NXT UK gets another TakeOver.
During tonight's NXT TakeOver: XXV event it was announced that the TakeOver name will head back overseas for NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff. The event is scheduled to take place on Aug. 31 in Cardiff, Wales and will air live on WWE Network at 3 p.m. ET.
This will mark the second NXT UK TakeOver event. The inaugural NXT UK TakeOver took place earlier this year in Blackpool on Jan. 12.
As you would imagine, NXT UK superstars are excited at the return of TakeOver.
#NXTUKTakeOver: Cardiff streams LIVE on Saturday, August 31st at 3PM ET / 8PM GT.
— WWE (@WWE) June 2, 2019
We're ready for the takeover. Are you? ---- pic.twitter.com/fKgySIbOOV
We Are Ready!!!
— Joseph Conners (@JosephConners) June 2, 2019
I missed out on the very first.
I will do everything in my power to make sure, I don't miss the second.@NXTUK Take Over Cardiff!
Saturday August 31st pic.twitter.com/3QEFwqfkbo
When we took over Blackpool in January, our entire landscape changed. On Saturday August 31st, it’s time to take over again!
— Ligero (@Ligero1) June 2, 2019
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff is coming!
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Aug. 31 is shaping up to be a huge day in pro wrestling with New Japan Royal Quest, NXT UK TakeOver, and AEW All Out all taking place on that day.