WWE NXT TV taping report
January 15, 2015
Full Sail University
Report by Josh Parry, PWTorch correspondent

The big news is the next NXT Takeover live special will be February 11. The big match will be NXT champion Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens for the NXT Title. There will also be a tournament over the next month of TV to determine a future #1 contender to the NXT Title.

Also, more NXT tapings are scheduled for February 12 and 18 after the special. It looks like they're pushing through WrestleMania Season to have the NXT crew on the road.

Episode #1 SPOILERS

William Regal announced a #1 contender tournament to NXT champion Sami Zayn, who came out demanding a match against Kevin Owens. Regal made the match for Takeover. And, the #1 contender tournament is still on.

(1) First round #1 contendership tournament match: Finn Bálor beat Curtis Axel. Axel looked so much better here than he did against Itami.

(2) Women's Championship match: Charlotte beat Sasha Banks via DQ when Becky Lynch interfered. Bayley came out and chased off the heels before attacking Charlotte! William Regal came out and made a Fatal Four-Way title match for Takeover between the four women.

(3) Buddy Murphy & Wesley Blake beat The Vaudevillains.

(4) First round #1 contendership tournament match: Hideo Itami beat Tyler Breeze. Awesome match!

Episode #2 SPOILERS

(1) First round #1 contendership tournament match: Adrian Neville beat Tyson Kidd. These guys went LONG. Definitely Match of the Night so far.

(2) Sasha Banks & Becky Lynch vs. NXT Women's champion Charlotte & Bayley went to a No Contest when all four contestants started brawling in the ring

(3) Buddy Murphy & Wesley Blake beat Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara & Kalisto) to become new NXT tag team champions! The crowd went nuts for the title change.

(4) First round #1 contendership tournament match: Baron Corbin beat Bull Dempsey.

- Contract signing between Zayn and Owens. The match at Takeover was made a title match.

Episode #3 SPOILERS

(1) Semi-Finals #1 contendership Tournament match: Adrian Neville beat Baron Corbin. Bull Dempsey distracted Baron allowing Neville to set him up for the Red Arrow and the pin.

(2) Bayley beat Becky Lynch.

It looks like the tourney finals will take place at Takeover.

(3) Semi-Finals #1 contendership match: Finn Bálor beat Hideo Itami. Match of the Year as far as I'm concerned. Must-see match.

Neville vs. Finn is set for Takeover.

End of the Taping.

Dark Match: Adrian Neville & Sami Zayn beat Kevin Owens & Tyson Kidd in the post-show dark match.

NXT Takeover Card

- Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens for the NXT Title.

- Charlotte vs. Bayley vs. Sasha vs. Becky Lynch for the Women's Title.

- Adrian Neville vs. Finn Bálor for the #1 contendership to the NXT Title.

All but officially announced:

- Baron Corbin vs. Bull Dempsey

- Buddy Murphy & Wesley Blake vs. Lucha Dragons for the NXT Tag Team Championship.

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