NXT TakeOver 31 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT brand. It took place on October 4, 2020 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. In the main event, Finn Bálor defeated Kyle O’Reilly to retain the NXT Championship. It was the 31st NXT TakeOver event and the first TakeOver to be presented on a traditional pay- per-view format.
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NXT TakeOver 31 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT brand division. It took place on October 4, 2020 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, and debuted the virtual fan viewing experience called Capitol Wrestling Center. In the main event, Finn Bálor defeated Kyle O’Reilly to retain the NXT Championship. On the undercard, Io Shirai defeated Candice LeRae and Damian Priest defeated Johnny Gargano. It was the 31st NXT TakeOver event and the first TakeOver to be presented on a traditional pay- per-view format in addition to the WWE Network. The show included five matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters to build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE’s writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on their weekly television program, NXT. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WWE has had to present the majority of its programming from the WWE performance center in Orlando with no fans in attendance, though in late May, the promotion began using trainees to serve as the live audience.
In October 2020, it was announced that NXT would be moving their events to the Performance Center, which would feature the new \”Capitol Wrestling Center\” setup, an homage to the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the predecessor to WWE. This marked the first occasion that cruiserweight championship was defended during the mainweight event. The event was also the first time that the WWE Cruiserweight Championship was defended in the cruiserweight division, with Scott Santos challenging Isaiah Santos for the title. The match ended in a draw, with Santos eventually winning the title after a disqualification from the referee. The main event was the first of three TakeOver events that took place in October 2020; the other two were TakeOver: In Your House and TakeOver XXX. The events were held at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida since mid-March, but previous events emanated from NXT’s home base of Full Sail.
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