Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 12.15.16: 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 saw Shinsuke Nakamura defend the NXT World Championship against Samoa Joe inside a Steel Cage. A series of matches began to determine a new #1 Contender to the NXT World Championship, which included Eric Young vs. Tye Dillinger, Andrade "Cien" Almas vs. No Way Jose, Roderick Strong vs. Elias Samson and Bobby Roode vs. Oney Lorcan.

** NXT **

- "NXT World Championship, Steel Cage Match": Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Samoa Joe: The match closes out with Nakamura and Joe fighting on the top rope, up against the cage wall. Nakamura counters a Muscle Buster and power bombs Joe off the top rope. Nakamura then leaps off the top rope, nails Joe with a Super Kinshasa and goes for the cage door to escape. Just as Nakamura is about to escape to win, he slams the door shut, charges Joe and nails another Kinshasa. Joe is still barely in it so Nakamura nails a third Kinshasa on Joe, covers, scores the pinfall and retains the title.
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura, by pinfall, to retain the NXT World Championship.

- "#1 Contenders Fatal Four Way Qualifying Match": Tye Dillinger vs. Eric Young: The match closes out with Young landing punches in the corner, but Dillinger hits a clothesline. Dillinger hits perfect 10 punches and stomps and goes for the Tye Breaker. Nikki Cross hits the ring and attacks Dillinger getting Young DQ'ed. After the match, Big Damo hits the ring and lays out Dillinger.
Winner: Tye Dillinger, by DQ, to advance to the #1 Contenders Fatal Four Way Match.

- "#1 Contenders Fatal Four Way Qualifying Match": Andrade “Cien” Almas vs No Way Jose: The match closes out with Almas unloading kicks, a snap mare and then a drop kick on Jose. Jose escapes a rear naked choke submission and hits a arm drag neckbreaker on Almas. Jose hits a pop up punch on Almas and goes for the TKO. Almas counters, hits a Cobra DDT and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Andrade "Cien" Almas, by pinfall, to advance to the #1 Contenders Fatal Four Way Match.

- "#1 Contenders Fatal Four Way Qualifying Match": Roderick Strong vs. Elias Samson: The match closes out with Samson getting Strong in a tree of woe and chokes Strong. Samson hits a charging knee to Strong's head and then applies a side headlock. Strong hits a dropkick and multiple elbows on Samson. Strong hits the C4 and then a superkick to score the pinfall.
Winner: Roderick Strong, by pinfall, to advance to the #1 Contenders Fatal Four Way Match.

- "#1 Contenders Fatal Four Way Qualifying Match": Bobby Roode vs. Oney Lorcan: The match closes out with Lorcan unloading European uppercuts on Roode and then a running Blockbuster. Lorcan goes to the top rope and attempts a Super Blockbuster, but Roode dodges it. Roode nails the Roode Spinebuster and then the Roode Bomb on Lorcan to score the pinfall.
Winner: Bobby Roode, by pinfall, to advance to the #1 Contenders Fatal Four Way Match.