NXT Takeover: Chicago Recap #NXTTakeover

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

NXT Takeover: Chicago was live in the Windy City of Chicago, Illinois, at the Allstate Arena. Home of some of the greatest sports franchises in history. Also home of some of the best damn pizza ever created, sorry New York, I'd take a Chicago deep dish pizza at Giordano's in downtown Chicago any day of the week.

WWE brings us day one of their two day pay per view event, with Smackdown Live taking place Sunday night. All the major NXT titles were on the line tonight and a lot more.

** NXT Takeover: Chicago Card **

- NXT World Champion Bobby Roode defended his title against Hideo Itami.
- NXT World Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain defended their titles against #DIY in a Ladder Match.
- NXT Women's Champion Asuka defended her title against Nikki Cross and Ruby Riot in a Triple Threat Match.
- WWE United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate defended his title against Pete Dunne.
- Roderick Strong battled SAnitY leader Eric Young.

** Tommaso Ciampa Update **
Tommaso Ciampa suffered an ankle injury during an NXT house show on Thursday night. Many have been speculating on whether or not Ciampa would be able to compete with Johnny Gargano against The Authors of Pain in their Ladder Match tonight. Early Saturday afternoon, Ciampa was shown getting his ankle heavily taped up so it appears Ciampa will be good to go for NXT Takeover: Chicago.

** NXT Takeover: Chicago **

- Eric Young vs. Roderick Strong: Young consistently uses Dain and Wolfe to get in cheap shots and distractions on Strong and the referee throughout the match. The match closes out with both men trading shots until Young drops Strong. Young goes to the top rope, Strong cuts Young off, goes for a superplex, but takes a Young head butt sending Strong to the mat. Young hits the flying elbow drop on Strong and gets a near fall. Young attempts to hit Youngblood, but Strong counters with a near fall rollup. Strong lands two kicks on Young, kicks Dain off the apron and then tosses Young into Wolfe, who also jumped on the apron. Young rakes Strong in the eyes and goes to the top rope. Strong cuts Young off and both men battle on the ropes back and forth. Strong hits a jumping knee on Young that sends Young flying off the top rope and on top of Dain and Wolfe outside. Young gets back inside the ring and ends up taking the backbreaker from Strong. Strong covers and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Roderick Strong, by pinfall.

- "WWE United Kingdom Championship Match": Tyler Bate (c) vs. Pete Dunne: The match closes out with Bate airplane spinning Dunne and getting a near fall. Dunne hits a forearm and a sit down power bomb for a near fall. Both men are up and trade shots back and forth until Bate drops Dunne. Dunne hits an enziguri, but gets taken out and nearly pinned by Bate. More back and forth action until Bate attempts Tyler Driver 97. Dunne counters it and attempts the Bitter End. Bate counters that and lays Dunne out with a DDT. Fans erupt with "Holy S***" and "Fight Forever" chants. Dunne rolls outside where Bate flies off the top rope and takes Dunne out with a moonsault. Back in the ring, Bate hits a corkscrew 450 on Dunne and gets a near fall. Fans erupt with "UK" chants as Bate runs the ropes. Dunne dodges a charging Bate and Bate gets laid out on the floor. Dunne pulls Bate back into the ring, hits the Bitter End and scores the pinfall to win the title.
Winner: Pete Dunne, by pinfall, to win the WWE United Kingdom Championship.

- "NXT Women's Championship, Triple Threat Match": Asuka (c) vs. Nikki Cross vs. Ruby Riot: The match closes out with Asuka hitting a german suplex on Ruby for a near fall. Nikki counters a german suplex from Asuka, plants Asuka and gets a near fall. Asuka and Ruby trade offense and pinfall attempts until Asuka traps Ruby in the Asuka Lock submission. Nikki hits a splash to break the submission and then sends Ruby outside. Nikki has Asuka on the apron and unloads strikes on her. Nikki drags Asuka into the corner and then hits a hanging neck breaker for a near fall, as Ruby breaks it up. Nikki and Ruby charge each other and connect on each other with cross body block attempts. Asuka is back in, but gets tossed right back out to the floor. Ruby hits a Pele Kick on Nikki and gets a near fall, after Asuka breaks up the pinfall, hitting a running knee. Both Ruby and Nikki are knocked out as Asuka falls on top of both ladies and scores the pinfall to retain her title.
Winner: Asuka, by pinfall, to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

- We get a highlight video of "The Velveteen Dream" Patrick Clark making his NXT debut this Wednesday night.  

- "NXT World Championship Match": Bobby Roode (c) vs. Hideo Itami: The match closes out with both men brawling on the floor. Roode gets sent into the steel steps shoulder first and Itami misses a drop kick hitting the steel steps. Both men barely make it back into the ring before the countout and the match continues. Roode and Itami trade shots until Itami takes control and sends Roode into the corner. Itami hits the hesitation drop kick, goes for Go To Sleep, but his leg gives out from crashing into the steel steps. Roode hits the Glorious DDT, but gets a near fall. Itami catches Roode and nails Go To Sleep, but Roode falls outside to the floor. Itami rolls Roode back into the ring and covers, but Roode kicks out at two and a half. Roode counters another Go To Sleep with a rollup, but Itami counters with his own rollup and gets a near fall. Itami counters the Glorious DDT and unloads on Roode. Itami pulls down the knee pad and goes for Go To Sleep on Roode. Roode counters and hits the Glorious DDT. Roode pulls Itami back up, hits another Glorious DDT and scores the pinfall to retain his title.
Winner: Bobby Roode, by pinfall, to retain the NXT World Championship.

- "NXT World Tag Team Championship, Ladder Match": Authors of Pain (c) vs. #DIY: The match closes out with the AOP climbing for the titles. Ciampa runs up the ladder and cuts off Rezar. Ciampa sends Rezar flying off the ladder and right through another ladder lying down below. Akam climbs for the titles, but Gargano follows. Akam shoves Gargano to the side and then kicks Gargano as he hangs on. #DIY unload kicks on Akam and then wrap a Ladder around Akam's head. #DIY hit Akam with Meet In The Middle and Ciampa clutches his injured leg. #DIY set up a ladder and begin to climb to the titles.

#DIY are about to unhook the titles when suddenly AOP kick out the ladder from under them. #DIY are hanging on for dear life, grasping onto the hook that the titles are hooked to. AOP grab #DIY from off the hook and hit a double power bomb and then the Super Collider. AOP climb the ladder and grab the titles for the victory. 
Winners: Authors of Pain, by title retrieval, to retain the NXT World Tag Team Championship.

- #DIY Disbands: After the match, the fans give Ciampa and Gargano a standing ovation. Ciampa and Gargano share a bro hug and head up to the NXT stage as fans continue to applaud their effort. Ciampa bro hugs Gargano again when suddenly........Ciampa turns on Gargano and launches him head first into the LED board on the stage. Ciampa mounts Gargano and unloads punches as the fans reign the boos. Ciampa measures Gargano and knees Gargano's head off. Ciampa pulls down his knee pad and knees Gargano's head off again. The fans chant "F*** You Ciampa" as Ciampa tosses Gargano onto the announcers table. Ciampa scoops up Gargano and falls backwards off the stage, putting himself and Gargano through tables below. Ciampa climbs back on top of the announcers table and takes in the "A**hole" chants to end the show.

Wrestling Lockup With Brandon 5/4/17: NXT Recap

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

The monsters of NXT owned the show this week as SAnitY's Killian Dain and the colossal tag team called Heavy Machinery ran things this week. How would NXT World Champion Bobby Roode respond to his recent problems with Hideo Itami? And speaking of monsters, the undefeated NXT Women's Champion Asuka finds out exactly who she'll step into the ring with at NXT Takeover: Chicago.

** This Weeks Card **

- Killian Dain battled Danny Burch.
- Heavy Machinery battled Ricardo Watts and Hector Kunsman.
- Hideo Itami battled Kona Reeves.
- #1 Contenders Women's Division Battle Royal.

*** NXT ***

- Killian Dain vs. Danny Burch: The match closes out with Burch trying to get offense in on the monster of SAnitY. Dain cuts that off and unloads massive chest shots on Burch. Dain with a senton on Burch, stops Burch on his headbutt attempts and hits the Ulster Plantation to score the pinfall.
Winner: Killian Dain, by pinfall.

- Heavy Machinery vs. Ricardo Watts & Hector Kunsman: The match closes out with Heavy Machinery just dominating their opponents with an arsenal of double team moves. Quick squash match ends with Heavy Machinery picking up the pinfall victory. After the match, Heavy Machinery call out the NXT World Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain.
Winner: Heavy Machinery, by pinfall.

- Backstage, NXT World Champion Bobby Roode appears to be giving Kona Reeves a pep talk before his match later against Hideo Itami.

- Backstage, #DIY state that they are loving the tag team competition in NXT right now, but Heavy Machinery needs to realize that the title opportunity line starts behind #DIY.

- Kona Reeves vs. Hideo Itami: The match closes out with Reeves jumping on Itami and looks for the upset victory. Itami responds with face slaps, a series of kicks and a corner drop kick on Reeves. Itami hits Go To Sleep on Reeves and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Hideo Itami, by pinfall.

- We get part 2 of the Roderick Strong video package about his road into wrestling.

- Backstage, Bobby Roode tells William Regal that he needs to protect Roode because Roode is his best investment. Regal announces that Roderick Strong will face Hideo Itami next week with the winner facing Bobby Roode at NXT Takeover: Chicago for the NXT World Championship. Strong suddenly appears and has a stare down with Roode.

- "#1 Contenders Battle Royal for the NXT Women's Championship": The match closes out with Ruby Riot, Ember Moon and Nikki Cross left as the last three. Ruby sends Nikki into the turnbuckle and then Ember hits the Eclipse on Nikki. Asuka suddenly hits the ring and sends Ember crashing out to the floor, landing shoulder first on the barricade. Asuka lays out Ruby and Nikki while screaming "No one is ready for Asuka"! Asuka stands alone as the referee throws out the match. After the match, William Regal arrives and announces that since Asuka ruined the ending of the match then she'll now face Ember Moon, Nikki Cross and Ruby Riot for the NXT Women's Championship at NXT Takeover: Chicago.
Winner: No Contest.

Wrestling Lockup With Brandon 4/27/17: NXT Recap

By Brandon Albright, @B_Rock1978

We are back with another NXT Recap for the week ladies and gents! The WWE United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate returned to NXT this week to put the title on the line against 205 Live's Jack Gallagher. Could the nineteen year old champion defeat the English Gentleman and retain his title?

** This Weeks Card **
- Andrade "Cien" Almas battled Drew McIntyre.
- Aleister Black battled Kona Reeves.
- WWE United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate defended his title against Jack Gallagher. 

- The Nikki Cross/Ruby Riot feud heats up.

*** NXT ***

- Nikki Cross Calls Out Ruby Riot: Nikki Cross immediately interrupts the beginning of the show and dares Ruby Riot to come out. Ruby heads to the ring and both ladies immediately rip into each other, swinging punches. The fight goes outside where Nikki sends Ruby into the steel steps. NXT officials try to separate both ladies, but Nikki climbs on top of the steel steps, leaps off and takes out Ruby and some officials. NXT Officials finally get both ladies separated and pull Nikki backstage.

- Backstage, NXT World Champion Bobby Roode says that what Hideo Itami did to him last week was a cowardly attack. Roode says the only way Itami will ever get a title shot is by earning it.

- Drew McIntyre vs. Andrade "Cien" Almas: The match closes out with Almas slapping McIntyre in the face, getting McIntyre fired up. McIntyre unloads a fury of kicks, slaps and punches on Almas. McIntyre loads up the boot in the corner, charges and destroys Almas with the running kick. McIntyre covers and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall.

- A highlight video is shown about Roderick Strong and the struggles that he has had while growing up to be a wrestler.

- Backstage, William Regal announces Nikki Cross vs. Ruby Riot for later tonight.

- Aleister Black vs. Kona Reeves: The match closes out with Reeves getting some surprise offense in on Black. Black unloads kicks and strikes, drops Reeves and then sits on the mat to meditate. Black gets up, lifts Reeves up off the mat by using only his foot and kicks Reeves' face off with the Black Mass. Black covers and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Aleister Black, by pinfall.

- Nikki Cross vs. Ruby Riot: The match never happens as Nikki attacks Ruby from behind on the way to the ring. Both ladies brawl around ringside as NXT Officials again rush out to separate them. Ruby leaps off the stage and takes out Nikki and some officials. Both ladies are separated and dragged backstage.
Winner: No Contest.

- Backstage, William Regal informs NXT Women's Champion Asuka that there will be a battle royal next week to decide Asuka's #1 Contender for NXT Takeover: Chicago. 

- "WWE United Kingdom Championship Match": Tyler Bate (c) vs. Jack Gallagher: The match closes out with Bate attempting a suicide dive on Gallagher, but Gallagher counters it by connecting with a big head butt on Bate. Gallagher connects with another head butt on Bate and gets a near fall. Bate lands a rolling kick off the ropes on Gallagher, hits the Tyler Driver 97 and scores the pinfall to retain his title.
Winner: Tyler Bate, by pinfall, to retain the WWE United Kingdom Championship.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 3/16/17: 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 the NXT World Tag Team Champions The Authors of Pain battle The Ealy Brothers in a non title tag team match. Nikki Cross of SAnitY battled Macey Estrella in a one on one Women's Division match. NXT World Champion Bobby Roode defended his title against Kassius Ohno, with the winner facing Shinsuke Nakamura at Takeover: Orlando.

** NXT **

- Authors Of Pain vs. The Ealy Brothers: The match closes out with the AOP making quick work of the Ealy's with the Super Collider and The Last Chapter for the pinfall. After the match, Paul Ellering promises that The Revival are AOP's next victims. #DIY interrupt and feel they deserve a rematch because they almost beat AOP, but The Revival interfered. The Revival interrupt and state that it doesn't matter who Ellering has managed, The Revival are the greatest tag team in the world. NXT GM William Regal arrives and makes AOP vs. The Revival vs. #DIY in a Triple Threat Elimination Match for the NXT World Tag Team Championship official for Takeover: Orlando.
Winners: Authors of Pain, by pinfall.

- Nikki Cross vs. Macey Estrella: The match closes out with Nikki making quick work of Macey with five straight swinging neck breakers for the pinfall. After the match, Tye Dillinger and No Way Jose hit the ring and attack SAnitY from behind. SAnitY regains control, beat down Dillinger and Jose and leave both men laid out.
Winner: Nikki Cross, by pinfall.

- Earlier at the NXT Performance Center, Andrade "Cien" Almas is bullying HoHo Lun. Oney Lorcan gets in Almas' face and tells him to try to bully him. Almas laughs and walks out.

- "NXT World Championship Match": Bobby Roode (c) vs. Kassius Ohno: #1 Contender Shinsuke Nakamura is watching the match from backstage. The match closes out with Ohno countering the Glorious DDT and nails the Death By Elbow, but it sends Roode flying to the floor. Ohno tosses Roode back into the ring, hits a senton splash on Roode and gets a near fall. Ohno goes for another Death By Elbow, but Roode counters out of it. Roode and Ohno reverse each others move attempts that finally ends with Roode nailing the Glorious DDT on Ohno. Roode covers, scores the pinfall and retains his title.
Winner: Bobby Roode, by pinfall, to retain the NXT World Championship.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 1/26/17: 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 was the go home show to this Saturday night's NXT Takeover: San Antonio event. Ember Moon battled Liv Morgan to kick off this week's NXT in Women's Division action. No Way Jose battled Kona Reeves in one on one action. Eric Young battled Chris Atkins in one on one action. NXT Women's Champion Asuka has a face to face with Nikki Cross, Peyton Royce and Billie Kay before their match at NXT Takeover: San Antonio.

** NXT **

- Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan: The match closes out with Liv unloading punches, a drop kick and a near fall bulldog on Ember. Liv applies a guillotine choke submission, but Ember powers out and tosses Liv to the floor. Ember takes control of the match and hits the O Face Stunner on Liv to score the pinfall.
Winner: Ember Moon, by pinfall.

- Backstage, Andrade "Cien" Almas mocks Roderick Strong. Strong interrupts and dares Almas to do something. Almas walks off, but then attacks Strong unexpectedly and beats Strong down.

- No Way Jose vs. Kona Reeves: The match closes out with Reeves hitting a Samoan Drop and then an elbow drop on Jose. Jose unloads on Reeves with punches and chops, but Reeves plants a kick in return. Reeves irish whips Jose, but Jose counters and hits the pop up punch on Reeves for the pinfall. After the match, Elias Samson interrupts by singing a song for Jose. Jose says his song sucks and he has a better song for him. Jose gets the fans to chant "Just Drift Away". Samson gets on the apron, but catches a Jose punch and decides to retreat instead. 
Winner: No Way Jose, by pinfall.

- Chris Atkins vs. Eric Young: The match closes out with Atkins hitting a shoulder on EY, but EY shoves Atkins into the corner. EY does a lifting choke on Atkins in the corner and then hits the wheel barrel slam for the pinfall. After the match, Big Damo hits a running senton on Atkins as EY sends a warning to Tye Dillinger that Dillinger should've joined SAnitY.
Winner: Eric Young, by pinfall.

- Asuka, Nikki Cross, Peyton Royce and Billie Kay NXT Women's Championship Face To Face: Peyton Royce and Billie Kay are in the ring first. Peyton and Billie say that they've shown what they can do to Asuka, and Nikki Cross is just crazy. Nikki Cross and Asuka are both out next and Peyton and Billie retreat. Nikki and Asuka go face to face, but they get jumped by Peyton and Billie. Nikki and Asuka unload on Peyton and Billie, chase them off and then go back to having their face to face stare down. NXT Security hit the ring, however, Asuka and Nikki unload on them and clear them from the ring. Asuka lays out Nikki with a spin kick until getting dragged outside of the ring by security. Nikki flies off the top rope and takes out Asuka and all the security guards as Peyton and Billie look on worried to end the show.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 1/19/17: 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 Nikki Cross battle Kennedy Lewis in one on one Women's Division action. Roderick Strong battled Steve Cutler in one on one action. Tye Dillinger decides on where he should go next with his career. TM61 battled The Revival in tag team division action. Shinsuke Nakamura and Bobby Roode met face to face in their contract signing for the NXT World Championship at Takeover: San Antonio.

*** NXT ***

- Nikki Cross vs. Kennedy Lewis: The match closes out with Nikki making very quick work of Kennedy, scoring the pinfall with a spinning neck breaker.
Winner: Nikki Cross, by pinfall.

- Backstage, No Way Jose says he'll be the same fun loving guy in 2017 like he was in 2016. Kona Reeves interrupts and blames Jose for not helping him when he got jumped by SAnitY. Reeves and Jose decide to settle things in the ring soon.

- Backstage, The Revival state that 2017 will be another great year for them and they should be getting tag team title shots. TM61 interrupt and tell The Revival they had their chances and need to earn them again like everyone else.

- Roderick Strong vs. Steve Cutler: The match closes out with Cutler hitting a running stomp on Strong for a near fall. Strong escapes a rear naked choke and unloads a series of forearms on Cutler. Strong hits a running knee on Cutler and then scores the pinfall after a Sick Kick.
Winner: Roderick Strong, by pinfall.

- Backstage, Ember Moon says she wants her shot at the NXT Women's Championship after NXT Takeover: San Antonio. Liv Morgan interrupts and says she wants a shot too. Liv suggests a match against Ember with the winner going after the title. Ember accepts the challenge.

- Tye Dillinger Promo: Dillinger asks himself what is next and the fans chant "Royal Rumble, Number 10". Dillinger questions his talents and gives thanks to those around him. SAnitY suddenly interrupts and heads out to the NXT ramp. Eric Young says Dillinger doesn't have it anymore, but could have it all again if he joins them. Wolfe gives Dillinger a SAnitY jacket, but Dillinger throws it away. Young gets in the ring and tries to talk some sense into Dillinger's career choice and then says he's not asking Dillinger to join...he's demanding him to join. Dillinger accepts the jacket, but then throws it down, throws up a ten signal and blasts Young in the mouth. Dillinger goes for the Perfect Ten on Young, but Big Damo suddenly hits the ring and spears Dillinger. SAnitY leave Dillinger laid out and Damo accepts the jacket and joins the faction.

- TM61 vs. The Revival: The match closes out with The Revival hitting Shatter Machine on Thorne. Miller hits the ring and cleans house on The Revival. Wilder catches Miller and plants him with a spine buster. The Revival go for Shatter Machine on Miller, but Thorne knocks down Wilder. Miller small packages Dawson and scores the pinfall. After the match, The Revival attack and beat down Thorne and Miller. The Revival destroy Thorne's knee and leave him in pain as NXT medical check on him.
Winners: TM61, by pinfall.

- NXT World Championship Contract Signing: NXT GM William Regal, NXT World Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and Bobby Roode all meet in the ring. Roode says this match will be a huge money match for NXT. Roode says that Nakamura is the king of strong style, but he really has no style and then insults Nakamura's haircut and clothes. Nakamura calls Roode a Japanese dog and makes fun of Roode's suits. Roode calls Japan the land of zero talent and Roode claims to be the "It Factor of Sports Entertainment". Roode says that when he wins the NXT World Championship it'll be..... Nakamura cuts off Roode and says he looks good but he will never win the NXT World Championship. Nakamura promises to kick off Roode's head at Takeover: San Antonio and THAT will be GLORIOUS. The contract is signed and Roode and Nakamura go face to face to end the show.

Wrestling Lockup with Brandon 10.13.16: 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. The Second Annual Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Tournament Classic continued this week with more first round matches. The faction known as Sanity arrived and revealed themselves. Billy Kay battled Liv Morgan one on one. Former NXT World Tag Team Champions Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy go one on one. Samoa Joe calls out NXT GM William Regal.

*** NXT ***

- "Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Tournament Classic Match": Bobby Roode and Tye Dillinger vs. Sanity (Alexander Wolfe and Sawyer Fulton): The match closes out with Dillinger getting dominated by Wolfe and Fulton, forcing Roode to get irritated and ends up walking out on Dillinger. Wolfe and Fulton hit a double team suplex finisher on Dillinger and score the pinfall. After the match, the masked man and woman in Sanity's corner attack Dillinger and beat him down. They reveal themselves as Nikki Cross and former TNA Original Eric Young.
Winners: Sanity, by pinfall, to advance to the Final Eight. 

- Backstage, Billie Kay and Peyton Royce make fun of Liv Morgan who got dominated by Asuka and lost last week.

- Backstage, Bobby Roode is questioned about walking out on Tye Dillinger. Roode says Dillinger claimed to be hurt and that's his problem.

- Billie Kay vs. Liv Morgan: The match closes out with Billie planting Liv with a fireman's carry after countering a headlock. Liv hits a drop kick on Billie and then runs the ropes. Peyton Royce, who was at ringside, reaches in and grabs Liv's leg, distracting her. Billie nails a boot on Liv during the distraction and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Billie Kay, by pinfall.

- "Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Tournament Classic Match": TM-61 (Nick Miller and Shane Thorne) vs. Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss: The match closes out with Miller sending Sabbatelli off the apron with a forearm and then dropping Moss with a suplex for a near fall. Sabbatelli attacks Thorne on his side of the ring and then takes the tag from Moss. Sabbatelli gets tossed into the corner by Miller and Thorne tags in. Thorne and Miller hit their finisher called Thunder Valley on Sabbatelli and score the pinfall.
Winners: TM-61, by pinfall, to advance to the Final Eight.

- Wesley Blake vs. Buddy Murphy: The match closes out with Samoa Joe hitting the ring and disrupting the match. Joe attacks Murphy and sends him into the steel steps. Joe catches Blake charging and slams him on the floor. Joe gets in the ring with a microphone and takes over the show.
Winner: No Contest

- Samoa Joe Promo: Joe demands NXT GM William Regal to either bring him Shinsuke Nakamura or return him his NXT World Championship. Nakamura arrives with a neck brace on. Nakamura takes off the neck brace, charges the ring and brawls with Joe. NXT Security hit the ring and try to separate both men. Joe is dragged up the ramp as Nakamura throws punches at security. Nakamura charges up the ramp past security and brawls with Joe on the ramp. Nakamura gets dragged backstage by security, but comes back again and lays out a guard with the Kinshasa. Joe and Nakamura brawl back into the ring where Nakamura finally lays out Joe with the Kinshasa to end the show.