NXT TakeOver: Toronto
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| Promotion | WWE | |||
| Brand(s) | NXT | |||
| Sponsor(s) | Mattel | |||
| Date | November 19, 2016 | |||
| Attendance | 12,649 | |||
| Venue | Air Canada Centre | |||
| City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
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NXT TakeOver: Toronto was a professional wrestling show in the NXT TakeOver series that took place on November 19, 2016, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The event was produced by WWE for its NXT brand, and streamed live on the WWE Network.
Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Samoa Joe defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to win the NXT Championship and became the first man to hold the title twice.
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 by NXT and WWE for all of their NXT live specials including NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way, NXT TakeOver: R Evolution, NXT TakeOver: Rival, NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, and NXT TakeOver: Respect.NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn was the first TakeOver show held outside of Full Sail University.NXT TakeOver: London was the first TakeOver show held outside of the United States. NXT TakeOver: Toronto was the twelfth overall show held under the NXT TakeOver banner, the fourth held in 2016, and the second held outside of the United States.
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