NXT TakeOver: New Orleans

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NXT TakeOver: New Orleans was a 2018 professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's developmental brand, NXT. It was the 19th NXT TakeOver event and took place on April 7, 2018, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was held as part of the WrestleMania 34 weekend festivities and aired exclusively on the WWE Network. Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Johnny Gargano defeated Tommaso Ciampa in an unsanctioned match and was reinstated to NXT. On the undercard, Aleister Black defeated Andrade "Cien" Almas to win the NXT Championship, Shayna Baszler defeated Ember Moon to capture the NXT Women's Championship, and Adam Cole won a six-man ladder match to become the inaugural NXT North American Champion. The event received universal acclaim from wrestling fans and critics and both the NXT North American Championship match and the Unsanctioned match between Gargano and Ciampa both received...

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