#takeover: wargames

[vanityangel]

✨🗑️ GENIUS OF THE SKY 🗑️✨ WWE NXT TAKEOVER: WARGAMES (2020) WWE SURVIVOR SERIES: WARGAMES (2023)

[darkarfs]

I like that Iyo's Wargames thing is TRASH CANS

No shit when she jumped off the cage in a trash can I yelled at the screen 'GENIUS OF THE TRASH IO SHIRAIIIII!" and laughed for minutes, had tears in my eyes.

[cocoarabbity]

So I have actually made 3 AUs for TADC. With provided art of characters and other stuff.

I'm wondering if I should share this here but just to be safe, I wanna know which I should introduce first to tumblr.

The Amazing Digital Wargame

Out in the Circus Blue

His Own Digital Takeover

[swifteforeverandalways]

So this kind of hurt to write. It was inspired by NXT TakeOver WarGames 2019, specifically when Dakota Kai turned against Team Ripley and against her best friend, Tegan Nox. In this story, Stiles takes the role of Dakota while Scott is like Tegan (best friend and was out for a year with a torn ACL). Derek, meanwhile, has a similar role to Shayna Baszler's in the match, the leader of the opposing team.

@halesfavoriteharlot

It was the middle of the War Games match and the two teams stood inside their respective cages. Team Scott, consisting of the leader Scott McCall along with Stiles Stilinski, Allison Argent, Jackson Whittemore, and Danny Māhealani. Team Derek, consisting of the leader, Derek Hale along with Eric Reyes, Isaac Lahey, and Boyd. Team Derek had had the advantage, so everyone else was in the ring except for Derek himself. Meanwhile, Team Scott had everyone in the ring except for Scott and Stiles. The timer ticked down and one of the referees opened the door for Team Scott’s cage.

“Let’s see who enters next for Team Scott, whether it is McCall himself or Stilinski,” one of the commentators said. Scott looked at Stiles before giving him a small shove, as if to indicate for Stiles to go out. Something flickered in Stiles’s expression before he stepped out. He walked out a little ways before turning around and running at Scott, kicking his former best friend. Stiles walked back towards the exit of the cage, contemplating whether or not to exit. 

“What the hell! Stilinski just turned on McCall!” the commentator yelled, but Stiles ignored it. He grabbed Scott and threw him against one of the sides of the cage before whipping him to the other, repeating the movements. Stiles could hear the refs yelling at him, but he ignored them. Anger and rage filled his body. Anger towards his so-called ‘best friend’ for only choosing him because Liam Dunbar was taken out. What Scott, and the others, didn’t know was that it was Stiles himself who had taken Dunbar out! Stiles paced, glancing over at the other cage that held Derek, a sadistic grin on his face. He grabbed Scott through the bars and yanked, pulling his former friend into the bars.

“Stilinski has lost his damn mind!” Stiles could faintly hear being said, but all he could really hear was the rush of blood pumping through his body. He walked towards the front of the cage and grabbed the door, slamming it into Scott as he tried to crawl out. Scott was sent sprawling, his body twisting around as he landed. Stiles grinned and grabbed Scott’s left leg, dragging him so his left leg was between two bars…and his right, his leg that had previously had an ACL tear, was in the path of the door. 

“Stilinski is just laying waste to McCall, somebody needs to stop him!” Stiles ignored the words as he grabbed the door again, slamming it into Scott’s once-injured knee. Derek watched the scene with a grin on his face, practically smirking as Scott cried out in pain. Stiles knelt down, yanking the brace off of Scott’s knee before slamming it again and again against his knee. Stiles didn’t even hear the buzzer go off or realize that Derek’s cage had been opened until the larger wrestler walked over to him. Stiles looked up to see Derek smiling down at him, and he smiled himself. Reaching up, Stiles wrapped his arm around Derek’s neck and pulled him into a kiss.

[adriswrld]

Fem! Reader x Kay Lee Ray/ (currently Alba Fyre)

plot: reader returns from injury to help Rhea and Candice win their Wargames match whilst also rehashing her fued with long time rival Kay Lee Ray pairings: wrestler reader x Kay Lee Ray/ reader x (platonic) Tegan Nox/ Candice LeRae/ Dakota Kai a.n: not a request, just a random drabble I came up with

Y/N let out a sigh as she looked down at the brace around her knee. She had officially been out of action for two months due to a knee sprain injury. She was healing slowly which really annoyed her but she got a call from the doctors that she was finally cleared to wrestle again. She had gotten the injury in her title match with Kay Lee Ray. Aka her own girlfriend. Nobody had a clue they were even dating though as they kept it away from the media, both of them not being huge fans of social media. Of course the only people who know were their friends.

Kayleigh still felt immense guilt from the whole injury but it really wasn't her fault. "So what did they say?" Kayleigh asked, handing Y/N a glass of water. They both lived in London as that's where they filmed NXT UK and despite them wanting to call up Y/N to NXT, she refused. She would only go if Kayleigh was also called up and that would be a long time from now as Kay Lee was the current NXT UK Women's Champion and she planned to keep that for a long time. They call her the forever champion for a reason. Y/N looked down with a sign, pretending it wasn't good news and Kayleigh frowned in guilt.

"Don't frown its not your fault," Y/N said, her thick accent coming out as she set down her glass and gently cupped Kayleigh's face. "If I hadn't shoved you off the turnbuckle so hard then this would've never happened," Kayleigh said. "It's not your fault I landed wrong. Besides, they told me I'm cleared to wrestle!" Y/N said cheerfully and Kayleigh grinned. "Whyd you trick me?! That's so not funny!" Kayleigh said, hugging Y/N in excitement. "It was a little funny." Y/N responded, hugging her girlfriend back with a huge smile.

"So what are you gonna do now? How are you gonna come back?" Kayleigh asked. Y/N had been training so she didn't have any ring rust but she hadn't exactly discussed her return. "I'm not sure I have to talk with Regal about it. Maybe he could fit me into a revenge storyline with you," Y/N shrugged. "Well whatever you do I'm glad it's gonna be with me. I like wrestling you," Kayleigh smirked. Y/N raised her brows at Kayleighs tone, "Oh? Ohhhhhh. I like that to." Before either of them could make a move the doorbell rang and there was pounding on the door.

Kayleigh and Y/N both shared a look before groaning, "Peter."

𓆩♡𓆪

(two months later)

Regal decided he wanted for Y/N to make her return at NXT TakeOver: Wargames. Dakota Kai would be turning heel on her friend Tegan Nox which would leave out two spots in the Wargames match. And as Team Baszler consisted of Shayna Baszler, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair, and Kay Lee Ray, what better than have Y/N make her long awaited return to get revenge on her rival Kay Lee Ray. Y/N thought it was a brilliant idea and everyone backstage was very excited for Y/N to be apart of the first ever Women's Wargames match.

Everyone was very excited to finally work with her as half of them were familiar with her from the indy circuit. A lot of them still didn't know Kayleigh and Y/N were together so it kinda caught them odd guard seeing the two so close and happy around each other. "Wait I'm definitely missing something aren't I?" Tegan asked. They were all rehearsing the Wargames match and even though Tegan and Dakota wouldn't be in it, they were helping pitch any moves and help out. "Missing what?" Y/N asked with a smile, her arm wrapped around Kayleigh's who leaned her head on Y/N's chest with her eyes closed gently. It was still really early in the morning.

"When did this happen? And why wasn't I informed of this?" Dakota butted in with a raise of her brows, looking down at the couple. "Couple months ago. We kinda wanted to keep it out of the media though," Y/N shrugged. Tegan nodded understandingly and Kota gapped, still shocked she wasn't told about it. "Well you two look great together. You're personalities fit perfectly," Candice said, stepping through the ropes of the ring to walk over. Y/N and Kayleigh were sat in the corner of the ring on the mat with Tegan sitting across them and Kota sitting on the middle rope. "Thank you," Y/N said, and Candice gave her a warm smile in return.

"Again, why wasn't I told about this?!" Kota said once again in disbelief. "I did tell you, over the phone remember?" Y/N recalled. "Oh yeah she was drunk that night!" Shayna said, looking up from her phone in the seats. "There's your answer," Y/N said. Kota frowned and Candice patted her shoulder with a chuckle. "Hey Y/N! I just came up with the best idea!" Bianca said, walking over which made Kayleigh open her eyes from how loud Bianca's cheerful shout was. "So I was thinking that when Rhea goes to fight Shayna, Kay Lee jumps from the top rope to get Rhea but instead, you hit her mid air with a garbage can."

Kayleigh groaned not liking the idea of being hit mid air with a metal garage can. "I love that!" Y/N agreed and Bianca went to pitch it to Regal and Triple H. "Wait that's kinda funny. Your own girlfriend is gonna hit ya with a garbage can," Tegan chuckled. Kayleigh rolled her eyes and flipped Tegan off. "So do you have new gear?" Dakota asked. Y/N always wore her ring pants and a ring top and that's all anyone would see her wearing in the ring but she decided to switch it up. "Yeah I finished it a month ago. I'm actually gonna do trunks this time. They're kinda like how Lacey Evans has hers but mine are all black and spandex with a black ring top that my friend Scarlett let me borrow," Y/N said.

Kayleigh then perked up hearing that, "Wait, you're gonna wear shorts? You never wear shorts." Y/N chuckled to herself, "I know but I thought it's time I switch it up. Plus they made my ass look good." Y/N smiled and Kayleigh just gaped at her. "I'm gonna faint when I see you," Kayleigh mumbled, dropping her head back on Y/N's chest. "You're so cute, now I'm jealous," Tegan mumbled with a pout.

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Y/N paced back and forth as she watched the Wargames match going on. Kay Lee took some pretty nasty hits so far so of course Y/N grew concerned. It was hard to tell if she was hurt or not because of how much Kay Lee sold the moves. Y/N wore her gear already and yes, Kayleigh almost faint when she seen her but Tegan kept her steady. Dakota had already turned on her friend Tegan Nox and right now Team Baszler stood tall in the ring. The crowd watched still overwhelmed with Dakota Kai's heel turn.

"You think I didn't have a backup plan? I didn't trust Dakota for a second," Rhea spat at Shayna. They all furrowed their brows and then the lights went out. A second later did Y/N's music hit and the lights flickered back on. The crowd went into a frenzy, everyone screaming and shouting in excited as Y/N walked out with a smile. They did a close up on Kay Lee's face and she was absolutely stunned. "No no no no no," Kay Lee mumbled under her breath in disbelief. Y/N smirked and pointed at Kay Lee, "I'm backkkkk!" Y/N grinned, pulling off her jacket and sprinting down the ramp. Unfortunately Kay Lee and Io ran to the cage door and held it closed to Y/N couldn't enter.

Y/N groaned and then ran to the end of the cage (where Io did the moonsault). Y/N then began to climb the huge cage to the top. Candice and Rhea managed to get the team down and Candice laid out Kay Lee on the metal chairs. Y/N stood on the top of the steel cage and let out a shaky breath before falling forward into a Swanton Bomb onto KLR. The crowd was in absolute shock of what just happened. Y/N groaned and did a small check on Kay Lee before letting Candice pull her up. Y/N, Rhea and Candice all shared a hug and talked about their game plan.

"Let's win this shit."

[celestial-thoughts]

[Dakota Kai Appreciation Week day 6: fave match]

this was hard to narrow down, and I tried to include matches from throughout her NXT and main roster runs.

original post here

defeated Tegan Nox in a street fight - NXT Takeover: Portland

challenged Io Shirai for the NXT Women's Championship - NXT Takeover: XXX

Team LeRae defeated Team Blackheart in WarGames - NXT Takeover: WarGames 2020

Damage CTRL defeated Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, & Asuka - Clash at the Castle

Damage CTRL defeated Aliyah & Raquel Rodriguez to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships - Monday Night Raw 09/12/22

defeated Candice LeRae - Monday Night Raw 10/03/22

[regalityandcoffee]

Some of my favorite NXT GM William Moments

And no, I will never shut up about him.

As the longest-running and last NXT GM, William has had some memorable and fun moments. Here are Eight of my favorites in no particular order! ( I lied Eight is probably my favorite)

His "fued" with Johnny Gargano (I could do an entire post about Johnny and Will on their own the dynamic between them AHHHHHHH)

Come his heel turn and descent into an affably obnoxious heel following One Final Beat, Will's surrogate son (just trust me on this) would often find each other in comedic arguments backstage, and during segments. Some favorites of mine: Johnny begging Will to cancel Dexter and Indi's wedding, Johnny breaking Will's pencil, and Johhny trying to pull one over on him with his "broken" arm (Spoiler: It didn't work).

2. His return to TV after surgery on January 13th, 2016

I don't have a clip for this to link, but the "welcome back" chants he received from the Full Sail crowd make my heart soar every time I hear them <3

3. I'm probably reading too much into this, but William telling the guys the guys in the ambulance to take care of Mia Yim after she was attacked backstage before WarGames. You see, one of the few decisions I have ever disagreed with was him on was yelling at Mia Yim for attacking Jessymn and Maria backstage. In her defense, they were RARELY ever banned from ringside backstage and kept interfering during matches. I just feel like this is his way of apologizing for that.

4. William vs Kassius Ohno aka Chris Hero

Before his official retirement Will still had a few more matches, and this was one! And it's a daaaaaamn good one too.

5. Him giving one of the best promos of his career before his match against Antonio Cesaro.

The actual match is amazing as well.

6. Every single segment he did for the " Who attacked Aleister Black?" Storyline.

Hi Aleister! You look kind of angry, boo.

In short: he slayed the role of detective while also still keeping order and making stellar matches.

7. The End of Bayley and Sasha's Iron Women Match.

Trust me, there wasn't a dry eye in the house after this. (Shut up I'm not crying you are!!)

8. And finally... William consoling Johnny Gargano after his loss against Andrade "Cein" Almas at Takeover.

In short: WAHHHHHHHHHHHH

(okay fine now I'm crying)

TLDR: I LOVE HIM HE'S THE BEST GM EVER I'LL NEVER SHUT ABOUT HIM OKAY THANKS BYYYYYYYE

[collectingall]

∀ Ciampa WWE Framed 15" x 17" NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2020 Collage http://blog.collectingall.com/T9d0qY 👉 bit.ly/eBay-SS

[sociallythey]

It has been announced by Fightful that Chicago will host Survivor Series on November 25, 2023. This will be the city's second time hosting Survivor Series specifically, with the first time being the 2019 iteration of the event.

Other WWE/WWF PLEs based in Chicago include WrestleMania 2 (1986), SummerSlam (1994), WrestleMania 13 (1997), WrestleMania 22 (2006), No Mercy (2007), Night of Champions (2010), Money in the Bank (2011), Extreme Rules (2012), Payback (2013), Payback (2016), NXT TakeOver: Chicago (2017), NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2019), and the previously mentioned Survivor Series (2019).

[rodnxt]

NXT TakeOver: WarGames III

Team Candice (Candice LeRae, Toni Storm, Dakota Kai & Raquel González) (con Indi Hartwell) derrotaron a Team Shotzi (Shotzi Blackheart, Ember Moon, Rhea Ripley & Io Shirai) en un WarGames Match (35:22).151​152​

González cubrió a Shirai después de un «One-Arm Powerbomb» sobre una escalera.

Durante la lucha, Hartwell interfirió a favor de LeRae.

Tommaso Ciampa derrotó a Timothy Thatcher (16:46).151​153​

Ciampa cubrió a Thatcher después de un «Willow's Bell».

Dexter Lumis derrotó a Cameron Grimes en un Strap Match (12:52).151​154​

Lumis forzó a Grimes a rendirse con un «Silence».

Johnny Gargano derrotó a Leon Ruff (c) y Damian Priest y ganó el Campeonato Norteamericano de NXT (17:28).151​155​

Gargano cubrió a Ruff después de un «One Final Beat».

Durante la lucha, Austin Theory disfrazado de Ghostface interfirió a favor de Gargano.

The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly & Roderick Strong) derrotaron a Team McAfee (Pat McAfee, Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch) en un WarGames Match (45:01).151​156​

O'Reilly cubrió a Lorcan después de un «Diving Knee Drop» sobre una silla.

[yoyinxt]

TakeOver WarGames

[wrestlingisfake]

I didn’t watch Takeover, but as I understand it, only two of Rhea Ripley’s team made it into the WarGames match.  And yet, Ripley still managed to overcome the 4-on-2 situation to win, and Ripley pinned Shayna Baszler to do it.  That’s so amazing I can barely visualize it.

Logically, they have to be pushing Ripley super-hard now, with a NXT women’s title match certain and a title win all but guaranteed.  If Shayna couldn’t beat her 4-on-2, how’s she gonna beat her 1-on-1?

The more pressing issue, though, is that Rhea has to win the women’s tag match on Survivor Series.  She and Candice LeRae won WarGames all by themselves, so with three more teammtes they should be even more unstoppable.  The worst case scenario would be if the heels on the team abandon them, but that’s already happened and it didn’t stop them.  I don’t know how you go from that to jobbing to Charlotte Flair.  But I’m sure WWE will find a way...

[awesomebutternuggets-blog]

WWE NXT - TakeOver: WarGames - November 18 2017 Aleister Black vs The Velveteen Dream

[newsupdated]

Pat McAfee Brings His Own Unique Style to NXT Let Pat be Pat. That is the prevailing mantra in NXT, where Pat McAfee is cutting promos at a level as elite as any of the industry’s top stars.

[iyoskys]

NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2020.