5. NXT Takeover: Toronto To Take Place on November 19th
The next NXT Takeover event will take place in Toronto and will take place one night before Survivor Series 2016, on August 19th. The event has been named NXT Takeover: Toronto. Below is the statement from WWE:
NXT: TakeOver added to Survivor Series Weekend in Toronto
STAMFORD, Conn. – WWE announced that for the first time in WWE history, Air Canada Centre in Toronto will host NXT TakeOver on Saturday, Nov. 19, WWE Survivor Series on Sunday, Nov. 20, and Raw on Monday, Nov. 21, as part of WWE Survivor Series weekend.
The first NXT TakeOver in Canada will feature NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, NXT Women’s Champion Asuka and NXT Tag Team Champions The Revival, and will be broadcast live on WWE Network. Tickets for NXT TakeOver will go on sale Friday, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. ET.
On Sunday, Nov. 20, Survivor Series will take place at Air Canada Centre for the first time in history. Superstars from both Raw and SmackDown LIVE will be part of the event, which will be broadcast live on WWE Network. Tickets for WWE Survivor Series are sold out.
On Monday, Nov. 21, Air Canada Centre will host Raw, where fans will witness the fallout from Survivor Series. Raw is broadcast live on Sportsnet 360 in Canada. Tickets for Raw go on sale next Friday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. ET.
The originally scheduled NXT live events in Toronto on Sept. 22, St. Catharines on Sept. 23 and Kitchener, Ontario, on Sept. 24 have been canceled. Refunds are available at all points of purchase. A special pre-sale code for NXT TakeOver at Air Canada Centre will be made available to fans that purchased tickets to original NXT live events.
Tickets for Survivor Series weekend events can be purchased through www.Ticketmaster.ca, or by calling (855) 985-5000.
Below is what Triple H tweeted:
Due to overwhelming demand, @WWENXT will TAKE OVER Toronto for #NXTTakeOver the night before #SurvivorSeries! pic.twitter.com/Gx4nPUCY14
— Triple H (@TripleH) September 2, 2016
