Team LeRae Defeats Team Blackheart In The WWE NXT "Takeover: WarGames 2020" Opener (Photos, Videos)
Tonight's WWE NXT "Takeover: WarGames 2020" event opened up with Team LeRae (Candice LeRae, Toni Storm, Dakota Kai, Raquel Gonzalez) defeating Team Blackheart (Shotzi Blackheart, Ember Moon, Rhea Ripley, NXT Women's Champion Io Shirai).
The finish saw Gonzalez pin Shirai after a single-arm powerbomb from the top rope, through a ladder bridge that was in the middle of the structure where the two rings meet.
Team Blackheart had the entry advantage for the bout. The match featured interference from Indi Hartwell.
Below are several photos and videos from tonight's WarGames opener at the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida:
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The battlefield is ready. #NXTTakeOver #WarGames
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? WWE Network (@WWENetwork) December 7, 2020
The rules before the WAR. #WarGames #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/blcfmgO94X
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020
Hey Toni, why are you the coolest person on the planet? #AskToni #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/EASXhJFlSw
? WWE (@WWE) December 7, 2020
THE TANK IS BACK!@ShotziWWE is ready to go to...????????????????!#NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/1Qg8v7RCyG
? WWE (@WWE) December 7, 2020
.@WWEEmberMoon was built for WAR. #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/1SgblfMbEQ
? WWE (@WWE) December 7, 2020
Even the structure is shook. ??#NXTTakeOver @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/lI3Act2uUN
? WWE (@WWE) December 7, 2020
Just when you thought this team couldn't get any more, it does. ?? #NXTTakeOver @RheaRipley_WWE @shirai_io @WWEEmberMoon @ShotziWWE pic.twitter.com/VwBi585Mi5
? WWE (@WWE) December 7, 2020
What's war without a new TANK? ????@ShotziWWE #TCB #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/NkWUBJOoMC
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020
First she's calm... then she ERUPTS. ??
That's our champ. #NXTTakeOver @shirai_io pic.twitter.com/OvqafVfR0O
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020
She hates us, but we love her...
...and this outfit. ????? #NXTTakeOver @CandiceLeRae pic.twitter.com/kSXhgaO4Mf
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020
.@DakotaKai_WWE made headlines at least year's #NXTTakeOver, and with @RaquelWWE at her side, she'll do it again inside WARGAMES! pic.twitter.com/L5hiCaVc6o
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020
...and just like that, the first shot was FIRED.
LET'S GO TO WAR! #NXTTakeOver @DakotaKai_WWE @ShotziWWE pic.twitter.com/riC7wgRJr1
? WWE Network (@WWENetwork) December 7, 2020
Team Shotzi's @WWEEmberMoon & Team Candice's @DakotaKai_WWE are starting things off, and it's already VICIOUS! #NXTTakeOver #WarGames pic.twitter.com/Ue88vYSUot
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020
That's one way to do teamwork! ?? ?? #NXTTakeOver #WarGames @DakotaKai_WWE @RaquelWWE pic.twitter.com/TpeDGVlcus
? WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) December 7, 2020
We've ?????? been waiting for this one. #NXTTakeOver #WarGames @RaquelWWE @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/e9iBF4xwwK
? WWE (@WWE) December 7, 2020
TIME TO PLAY THE warGAMESSSSSS! ??#NXTTakeOver #WarGames @RheaRipley_WWE @DakotaKai_WWE @TripleH pic.twitter.com/9VH8gBmBgH
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020
Toni Storm came to #WarGames with a gameplan: HURT PEOPLE, a lot#NXTTakeOver @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/l7hb9KMury
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020
Toni Storm about to to win the "Most Creative" Award inside #WarGames. ??#NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/qF19EjVeyD
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020
THAT WAS AWESOME from @shirai_io!!! ??????#NXTTakeOver#WarGames pic.twitter.com/TJai02jSoR
? WWE (@WWE) December 7, 2020
That's one way to take out the trash! ?? ?? ??
IO SHIRAI IS INCREDIBLE!!! #NXTTakeOver #WarGames @shirai_io pic.twitter.com/Kc3DKSnVGh
? WWE (@WWE) December 7, 2020
Now #WarGames can officially begin.#NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/DMuqZPT4hf
? WWE Network (@WWENetwork) December 7, 2020
Team Shotzi is back and KICKING! #NXTTakeOver #WarGames @ShotziWWE @shirai_io @WWEEmberMoon @RheaRipley_WWE @RaquelWWE pic.twitter.com/jxDCNBODVe
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020
Take a seat, @DakotaKai_WWE. ?? #Eclipse #WarGames #NXTTakeOver @WWEEmberMoon pic.twitter.com/ykFJEHge3g
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020
SHOTZI doing what SHOTZI does best. ??#NXTTakeOver #WarGames @CandiceLeRae @ShotziWWE pic.twitter.com/aZLh5YZOh7
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020
2019: @RheaRipley_WWE pins #WWENXT #WomensChampion @QoSBaszler inside #WarGames!
2020: @RaquelWWE pins #WWENXT #WomensChampion @shirai_io inside #WarGames!
This is what we call a MOMENTUM SHIFT! #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/O7ZykaySk1
? WWE (@WWE) December 7, 2020
Make that 2-for-2 of #WarGames wins for @CandiceLeRae!
WHAT. A. M?A?T?C?H? WAR! #NXTTakeOver @RaquelWWE @DakotaKai_WWE @RaquelWWE @indi_hartwell pic.twitter.com/OGtUT0njCQ
? WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 7, 2020