By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

WWE NXT News

-- January 14: WWE is venturing outside of Florida for an NXT show in March. WWE has booked the LC Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio for a live show on March 5. This coincides with the annual Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, where NXT head Triple H will be inducted into the Int'l Sports Hall of Fame.

Top stars advertised include NXT champion Sami Zayn, Adrian Neville, Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, Hideo Itami, Women's champion Charlotte, and Sasha Banks. Tickets go on-sale January 23. [ Event Info HERE ]

-- January 9: NXT star Finn Balor (Fergal Devitt) talked to MTV News about wanting to face John Cena at a future WrestleMania.

Asked about facing Daniel Bryan, Balor said, I’ve a lot of respect for Daniel Bryan. We’ve wrestled a couple of times on the indies before and we keep in touch. There’s a lot of dream matches, but I think John Cena would be at the top.” Balor was interviewed on-camera at the Performance Center Florida. [ LINK: Full Interview HERE on MTV's U.K. website ]

-- January 9: NXT is on-tour with shows in Citrus Springs, Fla. on Friday and Ft. Pierce on Saturday. Top stars are NXT champion Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Finn Balor & Hideo Itami, Adrian Neville, Tyler Breeze, NXT tag champ Kalisto, NXT Women's champion Charlotte, and Bayley. (Reports Wanted to pwtorch@gmail.com.)

-- January 8: Tonight's NXT episode on WWE Network features the return of new NXT champion Sami Zayn to address being taken out by Kevin Owens at the end of the "NXT: Takeover" special in December.

Also scheduled is a main event of Hideo Itami vs. Curtis Axel. Plus, NXT tag champions Lucha Dragons vs. The Vaudevillains for the NXT Tag Titles, Tyler Breeze in action, and Sasha Banks in women's action.

-- January 1: PWTorch has confirmed that independent stand-out Uhaa Nation has signed with WWE. Uhaa is finishing up dates on the independents, including the EVOLVE 36/37 Tour in Florida on January 9 and 10. [Sean Radican]

-- January 1: Tonight's WWE NXT episode will have a New Year's Day theme with a featured tag match of Finn Balor & Hideo Itami vs. new main roster tag team The Ascension.

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