The following was taped for tonight’s NXT on the WWE Network:
Austin Aries and a partner of his choosing vs. Blake and Murphy
Carmella vs. Peyton Royce
Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa vs. Danny Birch and Rob Ryzin
Nia Jax vs. Bayley
Category: NXT
Stipulation Announced For NXT Title Match At TakeOver
WWE and William Regal announced on Facebook earlier today that the NXT Championship match at NXT TakeOver Champion Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor will take place inside a Steel Cage. This will be the first ever Steel Cage Match in NXT history.
Balor and Joe will continue their feud at NXT TakeOver on June 8. The two have had a series of matches that stretches all the way back to NXT TakeOver: London in 2015. You can see the announcement below.
NXT Preview: 5/11/16
The following is scheduled for tonight’s 5/11 WWE NXT on the WWE Network:
Finn Balor vs. Elias Samson
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Alex Riley
Alexa Bliss vs. Rachael Ellering
NXT Tag Team Champions American Alpha vs. John Skyler and Corey Hollis
NXT Preview: 5/4/16
The following is scheduled for tonight’s 5/4 WWE NXT on the WWE Network:
Samoa Joe’s first appearance as NXT Champion.
Austin Aries vs. Tye Dillinger
Nia Jax vs. Tessa Blanchard
The Revival vs. The Hype Bros.
No Way Jose vs. Noah Poties
Eric Young Makes Surprise Debut At NXT Taping
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
The TNA exodus to NXT continues — Eric Young just surprised Full Sail by appearing at tonight’s TV taping and made an impact (pun intended) by confronting the company’s champion.
Sources in attendance say Samoa Joe stood in the ring gloating about his big NXT Title win over Finn Balor, when music for Young suddenly hit and he received a HUGE ovation walking to the ring.
The wrestlers exchanged words, but Joe walked off before coming to blows.
The two eventually faced off later in the night though and the champ won their match.
No word on what kind of deal E.Y. has signed with the company at this point — but the TNA revival in NXT is now going strong with Joe, Young, Austin Aries and possibly Bobby Roode.
WWE posted the following on EY’s debut:
Eric Young arrives in NXT ORLANDO, Fla. — NXT is quickly becoming the place to be for the hottest free agents in sports-entertainment. That was proven once again on Thursday night, when Eric Young made his surprise debut at NXT’s WWE Network taping.
Young, an 18-year veteran of the mat game and former heavyweight champion, shocked the Full Sail University crowd when he entered the arena, which will air on NXT in the coming weeks, only on WWE Network.
Young’s arrival is the latest in a line of big-name free agents hoping to ply their craft in NXT, going to show that you never know who will appear next between the yellow ropes.
Daughter Of WWE Legend Debuts At WWE NXT
Source: WrestlingINC
Rookie Rachael Ellering, daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Paul Ellering, made her WWE NXT debut at tonight’s tapings from Full Sail University. She will face Alexa Bliss on the May 11th episode. Below is a photo of Ellering, who trained under Lance Storm: Currently, she has been wrestling with I Believe in Wrestling and other companies associated with the Team Vision Dojo. She has been training at the Dojo in Orlando under the guidance of Chris Hero. You can check out a photo of Ellering with Hero below:
NXT Preview: 4/27/16
The following is scheduled for tonight’s 4/27 WWE NXT on WWE Network:
Footage of Samoa Joe defeating Finn Balor to win the NXT Title at a recent live event
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Elias Samson
NXT Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Eva Marie
YouTube Gives Shout Out To Shinsuke Nakamura & WWE
The official YouTube account gave a shou out to WWE and Shinsuke Nakamura for WWE’s acclaimed theme song for the Japanese superstar. The video has already reached over one million views on YouTube since releasing earlier this month.
Finn Balor Coming To RAW This Monday Night?
After last night’s NXT event, Finn Balor came out to get on the tour bus. Balor had a message for the fans outside watching: He said: “see you all on Monday.” You can see the video footage below:
Samoa Joe Makes History With WWE NXT Title Win
With Samoa Joe defeating Fin Balor last night for the NXT Championship, Joe becomes the first and only person to hold the WWE NXT, ROH and TNA Titles.
