Samoa Joe cuts a promo, says he is the true champion and tonight marks the start of his domination of NXT.
The Authors of Pain (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Local Workers
– AoP used a tandem clothesline / facebuster finisher for the win
Carmella defeated Tessa Blanchard
– Carmella won via submission
TM61 defeated Blake and Murphy
– After a miscommunication between Blake and Murphy, TM61 hit the Tank Buster for the win. Blake and Murphy argued after the match.
Andrade “Cien” Almas defeated Tye Dillinger
Finn Balor enters the ring and talks about how NXT is a huge part of him, and he’s looking for what his next step is. Shinsuke Nakamura cuts him off and says he watched Balor become the face of NXT, but if he wants to be champion, he needs to beat Balor first. Balor says now he knows what the next step is, and agrees to the match.