NXT Takeover: Tampa Bay

NXT TakeOver: Tampa Bay was a scheduled professional wrestling event and WWE Network event that was to be produced by WWE for their NXT brand division. The event was originally scheduled to take place on April 4, 2020 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, but had been postponed due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. The event was ultimately canceled, but matches scheduled and planned for the event were rescheduled to take place across multiple episodes of NXT starting April 1.
==Production==
===Background===
NXT TakeOver is a series of professional wrestling shows that began on May 29, 2014, as the WWE developmental territory NXT held their second WWE Network exclusive live broadcast billed as NXT TakeOver. In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by WWE for all of their NXT live WWE Network specials.
=== Storylines ===
The card would have included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed 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, with storylines produced on their weekly television program.
Prior to the event's cancellation, only one match had been confirmed for TakeOver: Tampa Bay. On the February 26 episode of NXT, General Manager William Regal announced that there would be a ladder match at the event to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women's Championship. In addition, he revealed that the participants for the ladder match would be determined through a series of qualifying matches held over several weeks. Chelsea Green, Mia Yim, and Tegan Nox qualified for the match by defeating Shotzi Blackheart, Dakota Kai, and Deonna Purrazzo, respectively. Following the announcement of the event's cancellation, the remaining ladder match participants continued to qualify on NXT.
==See also ==
*List of NXT pay-per-view events
==External links==
* NXT TakeOver: Tampa Bay at WWE.com
Category:World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view events
Category:2020 NXT pay-per-view events
Category:NXT Takeover
Category:2020 events