WWE NXT TakeOver: XXX start time and match card

Former NFL punter Pat McAfee takes on Adam Cole on Saturday night.

WWE’s NXT brand will celebrate a major milestone on Saturday night, as the 30th TakeOver event will be staged on the eve of SummerSlam. Keith Lee and Io Shirai will defend their titles in the main event matches, and former Colts punter Pat McAfee will make his in-ring debut as he takes on Adam Cole.

TakeOver won’t take place in WWE’s new ThunderDome in Orlando, and instead will return to Full Sail.

NXT TakeOver: XXX will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET on WWE Network. A 30-minute pre-show will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET. 

Here is the card for Saturday’s show:

  • Kickoff show: Fandango and Tyler Breeze vs. Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch vs. Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza in the triple-threat tag match. The winner will become the No. 1 contender for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
  • Finn Balor vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee
  • Bronson Reed vs. Damian Priest vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Velveteen Dream in a ladder match for the North American Championship
  • Io Shirai (c) vs. Dakota Kai for the NXT Women’s Championship
  • Keith Lee (c) vs. Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship

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