is a series of professional wrestling shows that began on May 29, 2014, as WWE's NXT brand held their second WWE Network exclusive live broadcast billed as TakeOver. In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by WWE for all of their NXT live WWE Network specials. Originally promoted as TakeOver: Boston, this TakeOver was renamed to TakeOver XXX as the event could no longer be held in Boston, Massachusetts; the new name was aptly chosen due to this being the 30th NXT TakeOver event.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WWE has had to present the majority of its programming from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida since mid-March with no fans in attendance, though in late May, the promotion began using Performance Center trainees to serve as the live audience, which was further expanded to friends and family members of the wrestlers in mid-June. Broadcasts of NXT as well as, however, have emanated from NXT's home base of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. This TakeOver, as well as the following night's SummerSlam, were originally scheduled to take place in Boston at the TD Garden. On May 8, the ongoing pandemic forced Boston mayor Marty Walsh to suspend all large-scale gatherings until September 7, effectively canceling WWE's planned events in the city. This also forced a name change; as the event was originally to be held in Boston, the event was titled TakeOver: Boston, but with the event moved to Full Sail University, it was renamed to TakeOver XXX.
Storylines
The card will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters to build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines are produced on their weekly television program, NXT. On the July 22 episode of NXT, then double champion Keith Lee reflected on his career and all of the opportunities he had gotten, and stated that he now needed to pay it forward, so he voluntarily relinquished the NXT North American Championship to allow other wrestlers a chance at the title, while he would focus on defending the NXT Championship. A series of triple threat matches was then set up on NXT as qualifiers for a five-man ladder match to be held at TakeOver XXX to crown a new North American Champion. That same night, Bronson Reed defeated Roderick Strong and Johnny Gargano to become the first to qualify for the match. The following week, Dexter Lumis became the second person to qualify by defeating Finn Bálor and Timothy Thatcher.
