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Boom! Studios and WWE announce WWE: NXT Takeover event

June 4, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Boom! Studios and WWE Entertainment have announced the upcoming launch of WWE: NXT Takeover, a weekly event series set to get underway in September.

“The Superstars of NXT are responsible for some of the greatest moments in sports entertainment history and we’re thrilled to show readers the secrets behind the rise of WWE’s third global brand,” said Chris Rosa, Editor, BOOM! Studios. “From Seth Rollins to Shayna Baszler, each of your favorite NXT Superstars will get their moment to shine in this weekly event.”

NXT has become WWE’s third global brand, and the launching pad for some of today’s biggest Superstars including Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair, Braun Strowman, Alexa Bliss and many more.. Now, learn the untold stories behind NXT in this special weekly event from writer Dennis Hopeless (WWE) and artist Jake Elphick (WWE: WrestleMania 2018 Special).

Each issue of WWE: NXT TAKEOVER will focus on different Superstars from different eras of NXT:

  • Week One – WWE: NXT TAKEOVER – THE BLUEPRINT #1: In 2012, Triple H and Dusty Rhodes head to Florida to begin the newest era of WWE.
  • Week Two – WWE: NXT TAKEOVER – PROVING GROUND #1: The Demon King, Finn Bálor, enters the NXT Universe and is confronted by Samoa Joe.
  • Week Three – WWE: NXT TAKEOVER – INTO THE FIRE #1: The Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka, begins her rise to the NXT Women’s Championship, and Bobby Roode becomes “Glorious.”
  • Week Four – WWE: NXT TAKEOVER – REDEMPTION #1: Johnny Gargano and Shayna Baszler make the move to NXT and immediately leave their mark.

Check out the cover images, along with video messages from The Undisputed Era, Andrade Cien Almas & Zelina Vega here…

https://youtu.be/clnUAubZ_Xo

https://youtu.be/_dGw_YqfL1A

WWE: NXT Takeover will launch in September.

Filed Under: Comic Books, Gary Collinson, News, Wrestling, WWE Tagged With: Boom! Studios, NXT, WWE, WWE: NXT Takeover

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket, suspense thriller Death Among the Pines, and horror franchise reboot Robert Returns. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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