{"id":22217,"date":"2016-06-08T21:09:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T02:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=22217"},"modified":"2016-06-09T21:04:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T02:04:04","slug":"nxt-takeover-news-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/08\/nxt-takeover-news-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"6\/8 &#8220;NXT Takeover&#8221; News &#038; Notes &#8211; Ross blog, The End for Joe-Balor, one title change, Paul Ellering, Bobby Roode, Nakamura vs. Aries, Neville, Match Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-278268298\" 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><strong>&#8220;NXT Takeover: The End&#8221; 6\/8 News &amp; Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former WWE announcer <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong> published his review of the show at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/49751\" target=\"_blank\">jrsbarbq.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Samoa Joe ended his feud with Finn Balor by retaining the NXT Title in a steel cage match. 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The monstrous tag team attacked Jordan &amp; Gable after they lost the Tag Titles, then Ellering came out on-stage to indicate his role as the team&#8217;s manager.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Shinsuke Nakamura beat Austin Aries in a de facto #1 contender match to the NXT Title.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Asuka retained the Women&#8217;s Title over Nia Jax in the semi-main event.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3828504006\" 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;\u00a0Andrade &#8220;Cien&#8221; Almas made his NXT: Takeover debut in a victory over Tye Dillinger.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former TNA star Bobby Roode made a backstage appearance brushing past NXT GM William Regal wanting a chat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 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