The WWE taped four sets of NXT episodes Thursday night at Full Sail University and it was mostly notable for the in-ring debut of Samoa Joe in the promotion.
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Joe shocked the world by disrupting the main event at NXT Takeover: Unstoppable on Thursday between NXT Champion Kevin Owens and No. 1 contender Sami Zayn.
The bout ended in a no contest and after the show went off the air, Joe cut a promo about gunning for Owens title and feeling like he belonged in NXT.
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Here are the results for the three tapings for NXT, which are set to air over the next three weeks.
Taping 1:
--Kevin Owens came out to Sami Zayn's music to start the show. He and GM William Regal had words.
--Emma w/ Dana Brooke def. Bayley. Charlotte saved Bayley from a 2-on-1 beat down, but Emma and Dana stood tall.
--Blake and Murphy w/ Alexa Bliss def. Elias Samson and Mike Rallis in a non-title match.
--Finn Balor def. Tye Dillinger.
--Kevin Owens def. Solomon Crowe. Samoa Joe came out, but Owens ducked out of the ring to boos.
Taping 2:
--Tyler Breeze def. Adam Rose.
--Greg Hamilton interviewed Eva Marie on the stage.
--Alexa Bliss w/ Blake & Murphy def. Carmella w/ Enzo & Cass using the ropes.
--The Vaudevillians def. Marcus Louis & Jason Jordan.
--Finn Balor def. Rhyno and he came back and gored him through the stage after the bout.
Taping 3:
--Zack Ryder & Mojo Rawley def. Elias Samson and Mike Rallis.
--Emma def. Blue Pants.
--Tyler Breeze def. Bull Dempsey.
--Samoa Joe def. Scott Dawson via the Muscle Buster. Joe cut a promo afterward challenging Owens, who was on commentary, to come into the ring, but he didn't and said Joe was lucky he won't. Regal announced a non-title match between the two for the next set of tapings.
Taping 4:
--Enzo, Cass & Alexa Bliss def. Blake, Murphy & Alexis Bliss in a six-person mixed tag team match.
--The Vaudevillians def. Jason Jordan and The Kaze. The Kaze was legitimately injured in the contest.
--Charlotte def. KC.
--Samoa Joe def. Kevin Owens via DQ after Owens pushed the referee into Joe. The two brawled to end the show.
The WWE looked to keep the momentum of Takeover going with this set of NXT tapings which will air over the next month on the WWE Network.
Source: Wrestlingheadlines.com.
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