Watch the NXT TakeOver: New Orleans Pre-Show tonight at 7 ET/4 PT

Before NXT TakeOver: New Orleans takes center stage tonight at the sold-out Smoothie Center, tune in to WWE Network at 7 ET/4 PT to watch the special hour-long TakeOver Pre-Show.

Featuring exclusive, behind-the-scenes Superstar interview and match-by-match analysis from a panel of experts, the Pre-Show will bring you up-close to all the action in the hour leading up to TakeOver: New Orleans.

The TakeOver panel will include commentary from Charly Caruso, Sam Roberts and, making his TakeOver Pre-Show debut, former NFL punter-turned-podcaster Pat McAfee of “The Pat McAfee Show.” One of the most popular and outspoken personalities in sports radio, McAfee is sure to bring his inimitable insight to the Pre-Show panel.

In addition to streaming on WWE Network, the TakeOver Pre-Show will be available to watch on WWE.com, the WWE App, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+.

Then stay tuned for the big event itself, NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, when it streams live at 8 ET/5 PT, exclusively on the award-winning WWE Network.

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