# NXT TakeOver 36 preview, August 22, 2021:Samoa Joe and Karrion Kross set for massive championship clash at NXT TakeOver 36

* NXT Champion Karrion Kross vs. Samoa Joe
* NXT TakeOver 36 preview: WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov II
* NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez vs. Dakota Kai
* Kyle O’Reilly vs. Adam Cole – 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
* Million Dollar Champion LA Knight vs. Cameron Grimes
* More Cards.


# NXT Champion Karrion Kross vs. Samoa Joe
* Consider him provoked.
Karrion Kross finally went too far, and Samoa Joe struck a deal with Mr. Regal to return to the ring to challenge the NXT Champion at NXT TakeOver 36.
Mr. Regal had originally brought Samoa Joe to the NXT management team to restore order following a chaotic NXT TakeOver: In Your House. The defiant Kross continued to run rampant over the black-and-gold brand, and an attack of Mr. Regal proved to be the final straw.
Can Samoa Joe go strike-for-strike with Kross and end his destructive reign? Or will Kross leave another decorated Superstar in his wake?
Don’t miss the two warriors collide for the NXT Title at NXT TakeOver 36 at 8 ET


# NXT TakeOver 36 preview: WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov II
* Chop after chop after ear-piercing, cringe-inducing chop.
WALTER’s signature and downright savage strikes decimated Ilja Dragunov during their first encounter for the NXT UK Championship, but the physical toll was nothing compared to what the brutal beating did to Dragunov’s psyche.
In the aftermath of coming within an eyelash of unseating WALTER – who has now held the title for more than two years – Dragunov was a changed man.
The already unhinged competitor lost all ability to control his emotions, often snapping in the middle of his matches, continuing to brutalize opponents after the bell and even becoming aggressive with NXT UK officials.
Meanwhile, WALTER marched on, successfully defending his title in barnburners against the likes of A-Kid and Rampage Brown. And after Dragunov defeated Joe Coffey and Brown in a wild Triple Threat Match, the stage was set for his return bout against WALTER.
In a tense press conference on the July 15 edition of NXT, Dragunov proclaimed his respect for WALTER as a competitor but also expressed his passionate hatred for The Ring General and claimed that the NXT UK Champion “purposely broke something inside of me.”
Though WALTER vs. Dragunov II was originally scheduled for July 22, The Austrian Anomaly sustained a hand injury during a backstage altercation with The Mad Russian following the press conference the week prior, forcing the title match to be moved to NXT TakeOver 36 on Aug. 22.
As such, the WWE Universe has been forced to wait just a bit longer for the most anticipated rematch in NXT UK history, but given the brutality we witnessed in the first championship fight as well as the unbridled contempt that champion and challenger have shown for one another, we should all be in for a treat on the massive stage of NXT TakeOver 36.
Don’t miss what promises to be a harrowing championship brawl not for the faint of heart when WALTER defends his NXT UK Title against Dragunov at TakeOver 36, streaming live on Sunday, Aug. 22, at 8/7 C


# NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez vs. Dakota Kai
* The NXT Universe is still shaking from Dakota Kai’s kick heard ‘round the world to Raquel Gonzalez.
Now, the former friends will go to battle for the NXT Women’s Title at NXT TakeOver 36. Big Mami Cool had proven unstoppable with Kai by her side, as even her former teammate admitted that she’d always be champion as long as they continued to have each other’s backs. Moments later, Kai launched her shocking attack to lead the two down the path to a championship showdown.
Who will be holding the gold after the two formerly inseparable teammates square off in the ring?
Don’t miss the NXT Women’s Championship showdown at NXT TakeOver 36 at 8 ET/5 PT


# Kyle O’Reilly vs. Adam Cole – 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
* It’s a rivalry fitting of an Undisputed Finale, and at NXT TakeOver 36, Kyle O’Reilly and Adam Cole will go to war to settle it all.
The two former brothers in battle will meet in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match after splitting their first two clashes. O’Reilly chose a standard match for the first fall, while Cole selected a Street Fight to up the brutality. After the combatants nearly came to blows, Mr. Regal laid down a Steel Cage battle as the final chapter of the encounter.
Will Cole back up his claim that he is the greatest NXT Superstar ever? Or will the normally “Kool Kyle” dig deep enough for a ruthless win?
Don’t miss the epic conclusion to the rivalry at NXT TakeOver 36 at 8 ET/5 PT


# Million Dollar Champion LA Knight vs. Cameron Grimes
* High-rollers only at NXT TakeOver 36, and LA Knight, Cameron Grimes and Ted DiBiase are raising the stakes.
LA Knight and Grimes will once again meet for the Million Dollar Championship with a major stipulation. A win for Grimes will send him straight back on his journey to the moon with gold in hand, but a win for LA Knight will result in “The Million Dollar Man” becoming his new butler.
So who will walk out with the shine of a Million Dollar Champion?
Don’t miss the big-money match at NXT TakeOver 36 at 8 ET/5 PT on Sunday, Aug. 22
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