{"id":17114,"date":"2016-04-21T21:22:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T02:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=17114"},"modified":"2016-04-22T13:20:23","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T18:20:23","slug":"breaking-news-samoa-joe-wins-nxt-title-at-thursday-night-house-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/21\/breaking-news-samoa-joe-wins-nxt-title-at-thursday-night-house-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Big News &#8211; Samoa Joe wins NXT Title Thursday night (w\/Pics)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-902376421\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>In a stunning event for a WWE NXT house show, Samoa Joe won the NXT Title from Finn Balor at Thursday night&#8217;s event in Lowell, Mass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeMcMahonPW\" target=\"_blank\">PWTorch correspondent Mike McMahon<\/a> reported from the building that the main event title match included an injury angle.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champion Finn Balor sold a left ankle\/leg injury during the match.<\/p>\n<p>After being checked on by ringside doctors, Balor rolled back into the ring and took a Musclebuster from Joe.\u00a0Joe then scored the pinfall to become new NXT champion.<\/p>\n<p>Joe celebrated with the title belt in the ring, while Balor continued selling his leg. Balor eventually limped to the back no longer NXT champion.<\/p>\n<p>Now the question is whether this means Balor is heading to the main roster soon. WWE has not announced any matches for the next &#8220;NXT Takeover&#8221; special and is still airing episodes taped in Dallas during WrestleMania Weekend, allowing NXT to re-shuffle the deck if Balor is called up.<\/p>\n<p>As for this weekend, WWE still has NXT shows in Rhode Island on Friday and New York on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Balor is advertised for a tag match with Shinsuke Nakamura against Joe and The Drifter on Friday&#8217;s show. Barring a change to the line-up, Balor will not be challenging for the title the night after losing\u00a0NXT&#8217;s\u00a0top prize.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1244128379\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; WWE acknowledged the title change on their website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwenxt\/article\/samoa-joe-wins-nxt-championship\" target=\"_blank\">introducing the new NXT champion Samoa Joe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">Samoa Joe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTLowell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTLowell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sxK932MCUK\">pic.twitter.com\/sxK932MCUK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike McMahon (@TorchMcMahon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorchMcMahon\/status\/723333119487672325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Samoa Joe new NXT Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTLowell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTLowell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PWTorch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PWTorch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thewadekeller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thewadekeller<\/a> @jctorch <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KzNNsn0K5R\">pic.twitter.com\/KzNNsn0K5R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike McMahon (@TorchMcMahon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorchMcMahon\/status\/723333329244815360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Introducing the new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWENXT<\/a> Champion, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamoaJoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SamoaJoe<\/a>! 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