Halloween Havoc is a professional wrestling event currently produced by WWE. As the name implies, it is a Halloween-themed show held in October. It was originally produced as an annual pay-per-view (PPV) by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1989 until 2000 as WWE—at that time still known as the World Wrestling Federation—purchased WCW in 2001. The 2000 event was the final Halloween Havoc until WWE revived the show for their NXT brand division in 2020. The first four events were held when WCW was still affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance. The final five events under WCW were held in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. In 2015, all WCW pay-per-views were made available on the WWE Network. In 2018, Las Vegas based company, KBN Inc. filed for the trademark of Halloween Havoc which according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office had been listed as "dead" since 2005.
Samuel Shaw is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Dexter Lumis.
Candice Gargano is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand, under the ring name Candice LeRae, and is a member of The Way. She is also a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion. LeRae is best known for her work on the American independent circuit, most notably Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). She is a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion. This makes her the only female title holder in the promotion's history.
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is an annual professional wrestling tag team tournament held by the U.S.-based promotion WWE, and is featured on its NXT brand, having first been established in 2015. In subsequent years, wrestlers from the NXT UK and 205 Live brands—both of which are subsidiary/sister brands under the NXT banner—have also been included. While originally just for men, a women's version of the tournament was introduced in 2021 and runs concurrently with the men's tournament.
Ashley Louise Urbanski is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Shotzi and is one half of the tag team Shotzi & Nox along with Tegan Nox.
NXT TakeOver: In Your House was a professional wrestling show and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT brand division. It was broadcast on June 7, 2020. While the majority of the event aired live from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, the Backlot Brawl match was pre-recorded on May 28 in the parking lot of Full Sail University. It was the 29th NXT TakeOver event, which marked the 25th anniversary of the first In Your House pay-per-view. It was the first In Your House-branded event since St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House in February 1999, thus being the 28th In Your House event and the first TakeOver event to be held at Full Sail University since TakeOver: The End in June 2016. It was the first TakeOver event to be held during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Victoria González is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE and performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Raquel González, where she is the current NXT Women's Champion in her first reign.
NXT TakeOver XXX was a professional wrestling and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT brand division. It took place on August 22, 2020 at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. It was the 30th NXT TakeOver event. It was also the final NXT TakeOver event to air exclusively on the WWE Network, as beginning with TakeOver 31, the events also became available on traditional pay-per-view.
NXT TakeOver 31 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT brand division. It took place on October 4, 2020, and was broadcast from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida—this was the first NXT event to feature the Capitol Wrestling Center, NXT's version of the WWE ThunderDome used for Raw and SmackDown and a homage to the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the predecessor to the WWWF. As the name implies, it was the 31st NXT TakeOver event. It was also the first TakeOver to be presented on a traditional pay-per-view format in addition to the WWE Network.
NXT TakeOver: WarGames was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event, produced by WWE for their NXT brand division. It took place on December 6, 2020, and was broadcast from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the 32nd NXT TakeOver event and specifically the fourth event under the TakeOver: WarGames chronology, a subseries of TakeOvers.
Samantha De Martin, better known by her ring name Indi Hartwell, is an Australian professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE, performing on the NXT brand, and is a member of The Way. She is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion, as well as the current WSW Women's Champion and a former RCW Women's Champion.
NXT: New Year's Evil was a special episode of WWE's weekly television series NXT, broadcast on the USA Network. It took place on January 6, 2021 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and featured WWE's virtual fan viewing experience for their NXT brand division called the Capitol Wrestling Center. It was hosted by Dexter Lumis.
The Way is a professional wrestling stable currently performing in WWE on the NXT brand. The group is led by Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae, and is also composed of Austin Theory and Indi Hartwell.
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event, produced by WWE for their NXT brand division. It took place on February 14, 2021 and was broadcast from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the 33rd event in the NXT TakeOver chronology and the ninth in the Vengeance chronology. The name of the event was also a play on Valentine's Day, as the event was held on the same day as the holiday. It was the final NXT TakeOver event to air on the American version of the WWE Network before its merger with Peacock.
The NXT Women's Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling women's tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on their NXT brand division. It is one of two women's tag team championships in the promotion, along with the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship of Raw and SmackDown. The current champions are the team of Io Shirai and Zoey Stark, who are in their first reign.
NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver was a professional wrestling television special, pay-per-view, and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT brand division. It took place on April 7 and 8, 2021, and was broadcast from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the 34th NXT TakeOver event and was the first to take place over the span of two nights. Both nights aired on the WWE Network, thus marking the first WWE in-ring event to air on Peacock's WWE Network channel in the United States following the shutdown of the aforementioned service's standalone American version on April 4. The first night aired in NXT's weekly Wednesday night timeslot on the USA Network, making it the first TakeOver to air on television and the final NXT broadcast on Wednesdays before moving to Tuesdays on April 13. The second night aired on traditional pay-per-view in addition to the WWE Network.
Theresa Serrano is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, performing on the NXT brand under the ring name Zoey Stark, where she is one-half of the current NXT Women's Tag Team Champions with Io Shirai in their first reign.
NXT TakeOver: In Your House was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT brand division. It took place on June 13, 2021 broadcast from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the 35th NXT TakeOver event, the 29th In Your House event, and the second under the TakeOver: In Your House chronology. It was the first In Your House to air on traditional pay-per-view since St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House, that aired on February 1999
NXT TakeOver 36 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT and NXT UK brand divisions. It took place on August 22, 2021, and was broadcast from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. As the name implies, it was the 36th NXT TakeOver event.
