{"id":5264,"date":"2015-12-10T02:07:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T08:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2015-12-18T01:58:52","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T07:58:52","slug":"5264","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/10\/5264\/","title":{"rendered":"Big NXT U.K. Tour &#8211; top champs, Sami Zayn&#8217;s in-ring return, Takeover: London, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-955920127\" 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>WWE&#8217;s NXT brand kicks off their first U.K. tour Thursday in Newcastle, England.<\/p>\n<p>The one-week, seven-show tour culminates with the &#8220;NXT Takeover&#8221; special from London, England on Wednesday, December 16.<\/p>\n<p>Notable for the tour is the in-ring return of Sami Zayn from injury. Plus, main roster star Neville will be on the tour. The following are the advertised cards.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Torch Reader Alert: We&#8217;re looking for results sent to <strong>pwtorch@gmail.com<\/strong> if you attend a show.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 10 &#8211; Newcastle, England<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NXT Title match: Finn Balor vs. Sami Zayn (Zayn&#8217;s first match back from injury)<\/li>\n<li>Neville vs. Baron Corbin in Neville&#8217;s hometown<\/li>\n<li>NXT Women&#8217;s Title match: Bayley vs. Emma<\/li>\n<li>Samoa Joe vs. Apollo Crews<\/li>\n<li>Also: Enzo Amore &amp; Big Cass, Asuka, more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>December 11 &#8211; Glasgow, Scotland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Advertised talent roster: NXT champion Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, NXT Women&#8217;s champion Bayley, Neville, Sami Zayn, Apollo Crews, Baron Corbin, Dana Brooke, and Emma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 12 &#8211; Sheffield, England<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3638766624\" 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<ul>\n<li>NXT Title match: Finn Balor vs. Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin<\/li>\n<li>NXT Women&#8217;s Title match: Bayley vs. Emma<\/li>\n<li>Samoa Joe vs. Apollo Crews<\/li>\n<li>Also: Enzo Amore &amp; Big Cass, Asuka, more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>December 13 &#8211; Blackpool, England<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Advertised talent roster: NXT champion Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, NXT Women&#8217;s champion Bayley, Sami Zayn, Apollo Crews, Baron Corbin, Dana Brooke, and Emma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 14 &#8211; Nottingham, England<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Advertised talent roster: NXT champion Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, NXT Women&#8217;s champion Bayley, Sami Zayn, Apollo Crews, Baron Corbin, Dana Brooke, and Emma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 15 &#8211; Cardiff, Wales<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NXT Title match: Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe vs. Sami Zayn (!!!)<\/li>\n<li>NXT Women&#8217;s Title match: Bayley vs. Emma<\/li>\n<li>Apollo Crews vs. Baron Corbin<\/li>\n<li>Also: Enzo Amore &amp; Big Cass, Asuka, more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-content wp-image-5265\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2015\/12\/NXTTakeoverLondon_3x2-600x264.jpg\" alt=\"NXTTakeoverLondon\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 16 &#8211;\u00a0&#8220;NXT Takeover: London&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Live Special on WWE Network at 3:00 p.m. EST<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NXT Title match: Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe<\/li>\n<li>NXT Women&#8217;s Title match: Bayley vs. Nia Jax<\/li>\n<li>NXT Tag Title match: Dash &amp; Dawson vs. Enzo Amore &amp; Big Cass<\/li>\n<li>Apollo Crews vs. Baron Corbin<\/li>\n<li>Asuka vs. Emma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2291094605\"><div id=\"pwtor-1489375279\"><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 NXT brand kicks off their first U.K. tour Thursday in Newcastle, England. 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