Background TakeOver was a series of
professional wrestling shows that began on 29 May 2014, when
WWE's
NXT brand held their
second live special on the
WWE Network. The
NXT UK brand debuted in June 2018 and subsequently adopted the TakeOver name for their live WWE Network specials, beginning with
NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool in January 2019. Announced on June 1, 2019, TakeOver: Cardiff was scheduled as the second
NXT UK TakeOver event. It was held on 31 August 2019, at the
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff and was named after the venue's city of
Cardiff,
Wales.
Storylines The card included six matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed
heroes,
villains, or
less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT UK brand, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television programme,
NXT UK. On the 19 June episode of
NXT UK,
Kay Lee Ray won a battle royal for an opportunity to face
Toni Storm for the
NXT UK Women's Championship at a time of her choosing by last eliminating
Xia Brookside. On the 17 July episode of
NXT UK, Ray interrupted Storm and announced that their title match would take place at TakeOver: Cardiff. On the 3 July episode of
NXT UK during
Moustache Mountain's (
Trent Seven and
Tyler Bate)
NXT UK Tag Team Championship match,
Imperium interfered and attacked and injured
Tyler Bate. On the 31 July episode, Bate returned and attacked Imperium and a
WWE United Kingdom Championship match between
Walter and Tyler Bate was made for TakeOver: Cardiff. On the 7 August episode of
NXT UK,
Gallus and
Mark Andrews &
Flash Morgan Webster wanted to face
Grizzled Young Veterans (
James Drake and
Zack Gibson) for the
NXT UK Tag Team Championship. Later in that episode, Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan had to prove themselves in order to make the match a
triple threat tag team match at TakeOver: Cardiff. Webster defeated Gallus' Mark Coffey on the 14 August episode, and Andrews defeated James Drake on the 21 August episode, making it a triple threat tag team match at TakeOver: Cardiff. == Event ==