It was announced on tonight’s WWE NXT “Takeover: San Antonio” pre-show that Corey Graves will be stepping away from NXT commentary. His replacement is Nigel McGuinness.
Graves noted that he’s leaving NXT due to other commitments in the WWE Universe.
Beginning one week from this coming Wednesday, Nigel will call the weekly NXT TV show with Tom Phillips and Percy Watson.
Source: WrestlingINC
NXT TakeOver: San Antonio – Saturday 11/28 at 8pm ET/5pm PT on the WWE Network
NXT Championship: (C) Shinsuke Nakamura vs Bobby Roode
NXT Women’s Championship – Fatal 4 Way: (C) Asuka vs Nikki Cross vs Billie Kay vs Peyton Royce
NXT Tag Team championship: (C) DIY vs The Authors of Pain
Eric Young vs Tye Dillinger
Roderick Strong vs Andrade “Cien” Almas
Shane Thorne of TM-61 recently suffered a knee injury and underwent surgery. An injury angle was done with The Revival last week to write him off TV but it was announced on last night’s WWE NXT that he will be out of action for 7-9 months.
Source: WrestlingINC
It’s the go-home show for TakeOver: San Antonio:
Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan
No Way Jose vs. Kona Reeves
Eric Young vs. Chris Atkins
Face off with Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Nikki Cross and NXT Women’s Champion Asuka
Contract signing between Bobby Roode and NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura
Roderick Strong vs. Steve Cutler
Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan
Nikki Cross vs. Kennadi Brink
Also appearing are Sanity and Tye Dillinger
NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) #DIY vs The Revival
Billie Kay & Peyton Royce vs Sara Bridges & Macey Estrella
Elias Samson vs Jonathan Cruz
Andrade Cien Almas vs Oney Lorcan
Kassius Ohno (Chris Hero) returned to WWE NXT last night and confronted NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura at the end of the tapings in what may have been a dark segment. Video is below. WWE announced the following on his return:
Kassius Ohno makes a huge return to WWE NXT
ORLANDO, Fla. — As first reported on Twitter, Kassius Ohno stepped between the yellow ropes for the first time in more than three years to confront NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura.
At the conclusion of the night’s event, Nakamura was celebrating with the NXT Universe when Ohno’s music suddenly blared through the arena. The returning Superstar — widely considered to be one of the world’s top competitors — wasted no time making his intentions clear, as he approached Nakamura, slapped the champion’s title while it rested on his shoulder and then took his leave as quickly as he had emerged.
Whatever happens as a result of Kassius Ohno’s huge return, this is certain — the landscape of NXT just changed in a big way.
Source: WrestlingINC
Tonight’s two-hour WWE NXT special will feature the following matches from the December live event in Melbourne, Australia:
Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan and Billie Kay
NXT Tag Team Champions Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa vs. TM61
Tye Dillinger and Buddy Murphy vs. Bobby Roode and Elias Samson
NXT Champion Shinsuke vs. Samoa Joe in a steel cage match
NXT’S JAPAN DEBUT AIRING TONIGHT ON WWE NETWORK
For the first time, witness NXT’s historic night in Osaka, Japan tonight on WWE Network at 8/7 C. This special two-hour edition of NXT will feature Samoa Joe defending his NXT Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura in its entirety and Asuka defending the NXT Women’s Championship in front of her hometown crowd against WWE Superstar Nia Jax.
The night of action will feature:
* Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe (NXT Championship Match)
* Asuka vs. Nia Jax (NXT Women’s Championship Match)
* #DIY vs. Tajiri & Akira Tozawa (NXT Tag Team Championship Match)
* Liv Morgan & Aliyah vs. Billie Kay & Peyton Royce
* Oney Lorcan vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
There’s been a lot of speculation on when Chris Hero (Kassius Ohno) may make his WWE return, if that is still the plan. Talk among fans heated up today when WWN Live announced Hero for their EVOLVE events on Friday, January 27th and Saturday, January 28th in San Antonio, Texas during WWE’s Royal Rumble weekend. Hero’s opponent for Friday has not been announced but he will be facing Zack Sabre Jr. on Saturday, which is the same night as WWE NXT “Takeover: San Antonio” with Bobby Roode vs. NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura.
Source: WrestlingINC
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