WWE Officially Announce NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III

TakeOver returns to the Barclays Center this August.

by Andy H Murray
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WWE's new policy of booking four straight nights of shows around their "big four" pay-per-views all but guaranteed that NXT TakeOver would return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn this year, given that SummerSlam is set to take place there on Sunday, August 20th.

The company have now made the news official, and as per Triple H's tweet below, TakeOver: Brooklyn III will kick-off WWE's busy SummerSlam weekend on Saturday, August 19th:-

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This is the third consecutive year that the Barclays Center has played host to a TakeOver event during SummerSlam weekend. The 2015 show was the first time NXT had ventured out of Full Sail University for one of their live specials, and was headlined by a ladder match between NXT Champion Finn Balor and Kevin Owens, as well as an acclaimed Women's Title bout between Bayley and Sasha Banks.

TakeOver: Brooklyn II remains the best attended event in the brand's history, drawing a crowd of 15,671. It closed with three acclaimed championship bouts, including Shinsuke Nakamura's coronation as NXT Champion.

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As per the announcement, tickets for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III go on sale this Friday at 10am ET.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.