Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 5.5.16: NXT #NXT #WWE

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE, is here with your NXT Recap Edition.

This week's NXT took place at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida. NXT World Champion, Samoa Joe, gets challenged by a familiar face from his past for the main event. Nia Jax takes on Tessa Blanchard in women's division action. "Double A" Austin Aries takes on Tye Dillinger in a one on one match. The Hype Bros look for revenge on Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson after last weeks beat down, in tag team action. No Way Jose battles Noah in one on one action.

*** NXT ***

- Samoa Joe Promo: Samoa Joe says he's putting the world on notice, it's his time, he's running things and he will beat down and choke out anyone that gets in his way. Samoa Joe gets interrupted by.........former TNA original Eric Young. EY says he knows what Joe can do and the only thing guaranteed is change. EY points to Joe's championship and says he loves to collect those. Joe says EY doesn't belong here and the next time he gets in the same ring with him, Joe will kick his ass.

- Tessa Blanchard vs. Nia Jax: The match closes out with Nia making quick work of Tessa. Nia hits a corner avalanche splash and follows up with a samoan drop on Tessa. Nia drops the leg drop on Tessa and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Nia Jax, by pinfall.

- Tye Dillinger vs. Austin Aries: The match closes out with Dillinger landing a firemen’s carry neck breaker combo on Aries for a near fall. Dillinger pulls down his knee pad and measures up Aries for his finisher. Aries blocks with an elbow and drops Dillinger with a corner drop kick. Aries goes to the top rope, hits a 450 Splash on Dillinger and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Austin Aries, by pinfall.

- The Hype Bros vs. Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson: The match closes out with Ryder sending Wilder into the turnbuckle and tags in Mojo. Mojo sends Dawson flying off the apron and then hits a Pounce on Wilder. Dawson blind tags in and takes control. Dawson and Wilder hit the Shatter Machine on Mojo to score the pinfall.
Winners: Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson, by pinfall.

- No Way Jose vs. Noah: The match closes out with Noah landing a punch on Jose that gets Jose fired up. Jose unloads a series of nonstop chops on Noah, plants Noah with a full nelson slam and scores the pinfall.
Winner: No Way Jose, by pinfall.

- Eric Young vs. Samoa Joe: The match closes out with EY dropping the top rope elbow on Joe for a near fall. EY sets Joe up for the pile driver, but Joe fights out and plants a charging EY with a uranage suplex. Joe unloads a series of corner hand slaps on EY and plants EY with the Muscle Buster. Joe traps EY in the Coquina Clutch submission and forces EY to tap out.
Winner: Samoa Joe, by submission.

- This closed out this week's NXT.