{"id":5279,"date":"2015-12-10T09:18:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T15:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=5279"},"modified":"2015-12-10T11:29:16","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T17:29:16","slug":"nxt-news-from-hunter-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/10\/nxt-news-from-hunter-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple H NXT Conference Call Open &#8211; Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe, 2016 Takeover specials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3733112125\" 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>Triple H made the following comments during the opening of his NXT media conference call Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hunter said that Sami Zayn will wrestle at the &#8220;NXT Takeover: London&#8221; special. However, Hunter made it sound like the match will not air on the special. He also said that matches will be taped to air on the following NXT episode, including\u00a0Elias Sampson&#8217;s in-ring debut and a four-way match of Jordan &amp; Gable\u00a0vs. The Vaudevillians vs. Hype Bros. vs. Blake &amp; Murphy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hunter said the plan is for more NXT Takeover specials\u00a0in different venues\u00a0and different timeslots. Hunter mentioned Japan as a possibility following the success of the &#8220;Beast in the East&#8221; Brock Lesnar event\u00a0if they make an event feel special.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hunter pointed out that Samoa Joe has been\u00a0&#8220;reinvigorated&#8221; on NXT. He said they &#8220;flipped the switch and went\u00a0back in time&#8221; with Joe. 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