WWE NXT
January 21, 2015
Full Sail University
Commentators: Rich Brennan, Jason Albert, Corey Graves
Recap by: Jason Namako of Wrestleview.com
We see video highlighting last week’s rematch between NXT Champion Sami Zayn & Adrian Neville that saw Kevin Owens attack Zayn after the match.
We go backstage as NXT GM William Regal announces the next NXT live special, NXT Takeover, on February 11th and a NXT Title #1 Contenders Tournament that will begin tonight.
We are supposed to have Sami Zayn vs. Tye Dillinger, but Zayn runs out, lays out Dillinger and yells for Kevin Owens to come out so he can fight him. NXT GM William Regal comes out instead. Zayn demands a match with Owens at Takeover, but Regal relents because Owens hasn’t done anything to deserve a NXT Title match. Zayn says he will face Owens in a Non-Title match and Regal finally agrees to it.
NXT Title #1 Contenders Tournament First Round Match: Finn Balor def. Curtis Axel to advance to the Semi-Finals with the Coo de Gra (Top Rope Double Stomp).
We see video from last week when Sasha Banks pinned Charlotte in a Tag Team Match, earning another NXT Women’s Title match tonight.
Backstage, Sasha Banks says she beat Charlotte last week and will do it again this week to finally become the NXT Women’s Champion.
Backstage, Bull Dempsey says Baron Corbin got lucky last week, but he won’t be lucky in their rematch next week in the #1 Contenders Tournament and people will chant “Bull, Bull, Bull.”
NXT Women’s Title: Charlotte (c) def. Sasha Banks w/Becky Lynch by DQ to retain the title when Lynch interfered.
Afterwards, the returning Bayley made the save for Charlotte, then grabbed the NXT Women’s Title and stared at it. Charlotte snatched her belt from Bayley, but then Bayley hit Charlotte with the Belly-to-Bayley. NXT GM William Regal came out and made a 4-Way Match for the NXT Women’s Title between Charlotte, Sasha Banks, Bayley and Becky Lynch for Takeover.
Backstage, Kevin Owens says that he will say what he has to say to Sami Zayn next week at their contract signing.
Buddy Murphy & Wesley Blake def. The Vaudevillains (Aiden English & Simon Gotch) when Blake pinned English after a kick from the outside by Murphy.
Backstage, Tyler Breeze says he will win the #1 Contenders Tournament, become the NXT Champion and be able to finally implement his plan of separating the world between super good-looking people and “uggo” people.
Backstage, Buddy Murphy & Wesley Blake say that 2015 will be their year and they challenge the Lucha Dragons next week for the NXT Tag Team Titles.
Main Event in a NXT Title #1 Contenders Tournament First Round Match: Hideo Itami def. Tyler Breeze to advance to the Semi-Finals with a Flying Kick.
During Breeze’s entrance, we again see a figure staring at Breeze from the side of the entranceway, presumably Marcus Louis.
Itami celebrates his win to close the show.