News regarding the first WWE NXT PPV event of the 2.0 era

The last WWE NXT PPV event was Takeover 36 which took place on Sunday, August 22nd.

Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics.com noted the following regarding the first NXT PPV event of the 2.0 era…

“Tentative date for the first NXT 2.0 Takeover is Sunday, December 5, according to multiple sources. Have asked but couldn’t confirm if ‘Takeover’ will continue to be the brand name.”

Last December, WWE held the NXT Takeover WarGames PPV at the Capitol Wrestling Center/Performance Center. Here is the list of current NXT champions heading into the tentative PPV date…

* NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa
* NXT Tag Team Champions Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel)
* NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes
* NXT Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong
* NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose
* NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne)