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"Monster" by Starset "Square Hammer" by Ghost "This Light I Hold" by Memphis May Fire featuring Jacoby Shaddix "Intro 2" by NF |
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Promotion | WWE | |||
Brand(s) | NXT | |||
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KFC Vudu |
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Date | January 28, 2017 | |||
Attendance | 9,465 | |||
Venue | Freeman Coliseum | |||
City | San Antonio, Texas | |||
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NXT TakeOver: San Antonio was a professional wrestling show in the NXT TakeOver series that took place on January 28, 2017, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. The event was produced by WWE for its NXT brand, and was streamed live on the WWE Network.
Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Bobby Roode defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to win the NXT Championship.
The NXT TakeOver series of professional wrestling shows started on May 29, 2014, as the WWE developmental league NXT held their second WWE Network exclusive live broadcast billed as NXT TakeOver. In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used for all of their NXT live specials.NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn was the first TakeOver show held outside of Full Sail University. NXT TakeOver: San Antonio was the thirteenth show held under the NXT TakeOver banner and the first of 2017.
On the December 14, 2016 episode of NXT, Bobby Roode defeated Oney Lorcan to qualify for a no. 1 contender’s fatal 4-way match along with Tye Dillinger, Andrade Almas and Roderick Strong. The following week, Roode defeated Dillinger, Almas and Strong to earn a match for the NXT Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura at TakeOver: San Antonio.