News & Notes From NXT Takeover Pre-Show: Major WWE Name Makes Special Guest Appearance, Pre-Show Panel & More

Kevin-Owens-Sami-Zayn-NXT-Takover-UnstoppableStephanie McMahon was a special guest for tonight’s NXT Takeover pre-show on the WWE Network. She was greeted by a very warm welcome from the fans outside Full Sail University, waiting to enter the building for tonight’s two-hour live event. 

Stephanie said she was there as a fan, and admitted it was a little strange to be cheered, for a change. She put over all the stars of NXT and talked about the incredible women’s athletes and endorsed tonight’s NXT Women’s Championship match. McMahon did take a dig at champion Sasha Banks, saying “I’m the only ‘boss’ in WWE,” with a grin. 

The pre-show panel was hosted by Renee Young, with Byron Saxton and Corey Graves. The trio ran down all the matches for tonight’s show, rolling video packages, covering all the NXT live events from this past week, and giving their match predictions. There was no pre-show match, although the ads they ran before on the Network promised “live action”; I guess they made a mistake? They also took a look at Kevin Owens making his WWE Raw debut this week, attacking John Cena and disrespecting the U.S. Championship. 

As we reported, they also ran an angle where Hideo Itami was injured in the parking lot on the way into the building. More information on that HERE

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