{"id":23778,"date":"2016-06-22T23:41:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T04:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=23778"},"modified":"2016-06-23T01:51:37","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T06:51:37","slug":"nxt-sets-balor-vs-nakamura-date-tie-cruiserweight-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/22\/nxt-sets-balor-vs-nakamura-date-tie-cruiserweight-kick-off\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT sets Balor vs. Nakamura date, with tie-in to Cruiserweight kick-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2981038173\" 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>The date has been set for Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Finn Balor on WWE&#8217;s NXT TV show.<\/p>\n<p>The match is scheduled for three weeks away on Wednesday, July 13, as announced on this week&#8217;s NXT episode.<\/p>\n<p>The high-profile singles match has two interesting tie-ins.<\/p>\n<p>(1) WWE&#8217;s Cruiserweight tournament series premiers on July 13, creating a big doubleheader of Balor-Nakamura on NXT and Week 1 of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0Balor&#8217;s high-profile match against Nakamura is the week before the main roster WWE Draft.<\/p>\n<p>The Draft is scheduled for the first live Smackdown on Tuesday, July 19, creating the question of whether Balor will be part of the event after\u00a0his match against Nakamura.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1221690253\"><div id=\"pwtor-2174102163\"><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>The date has been set for Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Finn Balor on WWE&#8217;s NXT TV show. 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