NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable

Background TakeOver was a series of professional wrestling events that began in May 2014, as WWE's then-developmental league NXT held its second WWE Network-exclusive event, billed as TakeOver. In subsequent months, the "TakeOver" moniker became the brand used by WWE for all of its major NXT events. Unstoppable was scheduled as the fifth NXT TakeOver event and took place on May 20, 2015, at NXT's home arena, Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. At TakeOver: Rival, Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn via referee stoppage to win the NXT Championship. On the April 29 episode of NXT, a title rematch was scheduled for TakeOver: Unstoppable. At TakeOver: Rival, Sasha Banks defeated Bayley, Becky Lynch, and champion Charlotte in a fatal four-way match to win the NXT Women's Championship. which was subsequently scheduled for TakeOver: Unstoppable. ==Event==

Preliminary matches The event opened with Finn Bálor facing Tyler Breeze to determine who would be the number one contender for the NXT Championship. The match originally also included Hideo Itami, but Itami suffered a shoulder injury and was not able to compete. To explain Itami's absence, WWE aired footage of a (kayfabe) attack on Itami in the parking lot. Next, Emma and Dana Brooke faced Bayley and Charlotte. In the end, Bayley performed a "Bayley-to-Belly Suplex" on Brooke. Charlotte executed "Natural Selection" on Emma to win the match. After that, Baron Corbin faced Rhyno. Corbin executed "End of Days" on Rhyno to win the match. In the fourth match, Blake and Murphy defended their NXT Tag Team Championship against Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady (accompanied by their valet, Carmella). In the end, Alexa Bliss attacked Carmella. As Cass checked on his valet, Murphy attacked him with a superkick. Bliss shook the ring ropes, knocking Amore off the top rope. Blake pinned Enzo to retain the titles. In the penultimate match, Sasha Banks defended the NXT Women's Championship against Becky Lynch. During the match, Lynch applied the "Dis-arm-her" on Banks but Banks touched the rope, forcing Lynch to release the hold. In the end, Banks forced Lynch to submit to the "Bank Statement" to retain the title. Main event In the main event, Kevin Owens defended the NXT Championship against Sami Zayn. Zayn performed a "Blue Thunder Bomb" on Owens for a near-fall. Zayn executed an exploder suplex into the turnbuckles on Owens and attempted a "Helluva Kick", but Owens rolled out of the ring. Zayn performed an exploder suplex on the floor on Owens. Owens performed a pop-up powerbomb onto the ring apron on Zayn. As Zayn appeared to have injured his shoulder and was unable to compete, the match came to a halt but Owens continued to attack his injured opponent, drawing out NXT General Manager William Regal. Regal raked Owens's face but Owens retaliated with a headbutt. Samoa Joe appeared, making his surprise debut, to stop Owens's attack. After staring at Joe, Owens grabbed the title belt and then walked away as medics tended to Zayn at ringside. ==Aftermath==

The main event match was the last match for Sami Zayn before having to undergo shoulder surgery to deal with an injury he suffered in the weeks prior to TakeOver. He would not return until December. With his victory Finn Bálor earned a match against champion Kevin Owens in one of the main matches of The Beast in the East, a WWE Network special on July 4, 2015. Bálor defeated Owens to become the seventh NXT Champion. He later successfully defended the championship against Owens at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn and went on to hold the title for 292 days, becoming the second longest-reigning NXT champion. After her successful defense of the NXT Women's Championship, Sasha Banks made her Raw debut on July 13, while still the NXT Women's Champion. In NXT, Bayley returned from a hand injury and stated that she wanted a title match against Sasha Banks. Bayley then challenged and defeated Charlotte on the August 5 episode of NXT. On the August 12 episode of NXT, Bayley defeated Becky Lynch to earn the title match at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. On August 22, Bayley defeated Banks to win the NXT Women's Championship. ==Results==