Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 9.1.16: NXT Recap

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. Samoa Joe gets an update on his condition from the doctor after his NXT World Championship loss to Shinsuke Nakamura. Tye Dillinger battled Buddy Murphy in one on one action. Steve Cutler battled Kenneth Crawford in one on one action. No Way Jose battled Angelo Dawkins in one on one action. Liv Morgan battled Aliyah in Women's Division one on one action.

*** NXT ***

- Backstage, the NXT doctor informs NXT GM William Regal and Samoa Joe that Joe will not be medically cleared due to his dislocated jaw and other additional injuries. Joe is angry and walks out. 

- Tye Dillinger vs. Buddy Murphy: The match closes out with Murphy tossing Dillinger to the floor and then tosses Dillinger back into the ring. Murphy connects with a double knee off the top rope on Dillinger and gets a very close near fall. Dillinger drops Murphy with a back body drop and then connects with ten stomps. Dillinger drops Murphy with the Tye Breaker and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Tye Dillinger, by pinfall.

- Backstage, Tommaso Ciampa says that Johnny Gargano will be out a little while with his leg injury. The Revival suddenly attack Ciampa from behind and brawl out to the ring. NXT Officials try to separate everyone, but The Revival end up laying out Ciampa with the Shatter Machine.

- Steve Cutler vs. Kenneth Crawford: The match closes out with Crawford unloading on Cutler and hits a spinning superman punch. Crawford hits a standing shooting star on Cutler and gets a near fall. Crawford charges Cutler in the corner, but eats a standing double foot stomp by Cutler. Cutler hits a Fisherman’s Michinoku Driver on Crawford and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Steve Cutler, by pinfall.

- Backstage, Hideo Itami calls Austin Aries a baby for complaining about his ruptured ear drum he got from Itami's Go To Sleep at Takeover: Brooklyn 2. Itami warns Aries to be careful or he'll be put to sleep again.

- No Way Jose vs. Angelo Dawkins: The match closes out with Dawkins applying a rear chin lock, but Jose fights it off with a series of punches. Jose lands a couple axe handles and a clothesline on Dawkins. Jose hits a punch, followed by cobra clutch slam for the pinfall.
Winner: No Way Jose, by pinfall.

- Backstage, Andrade “Cien” Almas is upset that he lost to Austin Aries at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 2. Aries interrupts and says he's not happy because everyone in NXT steal Aries' huge moments. Jose challenges Aries to a match next week.

- Liv Morgan vs. Aliyah: The match closes out with Aliyah landing an axe kick on Liv and gets a near fall. Liv hits a drop kick on Aliyah and follows with a bulldog. Liv drops Aliyah with a spin kick for the pinfall.
Winner: Liv Morgan, by pinfall.

- Backstage, No Way Jose says he's back on the right track after winning tonight. Bobby Roode interrupts and tells Jose he has a nice head.

- Shinsuke Nakamura Promo: Nakamura says he always wanted to face the best in Japan, he always wanted to challenge himself and it all paid off as he became the NXT World Champion. Nakamura says the NXT World Title has true meaning with him as the champion. Nakamura respects Samoa Joe, but the Joe Era has ended and the Strong Style Era has just begun.