{"id":17139,"date":"2016-04-21T22:40:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T03:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=17139"},"modified":"2016-04-23T03:39:23","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T08:39:23","slug":"wwe-video-samoa-joes-nxt-title-victory-over-finn-balor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/21\/wwe-video-samoa-joes-nxt-title-victory-over-finn-balor\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Video &#8211; Samoa Joe&#8217;s NXT Title victory over Finn Balor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2125798092\" 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><a href=\"http:\/\/wwe.com\" target=\"_blank\">WWE&#8217;s website<\/a> released a 60-second clip of\u00a0Samoa Joe&#8217;s NXT Title victory over Finn Balor at Thursday night&#8217;s NXT house show in Lowell, Mass.<\/p>\n<p>The footage shows Joe setting up an &#8220;injured&#8221; Balor for the Musclebuster, hitting his finisher, and scoring a three count in the middle of the ring.<\/p>\n<p>WWE&#8217;s ringside camera operator panned the front row\u00a0of fans who were a mix of stunned, shocked, and celebratory, while pulling out their phones to record the moment and themselves in the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the ring, Joe was shown receiving the NXT Title belt while Balor was checked on by the\u00a0referee. Joe then clutched the title near his face to absorb the moment of winning NXT&#8217;s top prize. This concluded what was originally thought to be just another Thursday night live NXT\u00a0show that turned out to be very eventful.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Samoa Joe overcomes Finn B\u00e1lor to capture the NXT Championship\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YMFYvgJwii4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Champion has left the building! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamoaJoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SamoaJoe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTLowell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTLowell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mae4uy62PI\">https:\/\/t.co\/mae4uy62PI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/723362007349497858?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\">Anything can happen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWENXT<\/a>&#8230;anywhere&#8230;anytime.<br \/>Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamoaJoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SamoaJoe<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AndNew?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AndNew<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreNXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAreNXT<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yS1NIv7Omf\">https:\/\/t.co\/yS1NIv7Omf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/723340606072754176?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<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1552905544\"><div id=\"pwtor-656389981\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE&#8217;s website released a 60-second clip of\u00a0Samoa Joe&#8217;s NXT Title victory over Finn Balor at Thursday night&#8217;s NXT house show in Lowell, Mass. 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