{"id":54777,"date":"2018-01-31T15:47:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T21:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=54777"},"modified":"2018-01-31T15:47:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T21:47:30","slug":"1-31-nxt-primer-spoiler-free-nikki-cross-returns-ring-roderick-strong-vs-tyler-bate-uk-title-tm61-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/01\/31\/1-31-nxt-primer-spoiler-free-nikki-cross-returns-ring-roderick-strong-vs-tyler-bate-uk-title-tm61-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"1\/31 NXT PRIMER (Spoiler-free): Nikki Cross returns to the ring, Roderick Strong vs. Tyler Bate for UK Title, TM61 returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-687755153\" 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><h3>NXT PREVIEW<br \/>\nJANUARY 31st, 2018<br \/>\nTAPED AT THE WELLS FARGO CENTER ARENA IN PHILADELPHIA, PA.<br \/>\nAIRED ON WWE NETWORK<br \/>\nREPORT BY JOEY GALIZIA, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ANNOUNCED BY WWE&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roderick Strong takes on Tyler Bate for a shot at the United Kingdom Championship<\/li>\n<li>Nikki Cross returns to the ring. She goes up against Lacey Deville<\/li>\n<li>TM61 returns!<\/li>\n<li>Fallout from Takeover, including footage of the show and a look at NXT\u2019s latest signees: War Machine, Trevor Ricochet, and ECIII.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u201cCRAFTY VETERAN VERSUS FUTURE YOUNG BLOOD\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NXT Takeover Philadelphia\u2019s pre-show comes at us this week with a couple of hidden gems taped before this past Saturday\u2019s show. The Messiah of the backbreaker Roderick Strong main evented the last big event in Houston teaming with the Authors of Pain but came up short against the Undisputed ERA in the first ever WarGames matchup. (At least their team didn\u2019t eat the pin.) Tonight he finds himself in a scrap with the U.K. division when he faces the first ever United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate where the winner will see a U.K. title opportunity. The division champion Pete Dunne may not be working this show, but he will certainly be keeping his eyes glued to the television, especially considering that he and Bate clashed three times last year in fantastic bouts. (One which was NXT\u2019s MOTY.) Strong is also slated to be working the cruiserweight tournament to determine a new champion for 205 Live. With a couple of opportunities to finally get on track can Strong outlast the much younger Bate? (Reports are that this match was very good.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cNEVER CROSS A CROSS\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SANITY had a strong presence on Saturday night when they came to the aide of Aleister Black to fight off the Undisputed\u2019s Bobby Fish and Kyle O\u2019Reilly. Eric Young and company still have a rematch coming their way for the tag-belts and with Alexander Wolfe back at full health the odds could be in their favor once again. Nikki Cross was absent from said brawl but that\u2019s because she was busy dealing with an over-confident Lacey Deville on the pre-show. This is a match that we will also see tonight, and it will be Cross\u2019s first singles bout in quite some time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cRETURNS, DEBUTS, AND BEARS OH MY.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-Besides being another fantastic show Takeover Philadelphia also debuted the future of the NXT for the ensuing months. New Japan tag-team powerhouse War Machine was in the crowd and their presence will most likely be felt in the tag division immediately. Odds are they do NOT keep their War Machine name though.<\/p>\n<p>-The man who literally can fly Trevor Ricochet was also in attendance at Wells Fargo, and a run in NXT means we get to see his star potential in the main event, at least for a short while. That\u2019s good news because I believe Ricochet deserves to be in the spotlight instead of just being another guy for the cruiserweight division.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3630415769\" 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>-Finally Ethan Carter the third, kayfabe relative of the infamous Dixie Carter has returned to the yellow and black brand. ECIII was a member of NXT before it became a weekly television show, and with his star power the highest it\u2019s been in years, a run on Wednesday nights will only add to his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>-Aussie tag-team TM61 finally returns after injuries put both Shane Thorne and Nick Miller on the sideline for a good while. They\u2019ll be in action against the twins, Gabriel and Uriel Ealy.<\/p>\n<p>-Fallout from Takeover, and possible mentions of NXT Champion Andrade Cien Almas, NXT Women\u2019s Champion Ember Moon and Undisputed\u2019s leader Adam Cole entering the 2018 Royal Rumble.<\/p>\n<p>-Possible update on the Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa storyline, especially considering that after Johnny\u2019s MATCH OF THE YEAR with Almas Ciampa still decided to lay some hurting on his former best friend. You are a blackheart indeed Tommaso.<\/p>\n<p>The final night we will see Philadelphia for a while, at least in WWE. Now they can fully focus on the Patriots this Sunday. NXT returns to taping tomorrow in Atlanta. You in?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CATCH UP ON THE NXT TAKEOVER REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/01\/27\/nxt-takeover-report-1-27-ongoing-coverage-event-headlined-almas-vs-gargano-live-philadelphia\/\">NXT TAKEOVER REPORT 1\/27: Ongoing coverage of event headlined with Almas vs. Gargano live from Philadelphia<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2924641235\"><div id=\"pwtor-2188592640\"><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>NXT PREVIEW JANUARY 31st, 2018 TAPED AT THE WELLS FARGO CENTER ARENA IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. 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