Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 12.1.16: NXT Recap

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon, brought to you by Triple Threat CLE, brings you this week's NXT recap.

This week's NXT featured NXT Women's Champion Asuka battling Nichole Matthews in a one on one non title match. No Way Jose battled Eric Young of SAnitY in a one on one. In the main event, NXT World Champion Samoa Joe battled Tye Dillinger in a one on one non title match.

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- Asuka vs. Nichole Matthews: The match closes out with Asuka lighting up Matthews with kicks to the chest until Matthews drops to the mat. Matthews goes to the corner and lands a boot on a charging Asuka. Matthews leaps off the ropes, but gets caught by Asuka and locked in a Fujiwara armbar submission. Asuka turns it into a cross armbreaker and then turns it into the Asuka Lock submission for the tap out victory.
Winner: Asuka, by submission.

- Backstage, Samoa Joe says whether Shinsuke Nakamura gets his rematch or not, he's not on Joe's level. Tye Dillinger interrupts and asks for a match. Joe says Dillinger isn't on his level either. Dillinger says he has "10" reasons why he deserves one, but he'll give Joe 5. Dillinger slaps Joe in the face and walks off.

- No Way Jose vs. Eric Young: The match closes out with Jose landing a jawbreaker and then dodges a Young corner charge. Jose unloads some punches, a clothesline and a neck breaker. Jose with a pop up punch on Young, but Nikki Cross jumps on the apron to run distraction. Young hits a wheelbarrow neck breaker and scores the pinfall on Jose.
Winner: Eric Young, by pinfall.

- Samoa Joe vs. Tye Dillinger: The match closes out with Joe eating a super kick from Dillinger, but kicks out on a near fall. Dillinger goes for the Tye Breaker, but Joe escapes into the corner. Dillinger charges, but gets planted with the Uranage Slam by Joe. Joe gets a near fall power bomb on Dillinger, then turns it into a Boston Crab submission. Joe applies an STF, turns it into a crossface and then applies the Coquina Clutch submission, forcing Dillinger to tap out.
Winner: Samoa Joe, by submission.