.

Asuka transitions into a Fujiwara ArmBar. Ember responds with a Tear Drop Suplex. Ember connects with her lighting quick offense. Ember drops Asuka with the Step Up Enziguri for a two count. Asuka lands a German Suplex that sends Ember crashing into the turnbuckles. Asuka applies a Back Pack Asuka Lock in the middle of the ring. Ember escapes with a Back Drop. Ember rolls over Asuka for a two count. Ember follows that with a Running Lariat. Asuka responds with the Running Hip Attack for a two count. Asuka into a Big Boot from Ember. Ember plants Asuka with a Tornado Suplex for a two count. Ember lands a series of knee strikes across the midsection of Asuka. Asuka responds with a Spinning Back Fist.

Asuka repeatedly kicks Ember in the face. Ember drops Asuka with a Spinning Side Slam for a two count. Ember ascends to the top turnbuckle. Ember goes for the Liger Bomb, but Asuka blocks it. Ember gets Asuka tied in the tree of woe. Ember connects with a SlingShot Double Stomp for a two count. Ember plants Asuka with The Eclipse. Ember goes for the cover, but Asuka somehow kicks out at the count of two. Ember connects with a Flying Crossbody Block. Ember SuperKicks Asuka for another two count. Asuka gets Ember trapped in the Cross ArmBreaker. Ember gets Asuka shoulders pin to the mat for a two count. Asuka floats over into the Asuka Lock which forces Ember to tap out.

Winner: Still WWE NXT Women’s Champion, Asuka via Submission 

Fifth Match: Bobby Roode (c) vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE NXT Championship 

Collar and elbow tie up. McIntyre backs Roode into the corner. McIntyre is trying to measure up Roode. Roode lands a knife edge chop. Roode applies a side headlock. McIntyre drops Roode with a shoulder tackle. Roode goes back to lighting up McIntyre’s chest in the corner. Roode dives over McIntyre. Roode goes for the Glorious DDT, but McIntyre blocks it. McIntyre goes for an Arm-Ringer, but Roode counters with a haymaker. McIntyre starts lighting up Roode’s chest in the corner. McIntyre connects with a Big Boot. McIntyre launches Roode to the other side of the ring. McIntyre clotheslines Roode over the top rope. McIntyre dumps Roode’s ribs on the barricade. McIntyre places Roode on the apron. Roode goes for a Flying Crossbody Block, but McIntyre catches him in mid-air. McIntyre plants Roode with a Tilt-A-Whirl Slam on the apron.

McIntyre rolls Roode back into the ring. McIntyre goes for a SuperPlex, but Roode counters with a knee strike. Roode lands a Swinging Neck Breaker that sends McIntyre crashing to the outside. Roode follows that with a BlockBuster off the apron. Roode repeatedly kicks McIntyre in the chest. Roode slams McIntyre’s head on the barricade. Roode drives his elbow across the chest of McIntyre. Roode fires off more knife edge chops. Roode connects with a corner clothesline. Roode follows that with a Hangman’s Neck Breaker for a two count. Roode repeatedly stomps on McIntyre’s chest. Roode drives McIntyre back first into the turnbuckles. Roode with a Missile Dropkick for a two count. Roode applies a rear chin lock. Roode transitions into a Sleeper Hold. McIntyre powers out of the Sleeper Hold.

Roode goes for a Running Lariat, but McIntyre counters with a Over Head Belly to Belly Suplex. McIntyre sends Roode chin first to the top turnbuckle. McIntyre connects with a Running Forearm Strike in the corner. McIntyre connects with a Flying Clothesline. Roode lands a series of clubbing blows to the back of McIntyre. Roode connects with a knee lift. McIntyre responds with a Air Raid Crash for a two count. McIntyre and Roode are fighting for position on the top turnbuckle. Roode gets McIntyre tied in the tree of woe. McIntyre uses his core strength to connect with an Avalanche Belly to Belly Suplex.

Roode with a jack knife cover for a two count. McIntyre goes for the Future Shock DDT, but Roode counters with the Back Stabber for a two count. Roode is mauling McIntyre in the corner. Roode goes for another neck breaker, but McIntyre counters with a back slide for a two count. McIntyre plants Roode with the Future Shock DDT for a two count. McIntyre goes for the Avalanche Air Raid Crash, but Roode lands back on his feet. Roode connects with the Liger Bomb for a two count. McIntyre and Roode are trading back and forth shots. Roode lands a Step Up Enziguri.

McIntyre responds with the Claymore for a two count as Roode places his boot on the bottom rope. Roode rolls himself out of the ring to regain stamina. McIntyre connects with a SomerSault Plancha. McIntyre rolls Roode back into the ring. McIntyre goes for the Claymore, but Roode counters with a Spine Buster. Roode goes for the Glorious DDT, but McIntyre blocks it. McIntyre gets Roode’s shoulders pin to the mat for a two count. Roode plants McIntyre with a Tilt-A-Whirl Glorious DDT for a two count. Roode follows that with another Glorious DDT. Roode goes for the Trifecta Glorious DDT, but McIntyre counters with the Claymore to pickup the victory. After the match, Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish appears on the ring apron. Adam Cole attacks McIntyre from behind. Cole SuperKicks McIntyre. Cole, Fish and O’Reilly stands over McIntyre’s laid out body to end the show.

Winner: New WWE NXT Champion, Drew McIntyre via Pinfall 

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