The event was headlined by an NXT Championship match between NXT Champion Karrion Kross as he faced the returning Samoa Joe. Samoa Joe picked up the win over Kross, cashing as the -300 betting favorite. With the victory, Samoa Joe becomes the first three-time NXT champion in the promotion’s history.
The co-main event saw the ‘Undisputed Finale’ between Kyle O’Reilly and Adam Cole. The match was a two out of three falls match consisting of a traditional singles match, a street fight, and a steel cage match.
Kyle O’Reilly picked up the two falls to one victory over Adam Cole, cashing as the -270 betting favorite. Adam Cole was expected to put his former teammate O’Reilly over in this match, which had him lined as the heavy 2-1 underdog. With Cole’s future with WWE in jeopardy, there is a slight chance that Cole opts out of moving to the company’s main roster and looks for work in other promotions, potentially joining his significant other Britt Baker in AEW.
With the imminent moves of both Kross and Cole looming over the Summerslam weekend, the event marked somewhat of an end to an era in NXT. Future plans for the WWE developmental promotion have not yet been revealed, and no announcements on future pay-per-views have been made.
Who was the Biggest Favorite at NXT TakeOver 36?
With Kross’s imminent move to the WWE roster drawing closer, Samoa Joe became the strong -300 betting favorite and was expected to pick up the win over Kross, before permanently moving to RAW.
NXT TakeOver 36 Results and Betting Odds
| Sunday, August 22nd | NXT TakeOver 36 Odds (via BetOnline) |
| Singles match for Million Dollar Championship | Cameron Grimes (-120) def. LA Knight (+125) via Pinfall |
| Singles match for NXT Women’s Championship | Raquel González (-250) def. Dakota Kai (+175) via pinfall |
| Singles match for NXT UK Championship | Ilja Dragunov (-175) def. Walter (+125) via submission |
| Two-out-of-three-falls match: Traditional, Street Fight, Steel Cage | Kyle O’Reilly (-270) def. Adam Cole (+180) via 2-1 win |
| Singles match for NXT Championship | Samoa Joe (-300) def. Karrion Kross (-300) via pinfall |
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