NXT Takeover: Unstoppable

NXT Takeover: Unstoppable was a pay-per-view that took place on August 24th, 2016, live from San Antonio, Texas. The main event was a match between Sami Zayn and Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship.

Background
NXT Takeover: Unstoppable was the first NXT Takeover pay-per-view, and the second NXT-only pay-per-view. It replaced the August 24th edition of NXT.

The main event was orginally scheduled to be a match between NXT Champion Sami Zayn and challenger AJ Styles, who earned the right to challenge Zayn a few months prior. However, during a sit-down interview conducted by Renee Young, Styles created physical contact with Zayn, and was suspended by NXT General Manager William Regal. Zayn went into the event not knowing who his new challenger would be.

Paige defeated Bayley for the NXT Women's Title on the April 27th edition of NXT, and succesfully defended the belt against Bayley in a ladder match at NXT Arrival. Bayley won a fatal four-way match also involving Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Asuka to earn another shot at the title. After Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Heath Slater on an episode of NXT, Hideo Itami laid down a challenge for a match between the two. Nakamura accepted, and the two were scheduled to face off in a dream match. The Balor Club, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, defeated former champions Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady to earn the right to face American Alpha for the NXT Tag Team Titles. A week before the event, William Regal announced that EC3 would be defending his NXT Television Title against an unknown opponent.

Event
Bayley opened the show by defeating Paige to become a two-time NXT Women's Champion. She was accompanied to ringside by best friend Sasha Banks, who prevented Paige from leaving in a desperate attempt to retain her title. Baron Corbin was the challenger for EC3, but was easily dispatched with a One Percenter. After the match, Corbin announced that he'd handed in his resignation from NXT.

The Balor Club were victorious, becoming the new NXT Tag Team Champions. They dominated the entire match, and Anderson got the pinfall, defeating Chad Gable with a TKO. Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hideo Itami, showing his vicious side in hitting two Kinshasas, forcing the official to call a stop to the bout.

Samoa Joe was the challenger for the Sami Zayn's title, with Regal owing his a favor due to the finish of his match with AJ Styles a few months previous. The match was quite short, with Joe locking in the Coquina Clutch to become the new NXT Champion in record time.