{"id":7082,"date":"2015-12-30T23:40:28","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T05:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=7082"},"modified":"2015-12-31T00:13:42","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T06:13:42","slug":"7082","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/30\/7082\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/30 WWE NXT Report &#8211; Year-in-Review of NXT&#8217;s break-out year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2444803375\" 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 wrapped up the year of NXT with a &#8220;Best Of&#8221; year-in-review show Wednesday night on WWE Network. Justin James has a full rundown of the show highlighting NXT&#8217;s break-out year&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE NXT Report<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>December 30, 2015<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Aired on WWE Network<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Report by Justin James, PWTorch NXT contributor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Q1] No new content tonight, as it&#8217;s\u00a0a &#8220;year in review&#8221; episode, hosted by Corey Graves and Rich Brennan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Look-back at Kevin Owens&#8217;s debut match, and the attack on Sami Zayn, with clips from their interviews and actions afterwards. Clips from &#8220;Takeover: Rival&#8221; followed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Short video recap of Hideo Itami&#8217;s introduction to NXT, then Graves and Brennan discuss his injury.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; They talk up the future of NXT, and the upcoming NXT DVD.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Clips of Neville vs.\u00a0Cesaro at the Arnold Classic, which Cesaro won. Looking forward to seeing this match as a full match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Discussion of the evolution of NXT&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Division, and its impact on the main roster. The last five minutes of the Bayley vs. Sasha\u00a0Banks Iron Man match were shown.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2245255774\" 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; Summary of the big names added to NXT this year, including Rhyno, The Hype Bros., James Storm, and Samoa Joe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Focus on Samoa Joe, including the end to his match against Baron Corbin at &#8220;Takeover: Brooklyn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Summary video of Zayn facing John\u00a0Cena on Raw in Montreal where Zayn&#8217;s shoulder got injured, putting him on the shelf for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Replay of how Kevin Owens wormed himself into a U.S. Championship title match against Cena at Elimination Chamber, followed by the end of the match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rich Brennan is missing as Corey Graves wraps it up.\u00a0Brennan is back with a gift for Graves. 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